Danijel Popović (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 2002 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Borovo, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Vukovar '91 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Vukovar '91 | 29 | (33) |
| 2002 | → Bastia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Osijek | 11 | (4) |
| Total | 41 | (37) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (4) |
| 2002 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Danijel Popović (6 March 1982 – 23 October 2002) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Playing for Vukovar '91, Popović established himself as one of the most talented Croatian footballers of his generation. After impressing in the first two seasons, he was loaned to Bastia. After the transfer to Bastia fell through, Popović then joined Osijek where he played in only eleven matches before his death in a road accident in the evening of 23 October 2002.