Stipe Pletikosa

Croatian association football player

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Stipe Pletikosa is a Croatian association football player who served as a goalkeeper. Born in Split on January 8, 1979, he held Croatian citizenship and spoke Croatian as his native language. His professional career spanned from 1996 to 2016. During this period, he played for FC Rostov, HNK Hajduk Split, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He wore the number 1 shirt and represented Croatia in international competition.

Pletikosa participated in the 2002, 2006, and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2008. In one specific instance recorded, he played six matches and conceded three points or goals, with zero total goals scored in his career. He is recognized as a human and a player in the sport of soccer.

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It sits within the topics 1979 births, 2002 FIFA World Cup players and 2006 FIFA World Cup players.

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Key facts

1994: Croatia U15
1999: Croatia U20
2021: Croatia (technical director)
Full name: Stipe Pletikosa
Date of birth: ( 1979-01-08 ) 8 January 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth: Split , SR Croatia , Yugoslavia
Height: 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position: Goalkeeper
Current team: Croatia (technical director)
1986 1996: Hajduk Split
Years: Team
1996 2003: Hajduk Split
2003 2007: Shakhtar Donetsk
2005 2006: → Hajduk Split (loan)
2007 2011: Spartak Moscow
2010 2011: → Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
2011 2015: Rostov
2015 2016: Deportivo de La Coruña

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Goalkeeper
Nationality: Croatia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Croatia
Place of birth: Split
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Croatian
Native language: Croatian
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2012
Sport: association football
Member of team: Croatia men's national football team
Position played: goalkeeper
Country for sport: Croatia
Mass: 83
Image: Rostov-Loco (4).jpg
Height: 193

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Commons category: Stipe Pletikosa
date of birth: 1979-01-08
sport number: 1
number of matches played/races/starts: 6
number of points/goals conceded: 1
total goals in career: 0
end of work period: 2016-00-00
start of work period: 1996-00-00
name in native language: Stipe Pletikosa

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Encyclopedic overview

Stipe Pletikosa ( Croatian pronunciation: [stǐːpe plětikosa]; born 8 January 1979) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As of 29 July 2021, he works at the Croatian Football Federation as the technical director of the national senior and under-21 teams.

Pletikosa began his professional career with Hajduk Split in Croatia, transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, then joined Spartak Moscow in 2007. After spending one season with Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League, he returned to Russia in 2011 with Rostov, then moved to Deportivo de La Coruña of La Liga in 2015, where he retired.

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