Osijek is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Davor Šuker, but the city has produced 123 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Domagoj Vida, Igor Cvitanović, Borna Barišić and Jurica Vranješ. Among them are 122 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 115 years, from 1894 to 2009.