Tomislav Šokota
Encyclopedia
Tomo Šokota is a Croatia
n football striker
.
Šokota joined Porto from rivals S.L. Benfica, where he played between 2001 and 2005. He previously played four seasons for Croatian First League
side Dinamo Zagreb
, who signed him to his first professional contract from his youth club NK Samobor
in 1997. While playing for Dinamo Zagreb, he became the top goalscorer of the Croatian First League in both 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, scoring 21 and 20 goals respectively. He also made several appearances in the UEFA Champions League
with the club during their participations in the 1998 and 1999 group stages of the competition.
Šokota debuted for the Croatian national team
in their second-leg Euro 2004
qualifying play-off match versus Slovenia
in November 2003 and also played all three matches at the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal before the Croatian team exited the competition in the group stage. He won a total of eight caps and scored two goals for Croatia, netting one goal apiece in 2004 friendlies versus Turkey
and Denmark
, but was no longer called up to play for the team following the Euro 2004 finals.
By the end of 2004, and after refusing all Benfica's contract renewal proposals, Šokota was relegated to Benfica B, the club's reserve squad, where he eventually played for the rest of the 2004-05 season. On 25 January 2004, he played in a 1–0 away win against Vitória de Guimarães, a game overshadowed by the tragic death of his team mate Miklós Fehér
. In June 2005, after his contract with Benfica finally expired, he joined rivals FC Porto on a free transfer. He has been plagued by injuries in his time in Portugal, having undergone four major surgeries. While at FC Porto, his first injury was in the beginning of the 2005-06 season, and he only returned to an official match on the last day of the Portuguese league. Soon, in the 2006-07 pre-season, he had another injury and as a result he played his first Superliga match against C.F. Estrela da Amadora on February 3, 2007
Šokota returned to his hometown club Dinamo Zagreb
in March 2007.
In July 2009 Šokota moved to the Belgian League, signing a contract with Lokeren.
In August 2010 he went on loan to Olimpija Ljubljana for the 2010-2011 season.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n football striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
.
Šokota joined Porto from rivals S.L. Benfica, where he played between 2001 and 2005. He previously played four seasons for Croatian First League
Croatian First League
The Prva HNL , also known as 1. HNL or for sponsorship reasons the MAXtv Prva Liga, is the top Croatian football league competition, established in 1992. The winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League...
side Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
, who signed him to his first professional contract from his youth club NK Samobor
NK Samobor
NK Samobor is a Croatian football club based in the town of Samobor in Zagreb County.Former Liverpool defender Igor Biscan played for the club on loan early on in his career....
in 1997. While playing for Dinamo Zagreb, he became the top goalscorer of the Croatian First League in both 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, scoring 21 and 20 goals respectively. He also made several appearances in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
with the club during their participations in the 1998 and 1999 group stages of the competition.
Šokota debuted for the Croatian national team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
in their second-leg Euro 2004
2004 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, better known as Euro 2004, was the 12th European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European national teams. It was hosted in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004, following its selection by UEFA, in...
qualifying play-off match versus Slovenia
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
in November 2003 and also played all three matches at the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal before the Croatian team exited the competition in the group stage. He won a total of eight caps and scored two goals for Croatia, netting one goal apiece in 2004 friendlies versus Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
and Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, but was no longer called up to play for the team following the Euro 2004 finals.
By the end of 2004, and after refusing all Benfica's contract renewal proposals, Šokota was relegated to Benfica B, the club's reserve squad, where he eventually played for the rest of the 2004-05 season. On 25 January 2004, he played in a 1–0 away win against Vitória de Guimarães, a game overshadowed by the tragic death of his team mate Miklós Fehér
Miklós Fehér
Miklós "Miki" Fehér was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker.On 25 January 2004, Fehér died of a cardiac arrest during a match between Vitória de Guimarães and his team Benfica in Guimarães, Portugal....
. In June 2005, after his contract with Benfica finally expired, he joined rivals FC Porto on a free transfer. He has been plagued by injuries in his time in Portugal, having undergone four major surgeries. While at FC Porto, his first injury was in the beginning of the 2005-06 season, and he only returned to an official match on the last day of the Portuguese league. Soon, in the 2006-07 pre-season, he had another injury and as a result he played his first Superliga match against C.F. Estrela da Amadora on February 3, 2007
Šokota returned to his hometown club Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
in March 2007.
In July 2009 Šokota moved to the Belgian League, signing a contract with Lokeren.
In August 2010 he went on loan to Olimpija Ljubljana for the 2010-2011 season.
Honours
- Prva HNL 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2007-08, 2008-09
- Croatian CupCroatian CupThe Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
1997-98, 2000-01, 2007-08, 2008-09 - Taça de PortugalTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
2003-04, 2005-06 - Primeira Liga 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2006
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 2004 | Maksimir, Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... |
Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 2 | 5 June 2004 | Parken Parken Stadium Parken Stadium is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990–1992. It currently has a capacity of 38,065 for football games, and is the home ground of F.C. Københaven and the Danish national football team... , Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... |
Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
External links
- Tomo Šokota profile at Transfermarkt.de