var playerInfo={"8DC362CCE065919BEFF67A555F929850":"Ukrainian League runner-up 2003\/2004.<BR>Ukrainian Cup holder 2004.<BR>Croatian League Champion 2001.<BR>Croatian League runner-up 2000, 2002, 2003.<BR>Croatian League third-placed 1999.<BR>Croatian Cup holder 2000, 2003.","DD8BEAF452454A6DBDD6FD45FDCB30C7":"Stipe Pletikosa is famed for his co-ordination between the sticks, his excellence in one-on-one situations and for being a reliable and hard-working member of the Croatian national team. <BR><BR>National team<BR><BR>Pletikosa appeared in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship before making his full debut, as a 20-year-old substitute, later that year in a friendly international against Denmark. He established himself in the side in qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he played in all three of Croatia's matches. <BR><BR>UEFA EURO 2004? qualifying<BR><BR>The only Croatian to play every minute of all eight qualifying matches, Pletikosa kept six clean sheets in Group 8, conceding just four goals. He also kept Slovenia at bay in the second leg of their play-off to help secure a 1-0 win and qualification for Portugal. <BR><BR>Club<BR><BR>He began his career with HNK Hajduk Split in the 1996\/97 season, making one appearance. Pletikosa doubled that figure the following term before finally breaking through in 1998\/99, playing 19 times. He won a Croatian Cup the following term and in August 2002 made his mark on Hajduk's UEFA Cup campaign, scoring penalties in both legs of the tie against G&#237; G?tu of the Faroe Islands. The keeper was named the Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2002, saying: &quot;This has been both a good and a bad year because I see myself as part of the team and I regret that we did so poorly at the World Cup finals, although my goalkeeping was very good.&quot; <BR><BR>2003\/04: Left Croatia in a &#8364;2m deal along with team-mate Darijo Srna to sign for FC Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year contract. He helped the Ukrainian side defeat FC Sheriff Tiraspol in UEFA Champions League qualifying before Shakhtar were eliminated by FC Lokomotiv Moskva. <BR><BR>Did you know?<BR><BR>Pletikosa played in a match to support a United Nations campaign against world poverty in Switzerland in December 2003. Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane captained the sides.","30A86FC0880FF75E":"193cm","F27CBDD6332F20A59321B0F4E9CF2AB8":"13","09702F2B27619389F07D77F05427B135":"2016-1-1","C6E00DEB351621C4":"15117","4678B5349347B7EB":"83kg","82CBDCB828DBDF89E0DAB2151FFA57BC":"","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Stipe Pletikosa","0C852134AA40B2DD":"1","DA5E7C1A0F1CB8295E941203AD41B403":"Croatia","8D04D562CDE8A422":"Stipe Pletikosa","0A9B0394F31973599466C3FC5C90F503":"FK Rostov,Apolonia Fier,Tottenham Hotspur[Thu\u00ea],Spartak Moscow,FC Shakhtar Donetsk,Hajduk Split","FA149E2002A43ED77C24C62CDFF094A5":"3","28017CE41B75854B":"Deportivo La Coruna","9EBD0BFF9766B31DC62FC685463AF421":"FK Rostov","18E9F76C307DDD99":"307","2B5572269355781B0007104B7181FA88":"1979-1-8","e_index":1};