Petar Krpan

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Petar Krpan (born 1 July 1974) is a Croatian football striker who is currently playing for Inter Zaprešić in the Croatian Second League.

Born in Osijek, Krpan started his career in his hometown club NK Osijek and moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1998. In 1999, he left Sporting for União Leiria and played for the club until 2001. He then returned to Croatia and played one season apiece for NK Osijek, NK Zagreb and Hajduk Split before returning to União Leiria in 2004. In 2005, he once again returned to Croatia by joining HNK Rijeka, where he spent one season before moving to Inter Zaprešić.

In 1998, Krpan won three international caps for the Croatian national team, all as a second-half substitute, and was a member of the Croatian bronze medal-winning squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he made one appearance by playing as a substitute in the last 15 minutes of the round of 16 match against Romania.

	Croatia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Ladić | 2 Krpan | 3 Šerić | 4 Štimac | 5 Jurić | 6 Bilić | 7 Asanović | 8 Prosinečki | 9 Šuker | 10 Boban | 11 Marić | 12 Mrmić | 13 Stanić | 14 Soldo | 15 Tudor | 16 Kozniku | 17 Jarni | 18 Mamić | 19 Vlaović | 20 Šimić | 21 Jurčić | 22 Vasilj | Coach: Blažević