Fran Tudor (; born 27 September 1995) is a Croatian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or
wing-back for
Raków Częstochowa
Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ...
in the
Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 ...
.
Club career
Born in
Zagreb
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, Croatia, Tudor started his career with lower-tier side
Mladost Buzin, originally playing as a forward, aged 10 he was spotted by
GNK Dinamo Zagreb scouts and moved there, but two years later moved to
NK Zagreb where he spent most of his youth career, moving gradually to a right back role. In 2014, he moved to Greece, joining the U20 side of
Panathinaikos
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, where he was helped and mentored by
Danijel Pranjić
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Club career
Pr ...
After a year in Greece, Tudor moved back to Croatia, signing a three and a half-year contract with
HNK Hajduk Split. Initially playing for the third-tier B team, where coach
Mario Osibov moved him to a more offensive right wing role, he was moved to the first team by the newly appointed sports director/coach
Goran Vučević for the match against
HNK Rijeka
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HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top division, HT Prva lig ...
on 18 April 2015, on which he debuted in the first team, scoring the leading goal from a header in the 44th minute in what would be a 1–2 loss for his team, before he was replaced in the 62nd minute by
Josip Bašić.
On 27 December 2019, he signed a two and a half year deal with the option of prolonging it for another two years.
International career
He made his debut for
Croatia
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in a January
2017 China Cup
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The tournament was hosted by t ...
match against
Chile
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, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for
Filip Ozobić
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, and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 2017
friendly match
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against
Mexico
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.
Personal life
Tudor is an alumnus of the XIII. High School in
Zagreb
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. He is a distant cousin of
Igor Tudor, both of them having roots in the village of
Milna
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It is situated in a deep bay oriented towards the island of Mrduja and Split Channel, on the ...
on the island of
Hvar
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wi ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
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Honours
Raków Częstochowa
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Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 ...
:
2022–23
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Polish Cup
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:
2020–21
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2021–22
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Polish Super Cup
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2021
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2022
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References
External links
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Fran Tudorat hajduk.hr
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Zagreb
Men's association football fullbacks
Croatian footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
Croatia men's international footballers
HNK Hajduk Split players
HNK Hajduk Split II players
Raków Częstochowa players
Croatian Football League players
Ekstraklasa players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland