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]
 Vranješ with Werder Bremen in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | |||
Club career
editVranješ 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]
International career
editVranješ 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]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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
edit| 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 | |
Honours
editOsijek
Bayer Leverkusen
- Bundesliga runner-up: 1999–00 2001–02
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2002
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
Werder Bremen
- Bundesliga runner-up: 2005–06, 2007–08
- DFB-Pokal: 2009
- DFL-Ligapokal: 2006
- DFL-Supercup: 2009
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 2008–09
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b "Jurica Vranješ » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Jurica Vranjes" (in German). fussballdaten.de.
- ^ "Jurica Vranjes". BBC Sport. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ Šoškić, V. (12 October 2009). "Igrači iz bivše SFRJ su svuda zaduženi za atmosferu". Danas.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Vranješ, Jurica at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Werder will Kader verkleinern". mz-web.de (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Genclerbirligi sign Werder Bremen midfielder". Ontheminute.com. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "S Vranješom potpisan sporazumni raskid" (in Croatian). Radio Rijeka. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Appearances for Croatia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Jurica Vranješ statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Jurica Vranješ national team Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
External links
edit- Jurica Vranješ at WorldFootball.net
- Jurica Vranješ at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jurica Vranješ at kicker (in German)
- Jurica Vranješ at FBref.com
- Jurica Vranješ at the Croatian Football Federation
