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Stipe Pletikosa

スティペ・プレティコサ　/　すてぃぺ・ぷれてぃこさ

Association football player from Croatia

January 8, 1979 (age 47)　・　Split, Croatia

association football player

My Take

I have a soft spot for goalkeepers, and Stipe Pletikosa embodies why. At 193 cm out of Split, he spent years as Croatia's last line of defense, doing the most thankless job in football, where a single error outweighs a hundred saves. What interests me more is the second act: returning to the Croatian Football Federation as technical director, shaping the national and under-21 setups. There's a quiet integrity in moving from guarding the goal to guarding the pipeline of talent behind it. He never needed flashy headlines to matter, and that understated, institution-building career is exactly the kind I find admirable.

Overview

Stipe Pletikosa (Croatian pronunciation: [stǐːpe plětikosa]; born 8 January 1979) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As of 29 July 2021, he works at the Croatian Football Federation as the technical director of the national senior and under-21 teams.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Stipe Pletikosa
Name (Japanese): スティペ・プレティコサ
Reading: すてぃぺ・ぷれてぃこさ
Born: January 8, 1979 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Goat
Origin: Split, Croatia
Blood type: Private
Height: 193 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B5

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