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He was fit for both legs of the play-off victory against Slovenia, though, and his considerable presence told. <BR><BR>Club<BR><BR>Previously with HNK Hajduk Split, where he played for three seasons, making 58 appearances in the Croatian Premier League, Tudor left his hometown club for Juventus FC in the summer of 2000 for &#8364;3.7m. <BR><BR>2000: Tudor proved an instant hit in Turin, establishing himself as a mainstay in central defence during the club&#39;s 2000\/01 campaign in Serie A and the UEFA Champions League - where he drew rave reviews. Tudor scored seven goals that season, including one against Hamburger SV, and six the following year as Juve won the Italian championship and the Italian Super Cup. <BR><BR>2002\/03: Tudor scored once in 14 appearances as Juve reclaimed the title. He also struck once in the Champions League, a late strike against RC Deportivo La Coru?a which prevented Juve&#39;s elimination and paved the way for them reaching the final, where Tudor was substituted after 42 minutes. <BR><BR>Did you know?<BR><BR>Tudor was voted Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2001.","D39E7C23A464F86D":"1","6BCA2519085BAC06":"<P><STRONG>The largest loss as home<\/STRONG>: 1959-1960 lost to Fiorentina by 0-5<BR><BR><STRONG>The biggest victory as away<\/STRONG>:&nbsp; 1950-1951 defeated Palermo by 6-2<BR><BR><STRONG>The largest loss as away: <\/STRONG>1993-1994 lost to Empoli by 1-8<\/P>","9FD5B574D8E8CE5C88A3F16796B0AB69":"Lazio","6267E3B72302FBDE":"Rome","14CEFA5CBB9C80784CE9143AE9461C0C":"Croatia","C3DE130B7D4AB7DB":"Lazio","A667671DDBFFBFB2FA72AB297542675213E7B0BF26878540":"1","6C2FDBC58B5FC31747574B8DEC532270":"Viale del Foro Italico,00100 Roma","577B068F2C47D74D":"28.07","58839C5489CF8F47":"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Viale+del+Foro+Italico,00100+Roma&sll=37.09024,-87.099609&sspn=40.001301,92.8125&ie=UTF8&ll=41.932965,12.456479&spn=0.009195,0.022659&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A","699012D84534D371":"Igor Tudor","97493DA145895B7F":"782","4873D80D884C1965174890917813A0BA":"90kg","A667671DDBFFBFB212A5D1335EAC16DE":"241630000.00","63AFECC3B4146719A7C304785A3E3995":"Stadio Olimpico","1EC75259044B48303E2B2218490C3924":"Marseille","0AF0E16F0C83F152F5BEC0064DED5CF2":"Marseille,Hellas Verona,Hajduk Split,Udinese,Galatasaray,Karabukspor,PAOK Saloniki","BF30D6091E95FD5C1F450BE35912A445":"2022-7-4","5D60482112F81397E864AECB05D29C32":"<STRONG>Italian Serie A Champions:<\/STRONG> 1973-1974, 1999-2000 <BR><BR><STRONG>Italian Cup Winners:<\/STRONG> 1957-1958, 1997&#8211;1998, 1999&#8211;2000, 2003&#8211;2004, 2008-2009<BR><BR><STRONG>Italy Super Cup Winners:<\/STRONG> 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2008-2009<BR><BR><STRONG>UEFA Cup Winners&#39; Cup Winners:<\/STRONG> 1998-1999 <BR><BR><STRONG>UEFA Super Cup: Winners:<\/STRONG> 1999","CB6C8C34A68D7715A055D664FDADB411":"34","6D32C6445CC2D59F8C50EC9CE9BD145C":"193cm","41F6CDCCD6C1C3AD77386ED2FC4083F7":"<P>Societa Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club most noted for its football section, founded in 1900 and based in Rome. 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