Career
His name is sometimes spelled as Danijel Šarić. Born in Rijeka, Šarić started his professional career at local club NK Rijeka back in 1989. He went on to move to Spanish club Sporting de Gijón in 1993 and subsequently returned to Croatia by signing with Dinamo Zagreb in 1995.
After five years with Dinamo, he went on to move abroad once again by signing with Greek club Panathinaikos for the 2000-2001 season.
He stayed at Panathinaikos until the summer of 2003 and then returned to his home town by signing a four-year contract with NK Rijeka. He retired in July 2007 after the contract expired.