Mario Vrančić
 Vrančić playing for Paderborn in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Vrančić | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Slavonski Brod, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SV Darmstadt 98 | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | VfR Kesselstadt | ||
| 2004–2006 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 38 | (17) |
| 2006–2011 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Rot Weiss Ahlen (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Borussia Dortmund II | 44 | (13) |
| 2012–2015 | SC Paderborn 07 | 93 | (12) |
| 2015– | SV Darmstadt 98 | 15 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Germany U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U20 | 11 | (3) |
| 2015– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2016. | |||
Mario Vrančić (born 23 May 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club SV Darmstadt 98 and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Club career
Vrančić started his professional career at 1. FSV Mainz 05.
On 26 June 2009, was loaned out for one season to Rot Weiss Ahlen.[2]
After his return to Mainz, he was relegated to the reserves, and six months later, he left the club to join Borussia Dortmund II.[3]
On 1 July 2012 he joined SC Paderborn 07[4] for whom he played for in the 2. Bundesliga and Bundesliga until the end of the 2014–15 season.
On 24 June 2015, he signed for newly promoted side SV Darmstadt 98.[5]
International career
Vrančić has represented Germany at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level.[6] He won 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with Germany.[7]
In 2015, Vrančić received a green light from FIFA to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.[8] In August 2015, Vrančić was called up by Mehmed Baždarević.
He made his debut for the Bosnian national team on September 6 against Andorra. Bosnia and Herzegovina won the game 3–0 after goals from Ermin Bičakčić, Edin Džeko and Senad Lulić.[9]
Personal life
Mario has an older brother, Damir Vrančić, who is also a footballer. He also holds German citizenship.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 25 March 2016.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Mario Vrancic" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Vrancic career statistics" (in German).
- ↑ "Ivanschitz bleibt, Vrancic geht" [Ivanschitz stays, Vrancic goes] (in German). DFL. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "Vrancic wechselt an die Pader" (in German). kicker.de. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Erster Neuzugang: Vrancic wechselt vom SC Paderborn zu den Lilien" (in German). sv98.de. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "National team player Mario Vrancic". DFB. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "UEFA-U19-Europameisterschaft - Termine & Resultate - Spiel". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008.
- ↑ Šljivak, M. (5 June 2015). "Mario Vrančić može igrati za BiH!" (in Bosnian). http://sportsport.ba/. Retrieved 27 August 2015. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Nightingale, Tom (6 September 2015). "Result: Bosnia-Herzegovina cruise past Andorra". Sports Mole. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ Mario Vrančić at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Mario Vrančić profile at Fussballdaten
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