- Alen Peternac
Football player infobox
playername = Alen Peternac
fullname = Alen Peternac
height = 1,85 m
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|1|16
cityofbirth =Zagreb
countryofbirth =SFR Yugoslavia
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1989-1995 1993-1995 1995-2000 2000-20032001-2002
clubs =Dinamo Zagreb HNK Segesta Real Valladolid Real Zaragoza Real Murcia (loan)
caps(goals) = 39 (7) 43 (20) 153 (53) 10 (0) 21 (2)
nationalyears = 1999
nationalteam = Croatia
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
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ntupdate =Alen Peternac (born
January 16 ,1972 inZagreb ) is a former Croatian footballstriker , best known for hisReal Valladolid stint.Club career
In 1989, Peternac started his football career at hometown
Dinamo Zagreb , and spent six seasons playing for Dinamo andHNK Segesta in the Croatian league, before moving toSpain .He spent five seasons at
Real Valladolid (1995-2000), appearing in 153 league matches with 53 goals, becoming the side's all-time top goalscorer in the first division. His goal total also made him the second-highest Croatian goalscorer in "La Liga ", behindSevilla FC andReal Madrid 'sDavor Suker .On
May 19 ,1996 , on an 8-3 away victory againstReal Oviedo , which proved crucial in helping Valladolid avoid direct relegation in 1995-96, Peternac set a club record by scoring five goals, four of which on penatly kicks. [ [http://www.realvalladolid.es/elclub/historia/records/ Real Valladolid - History] es icon] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgFGo7qYCuc&eurl=http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:LLsRO4ZV-9UJ:linternadevelasco.blogspot.com/2007/05/alen-peternac.html+alen+p Oviedo-Valladolid highlights, atYouTube ] es icon] He finished that season as the fourth top goalscorer with 23 goals.In 2000-01, Peternac joined
Real Zaragoza , receiving limited playing time. He was then loaned toReal Murcia , where he played one season in "Segunda División " before closing out his career back with Zaragoza (1 match, followed by retirement due to injuries).International career
Peternac made his international debut against France, in a friendly match played in
Nîmes , on19 January 1999 . He made three appearances overall for theCroatia national football team , all in that year.References
External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6153 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=22744 NationalFootballTeams data]
* [http://www.hns-cff.hr/?ln=en&w=statistike&d=prisutnost&repka=A&id=116268 Croatian Football Federation profile] hr icon
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