Milan Rapaić

Milan Rapaić

Personal information
Full name	Milan Rapaić
Date of birth	16 August 1973 (1973-08-16) (age 38)
Place of birth	Nova Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder/winger
Youth career
	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1996	Hajduk Split	84	(20)
1996–2000	Perugia	121	(20)
2000–2002	Fenerbahçe	51	(15)
2002–2003	Hajduk Split	11	(3)
2003–2004	Ancona	13	(4)
2004–2007	Standard Liège	62	(17)
2008–2009	HNK Trogir	7	(1)
National team‡
1996–2007	Croatia	49	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2007

Milan "Miki" Rapaić (born 16 August 1973 in Nova Gradiška) was a Croatian football (soccer) midfielder who last played for HNK Trogir after his contract with Standard Liège ended in July 2007.

Previously, Rapaić played for Hajduk Split (1991–1996, 2002–2003), Perugia (1996–2000), Fenerbahçe (2000–2002), and Ancona (2003–2004).

A regular in the Croatia national football team, he had earned 45 caps and scored five goals as of the end of 2004. Rapaić played two games for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He will be most remembered for his spectacular if somewhat lucky winning goal scored against Italy. He also played three games for Croatia in Euro 2004 and scored one goal.

He has proved a fan favourite wherever he has played, and after impressive performances he once again earned a call up for the Croatian national side after missing the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Croatia went on to beat the world champions Italy (0-2, in August 2006) with Rapaić playing a large role. He is also known for his boisterous night life which is one of the reasons (together with his spontaneous and simple character) he is so popular among fans, and also one of the reasons his tremendous talent never fully grew.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 April 2001	Stadion Varteksa, Varaždin	Greece	2 – 2	2 – 2	Friendly
2	8 May 2002	PMFC, Pécs	Hungary	1 – 0	2 – 0	Friendly
3	8 June 2002	Kashima, Kashima	Italy	2 – 1	2 – 1	World Cup 2002
4–5	2 April 2003	Stadion Varteksa, Varaždin	Andorra	1 – 0	2 – 0	Euro 2004 Qualifying
				2 – 0
6	17 June 2004	Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria	France	1 – 1	2 – 2	Euro 2004

Honours

Hajduk Split

• Croatian Championship: 1994, 1995
• Croatian Cup: 1993, 1995
• Croatian Supercup: 1993, 1994

Fenerbahçe

• Turkish Championship: 2000–01

External links

• Milan Rapaić – FIFA competition record
• Milan Rapaić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Milan Rapaić international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website

Persondata
Name	Rapaic, Milan
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	16 August 1973
Place of birth	Nova Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death