Krešimir Stanić (born 6 March 1985) is a retired
Swiss
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football
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er of
Croatian descent. He spent his entire playing career as a
forward
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for
FC Zurich
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in the
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.
He was forced to retire in 2006 due to a serious leg injury that he sustained in a car crash.
Following his retirement, Stanić, who was speeding and
driving under the influence
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at the time of the crash, was a prominent safe driving campaigner in
Zürich
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, but he lost his position after being caught
speeding
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.
[ He currently works as a youth coach at FC Zurich.][
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References
1985 births
Living people
Swiss men's footballers
Swiss people of Croatian descent
FC Zürich players
Men's association football forwards
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