Full name Daniel Koprivcic Weight 79 kg Name Daniel Koprivcic | Number 11 Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.82 m | |
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Date of birth (1981-08-03) 3 August 1981 (age 34) | ||
Daniel Koprivcic (born August 3, 1981) is a retired footballer who played for Auckland City FC and Waitakere United in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). He is considered to be one of the best players in the NZFC, having scored many goals for former club Waitakere United and for Auckland City in not only the NZFC but the Oceania Champions League. He holds the record as the only player to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup six times.
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Early life
Koprivcic was born in Croatia and emigrated to New Zealand with his family in his early teens in 1995.
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.
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.
Koprivcic retired in 2014.
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.
Club
With Waitakere United
With Auckland City FC