(Adds details, byline) By Mike Collett VIENNA, March 24 (Reuters) - Croatia's all-time top scorer Davor Suker was elected to UEFA's executive committee on Tuesday and is now one of four former professional players on the European confederation's governing body. Suker played a key role in Croatia's third-place finish at their first World Cup as an independent nation in 1998, ending up as the tournament's leading marksman with six goals. He also played in Real Madrid's triumphant Champions League team that year, making a brief substitute appearance at the end of their final victory over Juventus. The 47-year-old, president of the Croatian FA since 2012, also had spells at Sevilla, Arsenal and West Ham United and joins fellow former professionals Michel Platini of France, Angel Maria Villar of Spain and Borislav Mihaylov of Bulgaria on the committee.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
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