Mate Šestan

Mate Šestan
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-12)12 February 1971
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 30 March 2023(2023-03-30) (aged 52)
Place of death Zadar, Croatia
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Zadar 21 (6)
1993 Dubrava 7 (0)
1994 NK Zagreb 5 (0)
1994 Zadar 13 (2)
1995 Neretva 10 (0)
1995–1996 Marsonia 15 (3)
1996–1997 Copenhagen 30 (4)
1997–1998 Levante 22 (2)
1999 Hammarby 11 (4)
2000 Xiamen Xiaxin
2000 Jilin Aodong
2001 Šibenik 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mate Šestan (12 February 1971 – 30 March 2023) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Šestan played as a forward for numerous clubs, including Swedish Hammarby IF, Danish F.C. Copenhagen, Spanish Levante UD and Chinese Xiamen Xiaxin. Known for his fiery temper, he scored 7 goals in 35 games for Copenhagen.[1]

Personal life and death

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Šestan was born on 12 February 1971.[2] He died on 30 March 2023, at the age of 52.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sporloes med Mate Sestan - Tipsbladet (in Danish)
  2. ^ "Hjältar, Svikare och forna Lagkamrater - Sista Delen". Svenska Fans. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Preminuo Mate Šestan, nekadašnji nogometaš Zadra". Zadarski List. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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