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 | |||
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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 | NK 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 FC[2] | 2 | (0) |
2012 | HNK Rijeka | 6 | (0) |
Total | 250 | (15) | |
National team | |||
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 |
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 Thessaloniki F.C. He made his debut in the yellow jersey against Olympiacos. His contract was terminated on 10 January 2012. In May 2012, he joined HNK Rijeka in Croatia, where he played six games before his contract with the club was terminated in November 2012.[8]
Vranješ was part of the Croatian national team in 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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
Osijek
Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen
Jurica Vranješ international tournament squads | |||||||
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Croatian Football Hope of the Year | |
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