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Ognjen Vukojević

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Ognjen Vukojević
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Vukojević with Dynamo Kyiv in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ognjen Vukojević[1]
Date of birth (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Bjelovar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Croatia U20 (manager)
Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
Croatia (scout)
Youth career
Mladost Ždralovi
Bjelovar
1996-2002 Varteks Varaždin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Bjelovar 7 (0)
2003–2005 Slaven Belupo 53 (5)
2005 Lierse 9 (0)
2006–2008 Dinamo Zagreb 66 (11)
2008–2015 Dynamo Kyiv 141 (10)
2013 → Spartak Moscow (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2015 → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) 17 (0)
2015–2017 Austria Wien 22 (1)
Total 324 (27)
International career
2003–2005 Croatia U21 17 (3)
2007–2014 Croatia 55 (4)
Managerial career
2017–2020 Dynamo Kyiv (scout)
2018– Croatia (scout)
2019– Croatia U20
2020– Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ognjen Vukojević (born 20 December 1983) is a Croatian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the manager of the Croatia national under-20 team, an assistant manager of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv, and a scout of the Croatia national team.[2]

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Association football

Association football

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Manager (association football)

Manager (association football)

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Football player

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Croatia national under-20 football team

Croatia national under-20 football team

The Croatia national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Croatia and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia.

Ukrainian Premier League

Ukrainian Premier League

The Ukrainian Premier League or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha it was formed in 1991 as part of the 1992 Ukrainian football championship upon discontinuation of the 1991 Soviet football championship and included the Ukraine-based clubs that competed previously in the Soviet top three tiers competitions as well as better clubs of the Ukrainian republican competitions. The initial season of the league featured six former Soviet Top League clubs among which were Dynamo, Shakhtar, Chornomorets, Dnipro, Metalist, Metalurh as well as four more clubs that previously also competed at the top league.

FC Dynamo Kyiv

FC Dynamo Kyiv

Football Club Dynamo Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officially formed only in 1989 and currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League, and has never been relegated to a lower division. The club has secured brand rights from the Ukrainian Dynamo society and has no direct relations to the sports society since 1989. Their home is the 70,050 capacity Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex.

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.

Club career

Early career

Vukojević started to play football at Mladost Ždralovi[3] and moved to NK Bjelovar before joining NK Varteks Varaždin in 1996, where he would play until 2002, when, after finishing his youth years, he was released by the club.[4]

After a season back at NK Bjelovar, Vukojević started his professional career at Slaven Belupo in 2003. He moved to Belgian side Lierse S.K. in 2005, but was not given a chance to prove his talent at the club and decided to return to Croatia in December 2005, signing with Dinamo Zagreb.

Dinamo Zagreb

Vukojević made his debut for Dinamo Zagreb in their 3–0 win at home to Međimurje on 4 March 2006. During the 2006–07 season, he established himself as a regular at the club and was often nicknamed "Dinamo's Gattuso" because of his style of play.

In the autumn of 2006, Vukojević also made six European appearances for Dinamo Zagreb, appearing in all of their four UEFA Champions League qualifiers against Ekranas and Arsenal as well as both of their matches against Auxerre in the first round of the UEFA Cup. He scored one goal in Dinamo's 5–2 win at home to Ekranas.

In the first part of the 2007–08 season, Vukojević appeared in all of Dinamo Zagreb's 12 European matches that season, making six appearances in the UEFA Champions League qualifying and further six in the UEFA Cup. He scored one goal apiece in Dinamo's home matches against Domžale and Werder Bremen in the UEFA Champions League qualifying as well as both of their goals in the UEFA Cup group stage, netting the equaliser in a 2–1 away defeat at Brann and the opening goal in a 1–1 away draw at Rennes.

In 2007–08, he also had a successful season for Dinamo Zagreb in the Prva HNL, scoring 11 goals in 29 league appearances as the club won their third consecutive league title. During his time at Dinamo Zagreb, the club also won two consecutive Croatian Football Cup titles.

Dynamo Kyiv

In action at Spartak Moscow
In action at Spartak Moscow

On 26 May 2008, Vukojević signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv.[5] He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut on 19 July 2008 in Dynamo Kyiv's 2–0 win at home to Illichivets and quickly established himself as a regular at the club.

Vukojević also helped Dynamo Kyiv reaching the UEFA Champions League group stage, appearing in all of their four qualifiers against Drogheda United and Spartak Moscow. In his first match in the UEFA Champions League group stage, a 1–1 draw at home to Arsenal, he won a penalty after being fouled by Bacary Sagna, with Ismaël Bangoura scoring the opening goal of the match from the penalty.[6]

On 4 October 2008, Vukojević scored his first goal for Dynamo Kyiv, netting the opening goal in their 4–0 away win at Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. He went on to appear in all of Dynamo Kyiv's six UEFA Champions League group matches, helping the club to finish third in their group and continue their European campaign in the UEFA Cup. He continued to appear regularly in the competition and scored his first European goal for Dynamo Kyiv on 12 March 2009 in the first leg of their round of 16 tie against Metalist Kharkiv, netting the only goal in his team's 1–0 victory. He missed the second leg due to a yellow-card suspension as Dynamo won the tie on away goals and secured their place in the quarter-finals. During the quarter final second leg against Paris Saint Germain, he scored the final goal in a 3–0 win, helping the side to a 3–0 aggregate win.[7]

Spartak Moscow

After losing his position in the starting line-up of Dynamo Kyiv, Vukojević was sent on a loan to Russian side Spartak Moscow until the end of the season 2012–13.[8]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 11 August 2014, Vukojević joined Dinamo Zagreb on a season-long loan.[9]

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NK Bjelovar

NK Bjelovar

NK Bjelovar is a Croatian football club based in the town of Bjelovar.

NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

Varaždinski športski nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as VŠNK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, was a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. During its 74-year existence, they played their home matches at the Stadion Varteks, which was renovated through the years and reached an all-seating capacity of 10,800. For the majority of its life, the 52 years from 1958 to 2010, the club was known as NK Varteks, honouring the name of its principal sponsor during those years.

NK Slaven Belupo

NK Slaven Belupo

Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo, often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica.

Belgium

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Lierse S.K.

Lierse S.K.

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six Belgian clubs to have played in the UEFA Champions League group stage, the other being Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Genk, Standard Liège and KAA Gent.

NK Međimurje

NK Međimurje

NK Međimurje is a Croatian football club based in Čakovec. The club is named after Međimurje, the region in northern Croatia where Čakovec is located.

Gennaro Gattuso

Gennaro Gattuso

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FK Ekranas

FK Ekranas

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Arsenal F.C.

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AJ Auxerre

AJ Auxerre

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NK Domžale

NK Domžale

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Croatian Football Cup

Croatian Football Cup

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International career

Vukojević was first called up to the Croatia national team in August 2007. He made his international debut on 16 October 2007 in Croatia's 3–0 win in a friendly match against Slovakia, coming on as a half-time substitute and scoring his first international goal only two minutes into the second half to give Croatia a 2–0 lead. His competitive debut for Croatia came in their 2–0 away defeat at Macedonia in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, where he came off the bench to replace Niko Kranjčar in the final 15 minutes of the game.

Vukojević was also part of Croatia's squad at the UEFA Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland, where he appeared in two of the team's four matches. He came on as a late substitute for Ivica Olić in Croatia's opening match against Austria and played all 90 minutes in their final group match against Poland. Croatia won both of these matches 1–0.

He made his first appearance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Croatia's goalless draw at Ukraine on 11 October 2008 and also appeared in their 4–0 win at home to Andorra four days later, being in the starting line-up for both of these matches.

On 27 June 2014, Vukojević announced his retirement from the Croatia national team.[10] He earned a total of 55 caps, scoring 4 goals,[11] and his final international was a May 2014 friendly match against Mali.[12]

International goals

List of international goals scored by Ognjen Vukojević
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2007 Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia  Slovakia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 14 October 2009 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 0–1 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 2 September 2011 Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 0–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4 25 May 2012 Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia  Estonia 3–0 3–1 Friendly

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Austria

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Ivica Olić

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Austria national football team

Austria national football team

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Poland national football team

Poland national football team

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Andorra national football team

Andorra national football team

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Mali national football team

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Kazakhstan national football team

Kazakhstan national football team

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Managerial career

On 10 May 2019, Vukojević was named the manager of the Croatia national under-20 team.[13]

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

Dynamo Kyiv

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2006–07 Croatian Football Cup

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2007–08 Croatian Football Cup

2007–08 Croatian Football Cup

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2014–15 Croatian Football Cup

2014–15 Croatian Football Cup

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Croatian Football Super Cup

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Ukrainian Premier League

Ukrainian Premier League

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2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League

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Ukrainian Cup

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2013–14 Ukrainian Cup

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Ukrainian Super Cup

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Source: "Ognjen Vukojević", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 22nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ognjen_Vukojević.

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