Life and football career of Stipe Pletikosa

Stipe Pletikosa is a Croatian goalkeeper, who recently completed his career in the national team, but does not want to finish with the club. He has a rather interesting life, the Croat has played at some clubs in Russia and Ukraine for some time. Well, it's worth talking about all this.

Carier start

He was born Stipe Pletikosa in 1979 in the city of Split (Croatia). The craving for football and goalkeeper business, he showed up from childhood. The boy's parents did not hesitate for a long time and gave him up for education in FC Hajduk. There the future well-known football player began to study professionally to own a ball and play real football. Stipe Pletix before the age of 17 (until 1996, to be more precise) played for Hajduk FC (Split) in his homeland for the youth squad, and then, until 2003, and mostly. The goalkeeper demonstrated a good game and quick reaction, rarely led the team and tried his best to help the club win trophies. For this he was voted the best footballer of Croatia in 2002 year.

Careers in Russia

A lot of time played Stipe Pletikosa for Moscow "Spartak". But before that he was in favor of the Donetsk "Shakhtar", who bought the Croat together with his teammate named Dario Srna. The goalkeeper was bought for two million euros. However, in the next season, the coach put him on the bench, and Stipe, without thinking twice, returned to Croatia, to his native Hajduk.

In Moscow, "Spartacus" Pletikosa moved in 2007 year. The Russians bought it on the last day of the transfer window. In theory, Stipe concluded a contract for three years. But stayed longer - until 2011. By the way, when the contract was terminated, the goalkeeper lost a fairly large sum of money. Stipe ventured because he had the prospect of playing at Celtic, but the club, which seemed to show a genuine interest in the goalkeeper, failed him and refused to sign a deal with the Croat.

Prospects in "Tottenham" and "Rostov"

In 2009, Stipe almost went to the English "Tottenham", but even here Fate arranged a Croats intrigue, awarding him a trauma, and very serious. So the goalkeeper did not get into the transfer window of 2009. But in 2010 everything turned out. Fortunately, the British have not lost to the goalkeeper due interest. Already in September, Croatia was in the application for a match with FC "West Bromwich Albion", in which the teams played a draw in 1: 1. True, on the field he still did not leave, remaining on the bench. His first full-fledged match took place against Arsenal (London). It was a match that took place in the English League Cup. True, "Tottenham" lost with a score of 4: 1.

For a long time in England did not stay Stipe Pletikosa. "Rostov" invited him to his place in 2011, and the Croat immediately agreed. That's where, where, but in Rostov-on-Don, the goalkeeper all worked out perfectly. According to the results of the 2012/13 season, fans of the club recognized him as the best player of the season. For such merits Croats were awarded the appropriate prize. Indeed, in the "Rostov" he opened. However, in the match 2014/15, he for the first time in his long career missed as many as seven goals, which scored the goal of "Rostov" Muscovites, players, "Dynamo". Perhaps, it was because of this failure that Stipe Pletikosa was no longer seen in the club. Where is he playing now? So far nowhere. At the moment, that is, at the beginning of October 2015, he is a free agent.

Stipe Pletikosa: personal life and professional achievements

Chosen, Horvath's legitimate wife is called Angela - before the wedding they were long acquainted, made friends first, and then were in a relationship. They met in 2008, in a cafe in Split, where football players went to rest, and girls - to get acquainted with the athletes. And it happened. Although it is interesting that Angela does not like football, for which Stipe respects her (to be a goalkeeper and at home to hear conversations about this sport - it's not the case, so the Croat thinks). A couple has a son who is five years old. His Pletikosy called Franco - in honor of the father of the Croatian goalkeeper, who passed away a year earlier.

Achievements in your personal life are good, but what about professional? There are many of them. Champion of Croatia and the winner of the Cup of the Country, a silver and bronze medalist of the Croatian Championship ... and this is only at home! He also became the champion of Ukraine and the owner of the Cup and the Super Cup of the country. Being in Russia, he won not so many titles. With "Spartacus" twice became the silver champion of the Championship, and with Rostov got the Cup of the Country. A lot of achievements. It remains only to hope that Pletikosa will soon find a new club and continue his professional career.