Drago Papa

Drago Papa

Personal information
Date of birth	9 February 1984 (1984-02-09) (age 27)
Place of birth	Vrbovec, Yugoslavia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Slaven Belupo
Number	11
Youth career
2001–2002	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2003	Dinamo Zagreb	0	(0)
2002–2003	→ Croatia Sesvete (loan)	14	(3)
2003–2005	Kamen Ingrad	43	(3)
2005–2009	Varteks	83	(2)
2011–	Gorica	1	(0)
National team‡
1999	Croatia U15	2	(1)
2001	Croatia U16	4	(0)
2000–2001	Croatia U17	11	(1)
2002	Croatia U19	1	(0)
2002–2004	Croatia U20	11	(0)
2000–2005	Croatia U21	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2005

Drago Papa (born 9 February 1984) is a Croatian football player, currently playing for HNK Gorica in the Druga HNL.^[1]

A product of Dinamo Zagreb academy, Papa never managed to break into the first team and he had his prfessonal debut at Croatia Sesvete, where he was on loan in the 2002–03 season.^[1] He was released by Dinamo in 2003 and then went on to play for Prva HNL sides Kamen Ingrad and Varteks, Slaven Belupo before joining HNK Gorica in August 2011 on a free transfer.^[1]

Internationally, Papa played a total of 34 games and scored 2 goals for various Croatia national youth teams. He represented Croatia at the 2001 UEFA U-17 European Championship and the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Drago Papa - Player changes, player transfers". Transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.de/en/drago-papa/transfers/spieler_24621.html. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
2. ^ "CFF :. Statistics - Caps: Drago Papa". Croatian Football Federation. http://www.hns-cff.hr/?ln=en&w=statistike&repka=U&id=36839. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 

External links

• Drago Papa profile at Trasfermarkt.de
• Drago Papa at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
• Drago Papa international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website

Persondata
Name	Papa, Drago
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	9 February 1984
Place of birth	Vrbovec, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death