Tomo Šokota

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Tomo Šokota
Personal information
Full name Tomo Šokota
Date of birth April 8, 1977 (1977-04-08) (age 31)
Place of birth    Zagreb, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Dinamo Zagreb
Number 25
Youth clubs
Until 1997 NK Samobor
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-2001
2001-2005
2005-2007
2007-		 Dinamo Zagreb
SL Benfica
FC Porto
Dinamo Zagreb		 92 (79)
76 (28)
3 (0)
9 (5)   
National team2
2003-2004 Croatia 8 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 5, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of January 5, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Tomo Šokota (born April 8, 1977 in Zagreb), also known as Tomislav Šokota, is a Croatian football striker who is currently playing for Croatian First League side Dinamo Zagreb.

Šokota joined Porto from rivals SL Benfica, where he played between 2001 and 2005. He previously played four seasons for Croatian First League side Dinamo Zagreb, who signed him to his first professional contract from his youth club NK Samobor in 1997. While playing for Dinamo Zagreb, he became the top goalscorer of the Croatian First League in both 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, scoring 21 and 20 goals respectively. He also made several appearances in the UEFA Champions League with the club during their participations in the 1998 and 1999 group stages of the competition.

Šokota debuted for the Croatian national team in their second-leg Euro 2004 qualifying play-off match versus Slovenia in November 2003 and also played all three matches at the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal before the Croatian team exited the competition in the group stage. He won a total of eight caps and scored two goals for Croatia, netting one goal apiece in 2004 friendlies versus Turkey and Denmark, but was no longer called up to play for the team following the Euro 2004 finals.

By the end of 2004, and after refusing all Benfica's contract renewal proposals, Šokota was relegated to Benfica B, the club's reserve squad, where he eventually played for the rest of the 2004-05 season. In June 2005, after his contract with Benfica finally expired, he joined rivals FC Porto on a free transfer. He has been plagued by injuries in his time in Portugal, having undergone four major surgeries. While at FC Porto, his first injury was in the beginning of the 2005-06 season, and he only returned to an official match on the last day of the Portuguese league. Soon, in the 2006-07 pre-season, he had another injury and as a result he played his first Superliga match against C.F. Estrela da Amadora on February 3, 2007 [1]

Šokota returned to his hometown club Dinamo Zagreb in March 2007.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.

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