Goran Šukalo
{{Short description|Slovenian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Goran Šukalo
| image = Goran Sukalo 2012 2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Šukalo with MSV Duisburg in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|08|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = {{height|m=1.92}}
| currentclub =
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| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1987–2000 | youthclubs1 = Koper
| years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = Koper | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2000 | clubs2 = → Jadran Dekani (loan) | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2002–2005 | clubs3 = SpVgg Unterhaching | caps3 = 91 | goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2005–2006 | clubs4 = Alemannia Aachen | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2006–2009 | clubs5 = TuS Koblenz | caps5 = 67 | goals5 = 14
| years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = FC Augsburg | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2010–2013 | clubs7 = MSV Duisburg | caps7 = 88 | goals7 = 15
| years8 = 2013–2016 | clubs8 = Greuther Fürth | caps8 = 54 | goals8 = 11
| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = 1860 Munich | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2002 | nationalteam1 = Slovenia U21 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2011 | nationalteam2 = Slovenia | nationalcaps2 = 34 | nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2003 | nationalteam3 = Slovenia B | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0
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Goran Šukalo (born 24 August 1981) is a Slovenian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Šukalo moved to Greuther Fürth in June 2013 on a free transfer.{{cite web|title=Sukalo stößt zur Spielvereinigung|url=https://www.kicker.de/sukalo-stoesst-zur-spielvereinigung-588298/artikel |website=Kicker| date=23 June 2013|language=de| access-date = 25 July 2013}} He moved to 1860 Munich on 1 February 2016.{{Cite web|title=Ein Neuer und zwei Abgänge|trans-title=One arrival and two departures|language=de|date=1 February 2016|access-date=1 February 2016|publisher=Greuther Fürth|url=http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/aktuell/aktuelle-news/news-detail/article/ein-neuer-und-zwei-abgaenge.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322152116/http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/aktuell/aktuelle-news/news-detail/article/ein-neuer-und-zwei-abgaenge.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2016}} His contract was mutually terminated on 3 February 2017.{{Cite web|title=TSV 1860 München löst Vertrag mit Goran Sukalo auf.|trans-title=Lions are dissolving contract with Goran Sukalo.|language=de|date=3 February 2017|access-date=3 February 2017|publisher=1860 Munich|url=http://www.tsv1860.de/de/Aktuelles_News/2753.htm}}
International career
Šukalo played 34 matches for the Slovenia national team between 2002 and 2011.{{cite web |title=Goran Šukalo, international football player |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20376 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=3 February 2024}}
Controversies
In April 2011, Pozareport.si revealed that the Maribor police department was investigating an illegal betting organization, with six individuals already detained.{{Cite web |url= https://2011.pozareport.si/post/387184/ilegalne-stavnice-zaslisanje-goran-sukalo-danes-na-mariborskem-sodiscu |title= Ilegalne stavnice, zaslišanje: Goran Šukalo danes na mariborskem sodišču |website= pozareport.si |language= sl|date=11 May 2011|access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Stavničarska "mafija" v priporu |url=http://www.vecer.com/portali/vecer/v1/default.asp?kaj=3&id=2011042805641575 |website=Večer |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317080135/http://web.vecer.com/portali/vecer/v1/default.asp?kaj=3&id=2011042805641575 |language=sl |date=28 April 2011|archive-date=17 March 2012}} The police also revealed that two other collaborators were still at large and that one of those was Goran Šukalo, who allegedly invested over €1.9 million in the organization, the majority of which he collected from other professional players. Šukalo categorically denied his involvement in the matter,{{Cite web |url= https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Sukalo-Obtozbe-so-neresnicne |title= Šukalo: Obtožbe so neresnične |publisher= Nogomania |language= sl | date=28 April 2011 | access-date = 25 July 2013}}{{Cite web |url= http://www.msv-duisburg.de/main.asp?reiter=aktuelles_p&bgi=yes&mode=aktuell&aid=3235 |title= Vorwürfe gegen Sukalo: "Stehen zu 100 Prozent hinter Goran" |publisher= MSV Duisburg |language= de |access-date= 28 April 2011 |archive-date= 28 December 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131228151831/http://www.msv-duisburg.de/main.asp?reiter=aktuelles_p&bgi=yes&mode=aktuell&aid=3235 |url-status= dead }} however, it was revealed by the media and the police that investigators had been tapping the phones of the four persons in custody at the time and had recorded a conversation between Šukalo and the leader of the illegal organization [Kosta Turner] when Šukalo revealed that another football player, Nastja Čeh, was still owing him €73,000 and was avoiding payment.{{Cite web |url= https://www.24ur.com/novice/crna-kronika/med-imeni-najbolj-izstopa-sukalo.html |title= Med imeni najbolj izstopa Šukalo |website= 24ur.com |language= sl | date=28 April 2011 | access-date = 25 July 2013}} On 11 May 2011, Šukalo had his first preliminary hearing in Maribor district court where he denied his implications and pleaded not guilty.{{Cite web |url= https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/sukalo-pred-sodniki-le-15-minut/257263 |title= Šukalo pred sodniki le 15 minut |publisher= RTV Slovenija |language= sl | date=11 May 2011 | access-date = 25 July 2013|author=A. V.}} From the criminal charges, written on 49 pages, it was clear that Šukalo was betting with Kosta Turner frequently and that he had made a total of just under €1.7 million of bets in the illegal betting organization.
In January 2012 the general prosecutor of the District Court in Maribor made an indictment of six individuals, written on 30 pages, one of them being Šukalo.{{Cite web |url= https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Obtoznica-je-pravnomocna |title= Obtožnica je pravnomočna |publisher= Nogomania |language= sl |date=13 January 2012 |author=Uredništvo |access-date=30 June 2021}} Šukalo was said to be the leader of the German part of the illegal betting organization from Maribor and that he was recruiting new members among other football players and friends from Germany.{{Cite web |url= https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/milijoni-evrov-slovenskih-nogometasev-v-nezakoniti-stavnici-kosta/274444 |title= Milijoni evrov slovenskih nogometašev v nezakoniti stavnici Kosta |publisher= RTV Slovenija |language= sl |date=10 January 2012 |access-date=30 June 2021|author=To. G.}} The organization allegedly accepted a total of €43 million worth of bets in two years with €5.5 million coming from Šukalo, which he placed in his name for him and his customers. Once again Šukalo publicly denied his implications and stated that he had nothing to do with the organization.{{Cite news |url= https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/sukalo-pri-vsem-skupaj-nimam-nic-zraven/274562 |title= Šukalo: Pri vsem skupaj nimam nič zraven |publisher= RTV Slovenija |language= sl |date=11 January 2012 |access-date=30 June 2021|author=A. G.}}
On 18 April 2013, the District Court in Maribor announced its decision on the matter and Šukalo was acquitted of all charges.{{Cite news |url= https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/sukalo-oproscen-obtozb-o-prirejanju-nezakonitih-sportnih-stav/306980 |title= Šukalo oproščen obtožb o prirejanju nezakonitih športnih stav |publisher= RTV Slovenija |first= Matej|last=Rijavec |language= sl |date=18 April 2013 |access-date=30 June 2021}} Although Šukalo admitted gambling on football, he was found not guilty in participating in the illegal betting organization.
References
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External links
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- [https://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/?action=igralecStat&id_igralca=13353 Goran Šukalo] at NZS {{in lang|sl}}
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- [https://www.kicker.de/goran-sukalo/spieler/2-bundesliga/2013-14/spvgg-greuther-fuerth Goran Šukalo] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}
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Category:Footballers from Koper
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Slovenian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Slovenian sportsmen
Category:Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Slovenia men's international footballers
Category:SpVgg Unterhaching players
Category:Alemannia Aachen players
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Category:TSV 1860 Munich players
Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Slovenian expatriate men's footballers