Darren Gaspar

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Darren Gaspar
Personal Info
Birth May 20, 1976,
Recruited from South Fremantle


Playing Career¹
Debut April 10, 1994, Sydney Swans vs. Adelaide Crows, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Team(s) Sydney Swans 1994-1997
Richmond 1998-present

215 Games, 23 Goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career Highlights

Darren Gaspar (born 20 May 1976) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Number 1 draft pick in 1993, Gaspar debuted at the Sydney Swans in 1994 before moving to the Richmond Football Club in 1998. Although not a spectacular player, he has been a consistent performer in defence for the Tigers. Gaspar received his first All-Australian selection after a consistent year 2000 and improved on this in 2001. In 2001 he won the Jack Dyer Medal as Richmond's Best and Fairest Player and also an All-Australian selection.

He is the brother of fellow AFL players Travis Gaspar and Damien Gaspar. He is of Croatian descent and is the part-owner of racehorse Roman Arch.

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Preceded by
Andrew Kellaway
Richmond Best and Fairest winner
2001
Succeeded by
Wayne Campbell