Alen Škoro
Alen Škoro (born 30 March 1981) is a Bosnian football manager and former professional player. At international level, he made four appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He was named manager of second tier Bosna Sema in June 2016.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Sarajevo | 26 | (10) |
| 2000 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 5 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Marseille | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Servette (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Sarajevo | 53 | (34) |
| 2004–2007 | Grazer AK | 63 | (17) |
| 2007–2008 | Rijeka | 31 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Sarajevo | 32 | (19) |
| 2010 | Querétaro | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Austria Klagenfurt | 2 | (1) |
| 2012 | Olimpik | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 235 | (93) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Bosna Union (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Škoro came through the youth set up at FK Sarajevo. He joined French giants Olympique Marseille aged 20, but had to retire at 32 due to persistent knee injuries after a career which took him to Switzerland, Austria[2] and Mexico.[3] He played two matches for Klagenfurt in the Austrian Regionalliga in 2012[4] and his last club was Olimpik, whom he joined in summer 2012.[5]
Only whilst playing in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina has Škoro ever been a prolific goal scorer and his spells in Ligue 1 and the Austrian Bundesliga were unsuccessful. He scored 63 goals in 111 games for Sarajevo.[6]
International career
He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an April 2004 friendly match against Finland and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 2009 friendly against Uzbekistan.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Super cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarajevo | 1998–99 | Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 1999–00 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 8 | |||
| Total | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
| Olimpija | 2000–01 | PrvaLiga | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 5 | ||
| Marseille | 2000–01 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Servette (loan) | 2001–02 | Nationalliga A | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sarajevo | 2002–03 | Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |
| 2003–04 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | |||
| Total | 53 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 28 | ||
| Grazer AK | 2004–05 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| 2005–06 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2006–07 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 19 | ||
| Rijeka | 2007–08 | 1. HNL | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Sarajevo | 2008–09 | Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | |||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | |||
| Total | 32 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19 | ||
| Querétaro | 2010–11 | Liga MX | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Austria Klagenfurt | 2011–12 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
| Olimpic | 2012–13 | Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 235 | 85 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 271 | 91 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
References
- Povratak fudbalu: Alen Škoro ima novi posao - SportSport (in Bosnian)
- Into the unknown - BBC
- Kakav igrač je bio Alen Škoro? Katapult iz Lukavice se ne zaboravlja - SportSport (in Bosnian)
- Austrian career stats - ÖFB
- Škoro i Ristić potpisali ugovore sa Olimpicom - SportSport (in Bosnian)
- Škoro: Široki Brijeg ima svoje mane - SportSport (in Bosnian)
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
External links
- Profile - OM1899
- Alen Škoro at FootballDatabase.eu
- Alen Škoro at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alen Škoro profile at Nogometni magazin (in Croatian)
- Alen Škoro at WorldFootball.net