Danijel Cesarec

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Danijel Cesarec

|image =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|1|8}}

|birth_place = Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

|height = 1.85 m

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|position = Striker

|years1 = 2000–2002

|clubs1 = Marsonia

|caps1 = 41

|goals1 = 7

|years2 = 2002–2005

|clubs2 = Sparta Prague

|caps2 = 3

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2003–2004

|clubs3 = → Příbram (loan)

|caps3 = 23

|goals3 = 3

|years4 = 2004–2005

|clubs4 = → Akratitos (loan)

|caps4 = 24

|goals4 = 10

|years5 = 2005–2007

|clubs5 = Egaleo

|caps5 = 40

|goals5 = 5

|years6 = 2007–2010

|clubs6 = Asteras Tripolis

|caps6 = 72

|goals6 = 26

|years7 = 2010–2012

|clubs7 = Aris

|caps7 = 31

|goals7 = 4

|years8 = 2012

|clubs8 = Maccabi Haifa

|caps8 = 8

|goals8 = 1

|years9 = 2012–2014

|clubs9 = Rijeka

|years10 = 2014

|clubs10 = → Osijek (loan)

|caps9 = 22

|goals9 = 7

|caps10 = 12

|goals10 = 4

|years11 = 2014

|clubs11 = Slaven Belupo

|caps11 = 16

|goals11 = 2

|nationalyears1 = 2002–2003

|nationalteam1 = Croatia U-21

|nationalcaps1 = 3

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|pcupdate = 14 December 2014

|ntupdate = 6 October 2009

}}

Danijel Cesarec (born 8 January 1983) is a Croatian retired footballer.

Club career

=NK Marsonia=

Cesarec started his career in NK Marsonia. He played there 2 years (2000-2002), making 40 appearances and scoring 6 league goals. This good season was a result of a big interest from foreign clubs.

=Sparta Prague=

In 2002, Daniel joined Czech major club AC Sparta Prague. In Prague he made only 3 league appearances, and his dream never became true. Then, Sparta sent him loan at 1. FK Příbram. There, he made 23 league appearances, scoring 3 goals. After Příbram, Sparta Prague sent him (again) on loan at Akratitos F.C. In Akratitos, he had a fine season, with 24 performances and 10 goals.

=Greece=

;Egaleo

Cesarec spent 2005–2007 years in Egaleo F.C. He had full seasons in Egaleo, with a total of 40 appearances and only 5 goals. However, many Greek teams are interested to sign Cesarec.

;Asteras Trpolis

Cesarec had his best time of his career in Tripoli, Greece. He joined Asteras Tripoli F.C. in 2007 summer. He stayed there for 3 years with fine seasons. His statistics with blue-yellow jersey are 72 performances and 26 goals. He was expert for heading and penalty-taking. He is the club's top goalscorer ever in Greek Superleague. He was one of the most successful forwards these years.

;Aris

His fine seasons with Asteras prized with a signing with a club with many success in Greece and Europe. This club, is Aris Thessaloniki F.C. But Cesarec hadn't his best season, because he was struck with a lot of injuries. He made about 30 appearances with Aris and scored only 5 goals (3 of them were on Europa League, and Aris made his best season in Europe this season). In 2011-2012 season, he has made 2 league appearances. On late November he scored against Panionios. The next matchday he scored also in the home victory against Panathinaikos FC.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="3"\|Cup !colspan="3"\|Europe !colspan="3"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists
rowspan="2"\| Asteras Tripolis F.C. \|2008-09 \|19	8	0	2	2	0\|


\|21	10	0
2009-10 \|29	10	7	2	1	0\|


\|31	11	7
rowspan="2"\| Aris \|2010–11 \|23	2	1	0	0	0	8	3	0	31	5	1
2011-12 \|8	2	0	1	0	0\|


\|9	2	0