Nikica Cukrov

Nikica Cukrov
Personal information
Full name	Nikica Cukrov
Date of birth	6 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Šibenik, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1975	Šibenik
1975–1979	Rijeka
1980–1985	Hajduk Split
1985–1986	Toulon
1986–1990	Šibenik
International career
1977–1983	Yugoslavia
Managerial career
1990–1992	Šibenik
1999–2000	Zadar
2013–2014	Šibenik
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikica Cukrov (born 6 March 1954) is a Croatian professional football manager and retired player.

International career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1977 Balkan Cup friendly match against Greece, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Momčilo Vukotić, and earned a total of 14 caps scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1983 friendly match away against Switzerland.^[1]

Personal life

Cukrov was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, which forced him to retire from managing Šibenik. Fortunately he recovered and worked as a scout for football in his county.^[2]

References

^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ Nikica Cukrov, nogometna legenda, dobio je bitku s opakom bolešću i opet punim plućima 'živi' nogomet: Ja sam za mlade i domaće! – Šibenski (in Croatian)

External links

Nikica Cukrov at WorldFootball.net
Nikica Cukrov at National-Football-Teams.com
Nikica Cukrov at EU-Football.info
Nikica Cukrov at Olympedia
Nikica Cukrov at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)

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[1] "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[2] Nikica Cukrov, nogometna legenda, dobio je bitku s opakom bolešću i opet punim plućima 'živi' nogomet: Ja sam za mlade i domaće! – Šibenski (in Croatian)

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