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Nikola Kalinić
Nikola Kalinić · Станислав Ведмидь, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Nikola Kalinić

b. 1988

Croatian association football player

Born
5 Jan 1988 · Solin
Part ofCroatia321 CE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 44 years
  1. 5 Jan 1988BornBorn in Solin
  2. 2004 – 2005TeamCroatia national under-17 football team
  3. 2005 – 2007TeamCroatia national under-19 football team
  4. 2005 – 2009TeamHNK Hajduk Split
  5. 2006TeamCroatia national under-20 football team
  6. 2006TeamNK Istra 1961
  7. 2007 – 2010TeamCroatia national under-21 football team
  8. 2007TeamHNK Šibenik
  9. 2008 – 2018TeamCroatia men's national football team
  10. 2009 – 2011TeamBlackburn Rovers F.C.
  11. 2011 – 2015TeamFC Dnipro
  12. 2015 – 2018TeamACF Fiorentina
  13. 2017 – 2018TeamAC Milan
  14. 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
  15. 2018 – 2020TeamAtlético Madrid
  16. 2019 – 2020TeamAS Roma
  17. 2020 – 2022TeamHellas Verona FC
  18. 2022 – 2023TeamHNK Hajduk Split
  19. 2024TeamHNK Hajduk Split

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1988 – today).

  1. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  2. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  3. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  5. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  7. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  8. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  9. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  10. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  11. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  12. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  13. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  14. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  15. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  16. 20112011 Norway attacks
  17. 2011Libyan civil war
  18. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  19. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  20. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  21. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  22. 2015Paris Agreement
  23. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  24. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  25. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  26. 2023Gaza war
  27. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  28. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Nikola Kalinić (Croatian pronunciation: [nǐkola kǎlinitɕ]; born 5 January 1988) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was also formerly sports director of Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split.

Kalinić began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Croatia, before moving to English club Blackburn Rovers for £6 million in 2009. After scoring rarely in two Premier League seasons, he left for Ukrainian side Dnipro, helping them reach the 2015 UEFA Europa League final. He then played in Serie A for Fiorentina and AC Milan, before signing for Spanish club Atlético Madrid ahead of the 2018–19 season, winning the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. After further stints in Italy with Roma and Hellas Verona, Kalinić returned to Hajduk Split in 2022, before ending his playing career in 2024.

Kalinić made his debut for the Croatia senior team in 2008, and represented the nation at three UEFA European Championships. Initially a part of their 2018 FIFA World Cup squad, Kalinić was sent home after the first game by manager Zlatko Dalić. Subsequently, he refused the runners-up medal when offered.

Text from the Wikipedia article Nikola Kalinić (footballer), CC BY-SA 4.0

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