Hrvoje Ćustić facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 21 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Date of death | 3 April 2008 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Zadar, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2005 | Zadar | 84 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | NK Zagreb | 22 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Zadar | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 126 | (9) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Hrvoje Ćustić (21 October 1983 – 3 April 2008) was a Croatian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Career
Ćustić started his professional career with his youth club NK Zadar in 2000 and also spent two seasons playing for NK Zagreb between 2005 and 2007, before returning to Zadar in the summer of 2007 on a four-year contract.
International
Between 2004 and 2005, he also played for the Croatian national under-21 team, winning a total of 7 international caps for the team.
Death
In the opening minutes of his club's home match against HNK Cibalia in the Croatian first division on 29 March 2008, Ćustić suffered severe head injuries.
He was immediately transported to the local hospital and underwent surgery the following evening. Following the surgery, he was in an induced coma and his condition remained stable until 2 April 2008, when a believed infection caused a rapid increase in his body temperature. His condition immediately worsened and in the early afternoon of 3 April 2008, the hospital confirmed that he was brain dead at 11:51 CET that day. Following his death, all of the Croatian league fixtures scheduled for the following weekend were postponed.
Legacy
Ćustić's NK Zadar teammate and former AS Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subašić wears the image of Hrvoje under his jersey while playing.
