Ivan Leko

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Personal information
Ivan Leko
Date of birth	7 February 1978 (1978-02-07) (age 30)
Place of birth	Split, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club Brugge
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2001 2001-2005 2005 2005-present	Hajduk Split Málaga Hajduk Split Club Brugge	127 (30) 79 (4) 14 (3) 33 (6)
National team²
1998 1999-present	Croatia B Croatia	1 (0) 13 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Ivan Leko (born 7 February 1978 in Split) is a Croatian footballer (soccer) who currently plays as a midfielder for Club Brugge.

[edit] Club career

Leko started his career with his hometown club Hajduk Split and played there for several seasons before moving to Spain to join Málaga CF.

In January 2005, Leko returned for a brief stint with Hadjuk; in the summer he joined Club Brugge.

[edit] International career

Leko is a Croatian international, and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 World Cup, but played no part in the tournament, as Croatia exited in the group stage.

v • d • e Croatia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Pletikosa • 2 Srna • 3 Šimunić • 4 R. Kovač • 5 Tudor • 6 Vranješ • 7 Šimić • 8 Babić • 9 Pršo • 10 N. Kovač • 11 Tokić • 12 Didulica • 13 Tomas • 14 Modrić • 15 I. Leko • 16 J. Leko • 17 Klasnić • 18 Olić • 19 N. Kranjčar • 20 Šerić • 21 Balaban • 22 Bošnjak • 23 Butina • Coach: Z. Kranjčar