Vedran Kukoč (born 26 January 1976, in
Split) is a
Croatian retired football player. He played abroad for
Malaysian Super League side
Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
. His preferred position was central defence.
Club career
Kukoč previously played for
NK Osijek and
HNK Šibenik in the Croatian
Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...
.
Upon his signing for Perak, coach
Steve Darby
Stephen David Darby (born 15 January 1955) is an English football coach and former player. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.
Playing career
Darby started out as a goalkeeper for Liverpool Schools and FA Youth ...
described Kukoč as "a solid player who is good in the air, very intelligent and very experienced".
His assured performances confirmed Kukoč's status as a fan favourite. While at Perak, he was affectionately nicknamed Cookie by their fans.
Kukoc requested, and was subsequently granted, a release at the end of the 2007 season as he wanted to get married.
References
External links
Profile at 1hnl.netProfile at hnl-statistika.com
1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Association football central defenders
Croatian footballers
RNK Split players
NK Primorac 1929 players
HŠK Posušje players
NK Osijek players
HNK Šibenik players
NK Solin players
Perak F.C. players
Croatian Football League players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Malaysia Super League players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
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