3 Croatian footballers who have played for London-based clubs

#2 Davor Suker

Suker was quite possibly the first Croatian footballer who became famous worldwide. He had a fantastic World Cup in 1998 and won the Golden Boot, scoring 6 goals. Croatia finished 3rd in the tournament, and Suker got global recognition.

He joined Arsenal in 1999 and played for them for a solitary season with reasonable success. Suker was a very elegant striker who could move very fast in the final third and had a good shot on him too. He looked effortless at times and could score goals with minimum hassle. He was also quite strong in the air and scored some goals with headers too.

Suker won the runners-up medal in the UEFA Cup 2000 with Arsenal. He played alongside Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry in the attack, as Arsenal were going through a rebuilding phase under newly appointed coach Arsene Wenger. Suker left Arsenal in 2000, after having scored 11 goals in 39 matches for them.

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