Daniel Koprivcic
{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel Koprivcic
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|8|3}}
| birth_place = Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2006–2009
| years2 = 2009–2014
| clubs1 = Waitakere United
| clubs2 = Auckland City
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 73
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 25
| pcupdate = 27 August 2015
| ntupdate =
}}
Daniel Koprivcic (born 3 August 1981) is a retired footballer who played for Auckland City and Waitakere United in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). He scored many goals for former clubs Waitakere United and Auckland City in not only the national league but the Oceania Champions League. He holds the record as the only player to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup six times.
Early life
Koprivcic was born in Croatia and emigrated to New Zealand with his family in his early teens in 1995.{{cite news | title=Croatian answers the call for his adopted country | work=Sunday Star-Times | date=18 May 2003 | author=Young, Geoff}}{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10768459 | title=Soccer: Tomorrow the world - but first, Manawatu | work=New Zealand Herald | date=25 November 2011 | accessdate=27 August 2015 | author=Maddaford, Terry}}
Club career
=Early career=
Koprivcic played his early football for Central United in Auckland, later moving to Mangere United.
=Waitakere United=
He played for NZFC club Waitakere United from 2006–2009 and also appeared for the club in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup for Waitakere.
=Auckland City=
In 2009, he moved to Auckland City FC where he scored 4 goals in 13 appearances, as well as notching up 6 appearances in the 2009–10 OFC Champions League and scoring 7 goals. His most valuable time at Auckland City came when he was selected to represent the team at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in which Auckland City finished 5th out of 7th, the best an Oceania team had ever finished.{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2009/m=12/news=third-time-lucky-for-koprivcic-1148461.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151131/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2009/m=12/news=third-time-lucky-for-koprivcic-1148461.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 September 2015 | title=Third time lucky for Koprivcic | publisher=FIFA | date=15 December 2009 | accessdate=27 August 2015}}{{cite news | url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1776/club-world-cup/2009/12/15/1688271/club-world-cup-auckland-city-striker-daniel-koprivcic | title=Club World Cup: Auckland City Striker Daniel Koprivcic Delighted With Win Against Al Ahly | work=Goal.com | date=15 December 2009 | accessdate=27 August 2015}}
At the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, he became the first player to compete at four Club World Cups. He went on to make two further tournament appearances, his last at the 2013 competition.{{cite news | title=Soccer: Kiwi amateur a Club World Cup record-breaker | work=New Zealand Herald | date=20 November 2011 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2011/m=12/news=auckland-unlikely-record-breaker-1553269.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151133/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2011/m=12/news=auckland-unlikely-record-breaker-1553269.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 September 2015 | title=Auckland's unlikely record-breaker | publisher=FIFA | date=8 December 2011 | accessdate=27 August 2015}}{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=the-fifa-club-world-cup-in-numbers-2489068.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208003143/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=the-fifa-club-world-cup-in-numbers-2489068.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 December 2014 | title=The FIFA Club World Cup in numbers | publisher=FIFA | date=7 December 2014 | accessdate=27 August 2015}}{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=199702/index.html#career | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152206/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=199702/index.html#career | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 September 2015 | title=Daniel Koprivcic - Playing career at FIFA Tournaments | publisher=FIFA | accessdate=27 August 2015}}
International career
In 2003 Koprivcic was called up for an Under-23 international between New Zealand U-23 and Japan U-23 in Kobe. He came on as a substitute in a 4–0 loss.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz-u23-intres.html | title=New Zealand - U-23 International Matches | publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=27 August 2015}}
Honours
=Club=
With Waitakere United
- New Zealand Football Championship Premiers: 2007
- New Zealand Football Championship Champions 2007, 2008
- FIFA Club World Cup 7th: 2007, 2008
- OFC Champions League Champions: 2007, 2008
With Auckland City FC
- FIFA Club World Cup 5th: 2009
=Individual=
- OFC Champions League Golden Ball: 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/1deab903-ec69-4cf9-adc1-e9e9576d6f5e/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx |title=Auckland City book place at FIFA Club World Cup |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |date=17 April 2011 |accessdate=27 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070724/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/1deab903-ec69-4cf9-adc1-e9e9576d6f5e/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}
- Daniel Koprivcic has the record number of participations in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking part in the six tournaments: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100519215718/http://aucklandcityfc.com/squad/profile.asp?ID=9 Auckland City FC profile]
- {{FIFA player|199702|Daniel Koprivcic}}
- {{soccerway|daniel-koprivcic/20882}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koprivcic, Daniel}}
Category:Footballers from Osijek
Category:New Zealand men's association footballers
Category:Auckland City FC players
Category:Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
Category:Croatian emigrants to New Zealand
Category:Men's association football forwards