Dario Zahora

Dario Zahora
Zahora playing for Rosenborg
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-03-21) 21 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Vukovar, Croatia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2009 Dinamo Zagreb 94 (39)
2000–2001 → Croatia Sesvete (loan) 24 (15)
2005–2006 → Koper (loan) 18 (9)
2006–2007 → Slaven Belupo (loan) 10 (3)
2007–2008 → Domžale (loan) 34 (22)
2008–2009 → Interblock (loan) 21 (13)
2009–2010 Rosenborg 5 (0)
2010 Bnei Sakhnin 5 (1)
2011 Lokomotiva 22 (13)
2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 31 (0)
2011–2012 Osijek 13 (6)
2012–2013 Ergotelis 32 (8)
2013–2014 Iraklis 32 (9)
2016 FK AS Trenčín 0 (0)
International career‡
1998 Croatia U15 5 (3)
1999 Croatia U16 11 (10)
1998–1999 Croatia U17 10 (6)
1999–2000 Croatia U18 3 (2)
1999–2000 Croatia U19 6 (7)
2000–2002 Croatia U20 7 (0)
2002–2004 Croatia U21 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2004

Dario Zahora (born 21 March 1982 in Vukovar[1]) is a Croatian football striker, who is currently a free agent. Zahora started his career from Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb.[2] From there he was loaned out to Croatia Sesvete, Koper, Slaven Belupo, Domžale and Interblock. He continued his career to Rosenborg before joining Bnei Sakhnin. After Israel he had short spells with Lokomotiva, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Osijek before moving to Greece for Ergotelis and Iraklis.

Zahora has made several appearances for the Croatian U21 team, also playing for other junior teams from his home country.

Club career

Zahora started his career with Dinamo Zagreb with which he scored 39 goals from 2001 to 2005.[3] He made his professional debut with Croatia Sesvete in Druga HNL, the second tier of Croatia, scoring 15 goals in 24 appearances.[3] After playing for Dinamo Zagreb for four seasons he was loaned out to Slovenian PrvaLiga outfit Koper where he appeared on 18 occasions scoring a total of 9 goals.[4] In the next season he was loaned to Slaven Belupo making 3 goals out of 10 matches.[3] In the 2007–08 season he played for NK Domžale in Slovenia, on loan, where he won the championship and was the league's top goalscorer with 22 goals in 34 matches.[4][5]

On 31 August 2012 he signed for Greek Football League club Ergotelis.[6] He scored 8 goals for Ergotelis in 32 matches.[3] On 4 July 2013 he signed for Iraklis in the Greek Football League.[3] He scored on his debut for his new club in an away 3–2 loss against Kavala.[7]

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

Domžale

Interblock

  • Slovenian Supercup: 2008

Rosenborg

References

  1. ^ "Dario Zahora". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ Slovenija mi je pisana na kožo zurnal24.si
  3. ^ a b c d e "Παίκτης του ΗΡΑΚΛΗ ο Zahora" (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Dario Zahora" (in Slovenian). Prva Liga. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Sezona 07/08" (in Slovenian). Prva Liga. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  6. ^ ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ (in Greek). Ergotelis F.C. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  7. ^ Τραγικός αμυντικά Ηρακλής απογοήτευσε στην Καβάλα (in Greek). BlueArena.gr. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 October 2009.