Name: Branko STRUPAR



Country: Croatia and since 1999 Belgium
Club: Genk
Position: *CF
Side: RF/RS
Age: 27-29 (09/02/1970)

Height: 190cm
Weight: 89kg

Attack: 86
Defence: 39
Balance: 89
Stamina: 85
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 76
Response: 84
Agility: 74
Dribble Accuracy: 72
Dribble Speed: 68
Short Pass Accuracy: 80
Short Pass Speed: 66
Long Pass Accuracy: 76
Long Pass Speed: 64
Shot Accuracy: 85
Shot Power: 93
Shot Technique: 90
Free Kick Accuracy: 84
Curling: 81
Header: 83
Jump: 70
Technique: 84
Aggression: 85
Mentality: 82
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80

Injury Tolerance: A (C in the days of the Premier League)
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 7
Growth type: Standard
Consistency: 5

SPECIAL ABILITIES: scoring, post player, middle shooting, penalty taker

Cards:
P12 - Goal Poncher
P16 - Fox in the box


INFO:
Strupar played in Belgium for Genk, winning promotion to the Belgian First Division in 1996, and becoming champion of Belgium with the same team in 1999. He also won the Belgian Golden Shoe as Player of the Year for 1998. In 1998, he finished as top scorer with 22 goals. He moved to Derby County in December 1999, where he most notably scored the first British league goal of the year 2000 after two minutes against Watford, a game in which he scored twice. While at Derby, Strupar gained popularity with his prolific scoring ability.

Despite an excellent goals-to-games ratio when fit, injuries curtailed his Derby career, and he was eventually given a free transfer, with which he returned to Croatia for a brief spell at Dinamo Zagreb to wind up his career.