Daniel Šarić

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Daniel Šarić
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Šarić
Date of birth	4 August 1972
Place of birth	Rijeka, Croatia
Height	178 cm
Position	Right winger or wingback
Club information
Current club	Rijeka
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1989-1993 1993-1995 1995-2000 2000-2003 2003-2007	Rijeka Sporting de Gijón Dinamo Zagreb Panathinaikos Rijeka	27 (6) 33 (3) 102 (8) 42 (2) 70 (1)
National team**
1997-2002	Croatia	30 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2002.

Daniel Šarić (born 4 August 1972) is a Croatian footballer who is usually playing as a right winger or wingback. His name is sometimes spelled as Danijel Šarić.

Born in Rijeka, Šarić started his professional career at local club NK Rijeka back in 1989. He went on to move to Spanish club Sporting de Gijón in 1993 and subsequently returned to Croatia by signing with Dinamo Zagreb in 1995. After five years with Dinamo, he went on to move abroad once again by signing with Greek club Panathinaikos for the 2000-01 season. He stayed at Panathinaikos until the summer of 2003 and then returned to his home town by signing a four-year contract with NK Rijeka.

Šarić was also an almost regular member of the Croatian national team between 1997 and 2002. He won a total of 30 international caps, but failed to score any goals. His only major tournament was the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he appeared in all of the Croatian team's three group matches and was a starting player in two of them.

	Croatia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Pletikosa | 2 Šerić | 3 Šimunić | 4 Tomas | 5 Rapaić | 6 Živković | 7 Vugrinec | 8 Prosinečki | 9 Šuker | 10 N. Kovač | 11 Bokšić | 12 Butina | 13 Stanić | 14 Soldo | 15 Šarić | 16 Vranješ | 17 Jarni | 18 Olić | 19 Vlaović | 20 Šimić | 21 R. Kovač | 22 Balaban | 23 Vasilj | Coach: Jozić