World Cup for around 30 years and he saw more opportunities for success with Croatia, who qualified for both World Cups they entered at the time. Didulica made his debut for the Croatian national team in a friendly match against Macedonia on 28 April 2004 in Skopje and was subsequently selected to be part of the Croatian team at the Euro 2004 finals, where he served as the second-choice goalkeeper without making an appearance. He was a member of the Croatian team in both the qualifying and finals of the 2006 World Cup, but did not play a single minute during the competitions as Tomislav Butina played eight of ten qualifiers and was replaced in the remaining two qualifiers by Stipe Pletikosa, who also played every minute in all three games at the finals. In more than two years of being part of the Croatian national team, Didulica only made four appearances in friendly matches, against Macedonia, Korea Republic, Hong Kong and Austria. Just a month after the end of the 2006 World Cup, Didulica announced his retirement from international football with an explanation that he wants to concentrate more on his club career. Honours Club honours Ajax Eredivisie: 2001–02 KNVB Cup: 2001–02 Austria Wien Austrian Bundesliga: 2005–06 Austrian Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06 AZ Eredivisie: 2008–09 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2009 References External links AZ Alkmaar profile Oz Football profile 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Geelong Soccer players from Victoria (Australia) Australian people of Croatian descent Australian emigrants to Croatia Citizens of Croatia through descent Association football goalkeepers Australian soccer players Australia under-23 international soccer players Croatian footballers Croatia international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players 2006 FIFA World Cup players North Geelong Warriors FC players Melbourne Knights FC players AFC Ajax players Beerschot A.C. players FK Austria Wien players AZ Alkmaar players National Soccer League (Australia) players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Croatian expatriate footballers Australian expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Belgium Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Austria Australian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Melbourne City FC non-playing staff Association football goalkeeping coaches