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Jurica Vranješ

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Jurica Vranješ
Jurica vranjes bayern.jpg
Vranješ with Werder Bremen in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-31) 31 January 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1997 NK Osijek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Osijek 54 (10)
2000–2003 Bayer Leverkusen 46 (0)
2003–2005 VfB Stuttgart 39 (0)
2005–2011 Werder Bremen 90 (5)
2009–2010 → Gençlerbirliği (loan) 13 (0)
2011–2012 Aris Saloniki[2] 2 (0)
2012 Rijeka 6 (0)
Total 250 (15)
International career
1995–1996 Croatia U-18 6 (2)
1997–1999 Croatia U-19 12 (5)
1998–1999 Croatia U-20 2 (0)
1999–2001 Croatia U-21 18 (0)
1999–2007 Croatia 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jurica Vranješ (pronounced [ˈjuritsa ˈʋraɲɛʃ]; born 31 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional footballer. He was described as versatile midfielder, playing both as a defensive and a central midfielder, noted for his tackling and passing abilities.[3]

Club career

Vranješ was born in Osijek, Croatia. He started playing in NK Osijek where he played between 1997 and 1999. Some websites say Vranješ started his career at FK Vojvodina, but Vranješ himself explained how those websites confused their statistics with another player, Mićo Vranješ, playing back then in Vojvodina.[4]

After playing with Osijek in the Prva HNL, he then moved to Bayer Leverkusen where he played three seasons until moving to VfB Stuttgart[5] in 2003 and finally to Werder Bremen in 2005. In August 2009 Werder Bremen announced that he could leave the club.[6] On 29 January 2010, he left Werder Bremen and was loaned to Gençlerbirliği for the rest of the season.[7]

In September 2011, Vranješ joined Aris Saloniki He made his debut in the yellow jersey against Olympiacos. His contract was terminated on 10 January 2012. In May 2012, he joined Rijeka in Croatia, where he played six games before his contract with the club was terminated in November 2012.[8]

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Osijek

Osijek

Osijek is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County. Osijek is on the right bank of the Drava River, 25 km (16 mi) upstream of its confluence with the Danube, at an elevation of 94 m (308 ft).

NK Osijek

NK Osijek

Nogometni klub Osijek, commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek, is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First League and, after the independence of Croatia in 1992, it is one of the four clubs that have never been relegated from the Croatian First League, the others being Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split and Rijeka.

FK Vojvodina

FK Vojvodina

Fudbalski klub Vojvodina, commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša, is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second largest city in Serbia, and one of the most popular clubs in the country. The club is the major part of the Vojvodina multi-sport club and currently the third oldest football club in the Serbian SuperLiga and the most successful football club in Serbia next to the rivals Crvena zvezda and Partizan Belgrade.

Mićo Vranješ

Mićo Vranješ

Mićo Vranješ is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender.

VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart or simply Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart has won the national championship five times, most recently in 2006–07, the DFB-Pokal three times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record three times.

SV Werder Bremen

SV Werder Bremen

Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V., commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the Bundesliga, the first tier of the German football league system. Bremen share the record for most seasons played in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, and are ranked third in the all-time Bundesliga table, behind Bayern and Borussia Dortmund.

Gençlerbirliği S.K.

Gençlerbirliği S.K.

Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı or simply Gençler. The club colours are black and red. The football team currently plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium, following the closure of the Ankara 19 Mayıs.

Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris FC, commonly known as Aris Thessaloniki FC, AFC or simply Aris, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Created in 1914 as Aris Thessaloniki Football Club, the club was a founding member of the Macedonian Football Clubs Association, as well as the Hellenic Football Federation. The colours of the club are golden/yellow, a dominant colour in the culture of Macedonia and reminiscent of the Byzantine heritage of Thessaloniki, and black. It is named after Ares, the ancient Olympian "God of War," associated also with courage and masculinity, whose image is portrayed on the club's logo as depicted in the Ludovisi Ares sculpture.

Olympiacos F.C.

Olympiacos F.C.

Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, their name was inspired from the ancient Olympic Games and along with the club's emblem, the laurel-crowned Olympic athlete, symbolize the Olympic ideals of ancient Greece. Their home ground is the Karaiskakis Stadium, a 32,115-capacity stadium in Piraeus.

HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka

Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka, commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka.

International career

Vranješ made his debut for Croatia in a June 1999 Korea Cup match against Egypt and earned a total of 26 caps, scoring no goals.[9] He was part of the national team squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he played in two games. He also played in the Croatian team at the 1998 Under-18 European Championship when Croatia won the third place. His final international was an October 2007 friendly match against Slovakia.[10]

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Croatia national football team

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni ('Blazers') and Kockasti.

Korea Cup

Korea Cup

The Korea Cup was an international football tournament held annually in South Korea from 1971 to 1999.

Egypt national football team

Egypt national football team

The Egypt national football team, known colloquially as "the Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt. The team's historical stadium is Cairo International Stadium, although matches are sometimes played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria.

2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama.

Exhibition game

Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team sports, matches of this type are often used to help coaches and managers select and condition players for the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team.

Slovakia national football team

Slovakia national football team

The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructed Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Slovakia is one of the newest national football teams in the world, having split from the Czechoslovakia national team after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. Slovakia maintains its own national side that competes in all major tournaments since.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11][12][13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NK Osijek 1997–98 Prva HNL 14 1 1 0 – – – – 15 1
1998–99 25 5 6 0 – – 2 1 33 6
1999–00 15 4 1 0 – – 2 0 18 4
Total 54 10 8 0 0 0 4 1 66 11
Bayer Leverkusen 1999–00 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 – – – – 2 0
2000–01 21 0 4 0 – – 5 0 30 0
2001–02 20 0 4 0 – – 12 0 36 0
2002–03 4 0 2 0 – – 2 0 8 0
Total 47 0 10 0 0 0 19 0 76 0
Bayer Leverkusen II 2002–03 Regionalliga Nord 4 0 – – – – – – 4 0
VfB Stuttgart 2003–04 Bundesliga 22 0 2 0 – – 4 0 28 0
2004–05 17 0 4 0 – – 5 0 26 0
Total 39 0 6 0 0 0 9 0 54 0
Werder Bremen 2005–06 Bundesliga 29 1 3 0 – – 4 0 36 1
2006–07 25 4 1 0 – – 9 0 38 4
2007–08 22 0 3 0 – – 6 0 31 0
2008–09 14 0 2 1 – – 2 0 18 1
2009–10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 90 5 9 1 1 0 21 0 121 6
Gençlerbirliği 2009–10 Süper Lig 13 0 0 0 – – – – 13 0
Aris FC 2011–12 Super League Greece 2 0 0 0 – – – – 2 0
HNK Rijeka 2012–13 Prva HNL 6 0 0 0 – – – – 6 0
Career total 276 15 31 1 1 0 53 1 361 17

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 1999 3 0
2000 1 0
2001 3 0
2002 3 0
2003 2 0
2004 5 0
2005 4 0
2006 3 0
2007 2 0
Total 26 0

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1997–98 Croatian First Football League

1997–98 Croatian First Football League

The 1997–98 Croatian First Football League was the seventh season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.

1998–99 Croatian First Football League

1998–99 Croatian First Football League

The 1998–99 Croatian First Football League was the eighth season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.

1999–2000 Croatian First Football League

1999–2000 Croatian First Football League

The 1999–2000 Croatian First Football League was the ninth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 July 1999 and ended on 13 May 2000. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their ninth championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Rijeka on 6 May 2000.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The club competes in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, and plays its home matches at the BayArena.

2000–01 Bundesliga

2000–01 Bundesliga

The 2000–01 Bundesliga was the 38th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 2000 and ended on 19 May 2001. FC Bayern Munich successfully defended their title after a last-minute Patrik Andersson goal denied Schalke 04 their first title.

2001–02 Bundesliga

2001–02 Bundesliga

The 2001–02 Bundesliga the 39th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 28 July 2001 and concluded on 4 May 2002.

2002–03 Bundesliga

2002–03 Bundesliga

The 2002–03 Bundesliga was the 40th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 9 August 2002 and concluded on 24 May 2003. This was the first season where the defending champions kicked–off the opening match.

2002–03 Regionalliga

2002–03 Regionalliga

The 2002–03 Regionalliga season was the ninth season of the Regionalliga at tier three (III) of the German football league system.

2003–04 Bundesliga

2003–04 Bundesliga

The 2003–04 Bundesliga was the 41st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 1 August 2003 and concluded on 22 May 2004.

2004–05 Bundesliga

2004–05 Bundesliga

The 2004–05 Bundesliga was the 42nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 6 August 2004 and concluded on 21 May 2005.

2005–06 Bundesliga

2005–06 Bundesliga

The 2005–06 Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 5 August 2005 and concluded on 13 May 2006.

2006–07 Bundesliga

2006–07 Bundesliga

The 2006–07 Bundesliga was the 44th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

Honours

Osijek

Bayer Leverkusen

Werder Bremen

Individual

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1998–99 Croatian Football Cup

1998–99 Croatian Football Cup

The 1998–99 Croatian Football Cup was the eighth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and it was won by Osijek. This was the first season when a preliminary round was played, with top level clubs entering the competition in the first round proper.

Bundesliga

Bundesliga

The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga, is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.

1999–2000 Bundesliga

1999–2000 Bundesliga

The 1999–2000 Bundesliga was the 37th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 13 August 1999 and ended on 20 May 2000. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

2001–02 Bundesliga

2001–02 Bundesliga

The 2001–02 Bundesliga the 39th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 28 July 2001 and concluded on 4 May 2002.

2001–02 DFB-Pokal

2001–02 DFB-Pokal

The 2001–02 DFB-Pokal was the 59th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 24 August 2001 and ended on 11 May 2002. In the final Schalke 04 defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4–2, defending their title from the previous season and thereby claiming their fourth title.

2001–02 UEFA Champions League

2001–02 UEFA Champions League

The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the 47th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the 10th since its rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title. The final's winning goal was scored by Zinedine Zidane, with a left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area into the top left corner.

2005–06 Bundesliga

2005–06 Bundesliga

The 2005–06 Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 5 August 2005 and concluded on 13 May 2006.

2007–08 Bundesliga

2007–08 Bundesliga

The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions.

2008–09 DFB-Pokal

2008–09 DFB-Pokal

The 2008–09 DFB-Pokal was the 66th season of the annual German football cup competition. The competition began with the first round on 7 August 2008, and ended with Werder Bremen defeating Bayer Leverkusen, who for their part eliminated defending champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, in the final at the Olympiastadion, Berlin on 30 May 2009. The winners of the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal would qualify to the fourth qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

2006 DFL-Ligapokal

2006 DFL-Ligapokal

The 2006 DFL-Ligapokal was the tenth edition of the DFL-Ligapokal. Werder Bremen won their first title, beating Bayern Munich 2–0 in the final.

2009 German Supercup

2009 German Supercup

The 2009 German Supercup, known as the Volkswagen SuperCup for sponsorship reasons, was an unofficial edition of the German Supercup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions.

2008–09 UEFA Cup

2008–09 UEFA Cup

The 2008–09 UEFA Cup was the 38th season of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup format; starting in 2009, the competition was known as the UEFA Europa League. Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time to win their first European title. Zenit Saint Petersburg were the defending champions but were eliminated by Udinese in the Round of 16.

Source: "Jurica Vranješ", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurica_Vranješ.

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References
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  5. ^ Vranješ, Jurica at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ "Werder will Kader verkleinern". mz-web.de (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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  8. ^ "S Vranješom potpisan sporazumni raskid" (in Croatian). Radio Rijeka. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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  12. ^ "Jurica Vranješ statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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  14. ^ Jurica Vranješ national team Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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