# Ante Rukavina > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ante_Rukavina > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ante_Rukavina.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Rukavina > Source revision: 1343317839 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Antonio Rukavina](/source/Antonio_Rukavina). **Ante Rukavina** (born 18 June 1986) is a Croatian retired [footballer](/source/Association_football). He played for [HNK Šibenik](/source/HNK_%C5%A0ibenik), [Hajduk Split](/source/HNK_Hajduk_Split), and [Dinamo Zagreb](/source/GNK_Dinamo_Zagreb) as well as Greek club [Panathinaikos](/source/Panathinaikos_F.C.). ## Club career Rukavina started his professional career with his hometown club [HNK Šibenik](/source/HNK_%C5%A0ibenik). He made his debut for Šibenik on 29 July 2006 under coach [Ivan Pudar](/source/Ivan_Pudar) against [NK Osijek](/source/NK_Osijek), having turned 20 years old just one month earlier. After making a name for himself as one of the hottest young prospects in the [Croatian First Football League](/source/Croatian_First_Football_League), he moved down the Croatian coast to [Split](/source/Split,_Croatia) side [Hajduk](/source/HNK_Hajduk_Split) in a deal worth around €400,000 in January 2007. Over the next 18 months at Hajduk, Ante continued impressing European scouts by scoring 9 goals in 34 appearances in what was a difficult time for the Croatian giants. On 5 July 2008, he signed for the Greek side [Panathinaikos](/source/Panathinaikos_F.C.) who saw him as a useful addition to their offensive lineup for the next season', considering him to be an 'impressive young prospect'. The four-year deal was reportedly worth €2.8 million. In two seasons at Panathinaikos, Rukavina managed 11 goals in 55 appearances but was ultimately judged as a flop considering his high fee and high expectations when he arrived at the Greek side. ### Dinamo Zagreb On 26 July 2010, Rukavina returned to Croatia and signed for champions [Dinamo Zagreb](/source/GNK_Dinamo_Zagreb) in a transfer worth €700,000.[2] He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2010 at home to Moldovan side [Sheriff Tiraspol](/source/FC_Sheriff_Tiraspol) in the return leg of the third qualifying round for the [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League). On 7 August 2010, he made his domestic league debut for Dinamo in a 1–1 draw at [NK Varaždin](/source/NK_Vara%C5%BEdin_(1931%E2%80%932015)), netting the opening goal of the match in the fifth minute. Later that month, he scored a brace to give the club a 2-0 win at Hungarian [Győr FC](/source/Gy%C5%91ri_ETO_FC) in the first leg of the [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League) play-offs. He went on to make five appearances in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 win at home to [Villarreal](/source/Villarreal_CF) on 16 September 2010. On 18 July 2012, Rukavina scored a [last-minute goal](/source/Last-minute_goal) against [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) club [Ludogorets Razgrad](/source/Ludogorets_Razgrad) in a [Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) match to help his team to a 1–1 draw. He also netted twice in the return leg held a week later, which was won in a dramatic fashion by the [Croatian](/source/Croatia) side by a score of 3–2. In January 2014, it was decided by Dinamo's sporting director and manager [Zoran Mamic](/source/Zoran_Mamic) that Rukavina was surplus to the club's requirements. He was sent home early from Dinamo's winter training camp in [Turkey](/source/Republic_of_Turkey) and was told he was free to find a new club.[3] In August 2014 he moved to [NK Lokomotiva](/source/NK_Lokomotiva) on a loan.[4] In August 2015 he moved to [Viborg FF](/source/Viborg_FF) in the [Danish Superliga](/source/Danish_Superliga) on loan, but only played 5 matches as substitute and not scoring any goals. ## International career Rukavina played for the [Croatian national under-21 team](/source/Croatia_national_under-21_football_team) between 2007 and 2008, Rukavina was called up to the [senior side](/source/Croatia_national_football_team) squad for the first time on 12 March 2007,[5] but did not appear for his country at full international level. ## Career statistics Club Season League Cup Supercup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals HNK Šibenik 2006–07 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 HNK Hajduk Split 2006–07 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2007–08 26 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 9 Panathinaikos 2008–09 25 7 3 1 0 0 7 0 35 8 2009–10 11 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 20 3 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2010–11 21 4 6 0 0 0 8 3 35 7 2011–12 19 5 2 0 0 0 10 1 31 6 2012–13 23 4 1 0 0 0 9 3 33 7 2013–14 6 1 3 0 0 0 6 1 15 2 Total 144 36 17 3 0 0 49 9 210 48 ## Honours **Panathinaikos** - [Super League Greece](/source/Super_League_Greece): [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Super_League_Greece) - [Greek Football Cup](/source/Greek_Football_Cup): [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Greek_Football_Cup) **Dinamo Zagreb** - [Croatian First League](/source/Prva_HNL) (4) : [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Prva_HNL), [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Prva_HNL), [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Prva_HNL), [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Prva_HNL) - [Croatian Cup](/source/Croatian_Football_Cup) (2) : [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Croatian_Cup), [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Croatian_Cup) - [Croatian Supercup](/source/Croatian_Football_Super_Cup) (1) : [2013](/source/2013_Croatian_Football_Super_Cup) **Individual** - [Croatian Hope of the Year](/source/Croatian_Footballer_of_the_Year#Hope_of_the_Year) : 2006 ## References 1. ["Ante Rukavina"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201204/http://www.goal.com/en/people/croatia/16188/ante-rukavina). *Goal.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.goal.com/en/people/croatia/16188/ante-rukavina) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 1. Attias, Vedran (26 July 2010). ["Rukavina potpisao za Dinamo!"](http://www.sportnet.hr/vijesti/401079/nogomet-1-hnl/rukavina-potpisao-za-dinamo) (in Croatian). *[Sportnet.hr](/source/Sportnet.hr)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100730103203/http://www.sportnet.hr/vijesti/401079/nogomet-1-hnl/rukavina-potpisao-za-dinamo) 30 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 1. ["Rukavina se vraća u Zagreb i može naći novi klub"](http://gnkdinamo.hr/hr/novosti/vijesti/rukavina-se-vraca-u-zagreb-i-moze-naci-novi-klub.html) (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 22 January 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141025080338/http://gnkdinamo.hr/hr/novosti/vijesti/rukavina-se-vraca-u-zagreb-i-moze-naci-novi-klub.html) 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 1. [Rukavina moved to NK Lokomotiva on a loan](http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/dinamo-nastavlja-pojacavati-lokomotivu-pred-utakmicu-filijale-i-hajduka-nakon-leke-na-kajzerici-i-rukavina/763963.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043535/http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/dinamo-nastavlja-pojacavati-lokomotivu-pred-utakmicu-filijale-i-hajduka-nakon-leke-na-kajzerici-i-rukavina/763963.aspx) 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 August 2014 1. [Rukavina earns maiden Croatia call](http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=515701.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070702161901/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D515701.html) 2 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, UEFA.com, 12 March 2007 - [Mensah og Rukavina færdige i Viborg](http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/mensah-og-rukavina-faerdige-i-viborg/)‚ bold.dk, 3 May 2016 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ante Rukavina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Rukavina) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Rukavina?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.