Goran Šukalo

Goran Šukalo
Šukalo with MSV Duisburg in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-08-24) 24 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–2000 Koper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Koper 42 (3)
2000 → Jadran Dekani (loan) 5 (3)
2002–2005 SpVgg Unterhaching 91 (10)
2005–2006 Alemannia Aachen 24 (2)
2006–2009 TuS Koblenz 67 (14)
2009–2010 FC Augsburg 2 (0)
2010–2013 MSV Duisburg 88 (15)
2013–2016 Greuther Fürth 54 (11)
2016–2017 1860 Munich 1 (0)
International career
2001–2002 Slovenia U21 7 (2)
2002–2011 Slovenia 34 (2)
2003 Slovenia B 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Goran Šukalo (born 24 August 1981) is a Slovenian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

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Šukalo moved to Greuther Fürth in June 2013 on a free transfer.[1] He moved to 1860 Munich on 1 February 2016.[2] His contract was mutually terminated on 3 February 2017.[3]

International career

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Šukalo played 34 matches for the Slovenia national team between 2002 and 2011.[4]

Controversies

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In April 2011, Pozareport.si revealed that the Maribor police department was investigating an illegal betting organization, with six individuals already detained.[5][6] The police also revealed that two other collaborators were still at large and that one of those was Goran Šukalo, who allegedly invested over €1.9 million in the organization, the majority of which he collected from other professional players.[6] Šukalo categorically denied his involvement in the matter,[7][8] however, it was revealed by the media and the police that investigators had been tapping the phones of the four persons in custody at the time and had recorded a conversation between Šukalo and the leader of the illegal organization [Kosta Turner] when Šukalo revealed that another football player, Nastja Čeh, was still owing him €73,000 and was avoiding payment.[9] On 11 May 2011, Šukalo had his first preliminary hearing in Maribor district court where he denied his implications and pleaded not guilty.[10] From the criminal charges, written on 49 pages, it was clear that Šukalo was betting with Kosta Turner frequently and that he had made a total of just under €1.7 million of bets in the illegal betting organization.[5]

In January 2012 the general prosecutor of the District Court in Maribor made an indictment of six individuals, written on 30 pages, one of them being Šukalo.[11] Šukalo was said to be the leader of the German part of the illegal betting organization from Maribor and that he was recruiting new members among other football players and friends from Germany.[12] The organization allegedly accepted a total of €43 million worth of bets in two years with €5.5 million coming from Šukalo, which he placed in his name for him and his customers.[12] Once again Šukalo publicly denied his implications and stated that he had nothing to do with the organization.[13]

On 18 April 2013, the District Court in Maribor announced its decision on the matter and Šukalo was acquitted of all charges.[14] Although Šukalo admitted gambling on football, he was found not guilty in participating in the illegal betting organization.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Sukalo stößt zur Spielvereinigung". kicker.de (in German). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Ein Neuer und zwei Abgänge" [One arrival and two departures] (in German). Greuther Fürth. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ "TSV 1860 München löst Vertrag mit Goran Sukalo auf" [Lions are dissolving contract with Goran Sukalo.] (in German). 1860 Munich. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Goran Šukalo, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Ilegalne stavnice, zaslišanje: Goran Šukalo danes na mariborskem sodišču". pozareport.si (in Slovenian). 11 May 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Stavničarska "mafija" v priporu". Večer (in Slovenian). 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Šukalo: Obtožbe so neresnične" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Vorwürfe gegen Sukalo: "Stehen zu 100 Prozent hinter Goran"" (in German). MSV Duisburg. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Med imeni najbolj izstopa Šukalo". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  10. ^ A. V. (11 May 2011). "Šukalo pred sodniki le 15 minut" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  11. ^ Uredništvo (13 January 2012). "Obtožnica je pravnomočna" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  12. ^ a b To. G. (10 January 2012). "Milijoni evrov slovenskih nogometašev v nezakoniti stavnici Kosta" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  13. ^ A. G. (11 January 2012). "Šukalo: Pri vsem skupaj nimam nič zraven" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b Rijavec, Matej (18 April 2013). "Šukalo oproščen obtožb o prirejanju nezakonitih športnih stav" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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