Tournament. On 6 February 2013, Pletikosa played his 100th international match for Croatia, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 defeat of South Korea. In the opening match of the 2014 World Cup, played on 12 June against hosts Brazil, a penalty was given against Croatia with the match tied 1–1. Pletikosa made contact with Neymar's spot kick, but could not prevent it from going in. Croatia eventually lost 3–1. On 17 July 2014, following the World Cup, Pletikosa announced his retirement from the national team. Personal life Pletikosa is a practising Roman Catholic who was known to wear a T-shirt with a picture of the Virgin Mary under his uniform for good luck when he played. Career statistics Club Source: International Source: Honours Hajduk Split Prva HNL: 2000–01 Croatian Cup: 1999–2000, 2002–03 Shakhtar Donetsk Vyshcha Liha: 2004–05 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2005 Rostov Russian Cup: 2013–14 Individual Heart of Hajduk Award: 2000, 2002 Prva HNL Player of the Year: 2001, 2002 Croatian Footballer of the Year: 2002 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links 1979 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Association football goalkeepers Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2012 players 2014 FIFA World Cup players FIFA Century Club HNK Hajduk Split players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Spartak Moscow players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players FC Rostov players Deportivo de La Coruña players Croatian Football League players Ukrainian Premier League players Russian Premier League players La Liga players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Russia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in England Croatian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain