Haris Medunjanin

Haris Medunjanin

Medunjanin with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Full name Haris Medunjanin
Date of birth (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 4
Youth career
Swift Atletiek
AFC'34
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2008 AZ 25 (4)
2006–2007 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 32 (7)
2008–2010 Valladolid 42 (7)
2010–2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv 46 (9)
2012–2013 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 30 (4)
2013–2014 Gaziantepspor 32 (2)
2014–2016 Deportivo La Coruña 24 (2)
2016– Maccabi Tel Aviv 5 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Netherlands U21
2009– Bosnia and Herzegovina 48 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2015

Haris Medunjanin (born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Early life

Medunjanin was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the outbreak of Bosnian War in 1992, he moved to the Netherlands at the age of seven with his mother and sister, whilst his father was unable to leave, later losing his life.[2][3] Due to living in the latter country, he possessed dual citizenship, Bosnian and Dutch.

Club career

AZ

Medunjanin made his Eredivisie debut on 20 February 2005, with AZ. During his three-year spell, however, opportunities were scarce.[4][5][6]

For the 2006–07 season he was loaned to Sparta Rotterdam,[7] being essential as the modest club finished 13th by scoring seven league goals.[8]

Valladolid

After another unassuming campaign in Alkmaar,[9] Medunjanin was acquired by Spain's Real Valladolid in August 2008,[10] being relatively used in his first year (mainly as a substitute).[11]

In 2009–10, Medunjanin netted all of his five La Liga goals as a late substitute.[12][13] In January 2010, he and other teammates were fined €6,000 for breaching club discipline by "engaging in untimely nocturnal activities",[14] and the team was also eventually relegated.[15]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In June 2010, Medunjanin signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel for €1.8 million.[16] On 15 July he made his official debut for his new team, in a UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against Mogren, and scored in a 2–0 home win.[17]

Gaziantepspor

On 31 August 2012 Medunjanin signed with Turkish side Gaziantepspor on loan from Maccabi.[18][19] The move was made permanent before the start of the following season, on a three-year deal.[20][21]

Deportivo

On 12 August 2014, after a successful medical, free agent Medunjanin joined Deportivo La Coruña.[22] On 29 January 2016, having been deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Víctor Sánchez,[23] he terminated his contract,[24] and agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal with his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv two days later.[25]

International career

Netherlands

Medunjanin was part of the Netherlands under-21 team that won the 2006 tournament of the UEFA European Championship.[26] He was also called by coach Foppe de Haan for his squad in the 2007 tournament, held in the Netherlands;[27] the nation went on to retain its title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final,[28] and in the process qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Medunjanin playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

In a 2009 interview, Medunjanin expressed strong desire to play for his native Bosnia and Herzegovina, as new FIFA rules would allow.[29] In August of the same year, his paperwork for change of footballing citizenship was submitted to FIFA and, on 31 October 2009, national coach Miroslav Blažević invited the player for the 2010 FIFA World Cup playoff games against Portugal.[2] He made his debut – as a starter – in the decisive second leg, a 0–1 loss in Zenica (0–2 on aggregate).[30]

Medunjanin scored his first international goal on 17 November 2010, in a friendly against Slovakia.[31] In the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, he contributed with three goals against Albania (2–0, home),[32] Belarus (2–0, away)[33] and Luxembourg (5–0, home),[34] helping Bosnia to the second place in their group and to qualify for play-offs.

On 2 June 2014, Medunjanin was named in the squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup.[35] He made his debut in the tournament 14 days later, playing the last 16 minutes of a 1–2 group stage loss to Argentina.[36]

On 13 October 2015, Medunjanin scored a crucial brace against Cyprus to help Bosnia and Herzegovina reach the Euro 2016 play-offs after the 3–2 away win.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 February 2016.[38]
Club Season League Cup Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZ 2004–05 Eredivisie 3000–0030
2005–06 Eredivisie 10300–30133
2007–08 Eredivisie 12100–20141
Total 25400–50304
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2006–07 Eredivisie 32700–00327
Valladolid 2008–09 La Liga 18131––212
2009–10 La Liga 24510––255
Total 42641––467
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2010–11 Israeli Premier League 32841–644213
2011–12 Israeli Premier League 14132–91264
Total 46973–1556817
Gaziantepspor (loan) 2012–13 Süper Lig 30430––334
Gaziantepspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 32210––332
Total 62640––666
Deportivo La Coruña 2014–15 La Liga 24210––252
2015–16 La Liga 0020––20
Total 24230––272
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 3011––41
Career total 23434195–20527344

International

As of match played 16 November 2015.[39]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
200910
201061
2011113
201260
201391
201490
201562
Total487

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2010Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia
1–1
3–2
Friendly
2.7 June 2011Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Albania
1–0
2–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3.2 September 2011Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Belarus
2–0
2–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4.7 October 2011Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg
5–0
5–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
5.7 June 2013Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia
3–0
5–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.13 October 2015GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus
1–0
3–2
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
7.
2−2

Honours

International

Netherlands U21

References

  1. ↑ "Haris Medunjanin". Maccabi Tel Aviv. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Ostvareni san Harisa Medunjanina (Haris Medunjanin fulfilled dream); Sarajevo X, 1 November 2009 (Bosnian)
  3. ↑ Bosnia wait on FIFA approval for Haris Medunjanin; ESPN Soccernet, 4 November 2009
  4. ↑ "Van Gaal geeft Medunjanin de kans" [Van Gaal gives chance to Medunjanin] (in Dutch). AZ Jeugd. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Medunjanin inspireert AZ" [Medunjanin inspires AZ] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Haris Medunjanin" (in Dutch). Vergeten Spelers. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sparta huurt Medunjanin van AZ" [Sparta gets Medunjanin loan from AZ] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Vloet geeft Sparta goede kans in play-offs" [Vloet gives Sparta good chance in play-offs] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Van Gaal kiest voor Medunjanin" [Van Gaal kiest voor Medunjanin] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "AZ and Valladolid agree on Medunjanin transfer". AZ Alkmaar. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Medunjanin, año primero" [Medunjanin, year one] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Medunjanin calienta al Valladolid" [Medunjanin gets Valladolid fired up] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "'Microondas' Medunjanin" ['Microwave' Medunjanin] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Multa de 6.000 euros a Medunjanin" [6.000 euro fine to Medunjanin] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "El Valladolid no obró el milagro y desciende a segunda división" [Valladolid could not work miracle and is relegated to the second division] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  16. ↑ Visit of two foreign players; Maccabi Tel Aviv, 14 June 2010
  17. ↑ M. Tel-Aviv 2–0 Mogren; UEFA.com, 15 July 2010
  18. ↑ "Harís Medunjanín Gazíantepspor'da" [Haris Medunjanin to Gaziantepspor] (in Turkish). Gaziantespor. 31 August 2012.
  19. ↑ Haris Medunjanin potpisao za Gaziantepspor! (Haris Medunjanin signed for Gaziantepspor!); Sportin Vijesti, 31 August 2012 (Bosnian)
  20. ↑ "Haris Medunjanin potpisao za Gaziantepspor!" [Haris Medunjanin signed for Gaziantepspor!] (in Bosnian). Kladionica. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Medunjanin'nin büyük şaşkınlığı" [Medunjanin the surprise] (in Turkish). Radikal. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Medunjanin aterrizó en A Coruña para pasar reconocimiento médico en el HM Modelo" [Haris Medunjanin landed in A Coruña to undergo a medical at the HM Modelo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "Medunjanin, sin minutos tampoco en la Copa" [Medunjanin, no minutes even in Cup] (in Spanish). La Opinión A Coruña. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  24. ↑ "Haris Medunjanin više nije igrač Deportiva" [Medunjanin is no longer a player of Deportivo] (in Bosnian). Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Medunjanin signs 1,5 year deal". Maccabi Tel Aviv. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "Netherlands turn to Medunjanin". UEFA.com. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  27. ↑ "Medunjanin en Drost haken af bij Jong Oranje" [Medunjanin and Drost out injured from Jong Oranje] (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  28. 1 2 "Jong Oranje clinch European crown". UEFA.com. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  29. ↑ 'Ako dobijem Ćirin poziv, dolazim' ('If I get a call from Ćiro, I come'); Clix, 25 July 2009 (Bosnian)
  30. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Portugal". FIFA.com. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  31. ↑ "Slovakia 2–3 Bosnia: Dzeko on target in deserved win". Goal.com. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  32. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina defeat ten-man Albania". UEFA.com. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  33. ↑ Bosnia and Herzegovina buoyed by win in Belarus; UEFA.com, 2 September 2011
  34. ↑ Bosnia and Herzegovina bowl over Luxembourg; UEFA.com, 7 October 2011
  35. ↑ "Bosnia-Herzegovina 2014 World Cup Squad". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  36. ↑ "Bosnia beaten by Messi marvel". FIFA.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  37. ↑ "Cyprus 2–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina". Sky Sports. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  38. ↑ "H. Medunjanin". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  39. ↑ "Haris Medunjanin". European Football. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  40. ↑ "2006: Huntelaar thrives in Dutch triumph". UEFA.com. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

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