The Croatian Iván Perisic who challenges the Argentine National Team: he plays volleyball, practices kickboxing and is a fan of the NBA

The front Ivan Perisic is the scorer of the Croatian national team. In the third World Cup he scored 6 goals, he equaled the historic Davor Suker and had four assists in 14 games. But the Croatian not only shines in soccer, but also in the past he was a beach volleyball professional, practices kickboxing, is an NBA lover and a Golden State Warriors fan.

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The 33-year-old player, who today plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, was the first footballer from his country to score a goal in three World Cups: Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and now in Qatar 2022. Next Tuesday he will want to continue streak when he faced the Argentine team in the semifinals of the World Cup.

Iván Perisic played a professional beach volleyball match for his country

The Croatian soccer player Ivan Peresic debuted in 2017 in beach volleyball against the Brazilians Saymon Barbosa and Álvaro Filho, in a tournament that was held in Porec that corresponded to the world circuit. In that game, Croatia lost in just 28 minutes by a double 21-10 for Group A.

Perisic played two more games, but also lost them. His objective was to promote volleyball in his country and, in addition, the money he earned he donated to the Croatian federation of the specialty.

Iván Perisic and his passion for basketball and kickboxing

Iván Perisic, who was born on February 2, 1989 in Split, has played various sports since he was a child, and one of them was basketball. “He was full of energy and wanted to do everything. Soccer, of course, but also a lot of tennis and, especially, basketball,” said the player. Perisic had as sports references Drazen Petrovic and Toni Kukoc, who later played for Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls.

On the other hand, Iván Perisic, always active and a fan of sports, is also dedicated to the practice of kickboxing. In fact, last year he shared photos of exclusive workouts he did with Croatian champion Luka Tomic, a demanding session that included kicks, punches, and various exercises.

The Croatian showed his other quality.

Perisic’s numbers in the Croatian national team

Ivan Perisic made his debut with his national team in 2011 and from that year to the present he has played 120 games in which he has scored 33 goals for his country, he has also been a fundamental part of Croatia’s recent success against Brazil.

The Tottenham player from the Premier League played in three World Cups: 2014, 2018 and 2022 and has played all the games in which Croatia has participated, that is, 14 World Cup matches with six goals, one of them in the Final that they lost against France in the last World Cup.

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Ivan Perisic scored a great goal in the 55th minute against Japan. His goal helped the Croats to equalize the game, go into extra time and beat the Japanese on penalties.

The Croatian is focused on Qatar 2022, he will seek to continue his streak so that his team advances to the final, as they seek revenge four years ago when they lost to France.