Đoni Tafra (born 23 February 1968) is a Croatian retired

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player.

Career

Tafra started his career in

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

. He did not make any appearances in official matches, he did however play one

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. Tafra made the biggest mark as a

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with

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

, collecting 176

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

caps over seven seasons. He is regarded as one of Rijeka's top goalkeepers of all time, particularly since the 1990s, and is remembered by his heroics during the finish of the 1998–99 Prva HNL season. During the 1996–97 Prva HNL season he did not concede a goal for 470 minutes.Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. , pp. 351–2.

Honours

;NK Ogulin ** 4. HNL - Karlovac County: 2004-05

Career statistics

References

1968 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers HNK Hajduk Split players HNK Šibenik players HNK Rijeka players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players Yugoslav Second League players Croatian Football League players HNK Rijeka non-playing staff {{Croatia-footy-goalkeeper-stub