Ognjen Vranješ
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ognjen Vranješ | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Borac Banja Luka | 41 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Napredak Kruševac (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Sheriff (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Krasnodar | 37 | (1) |
| 2013 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 7 | (2) |
| 2014 | Elazığspor | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Příbram | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gaziantepspor | 23 | (0) |
| 2016– | Sporting Gijón | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2010– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2016. | |||
Ognjen Vranješ (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Врањеш; born 24 October 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sporting Gijón and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. A central defender, he can also play as a right back.
Club career
Vranješ has played for FK Borac Banja Luka in the Bosnian Premier League before moving to Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. After struggling to establish himself in the first team of Red Star, he first went on loan to Napredak Kruševac and then to Sheriff from Moldova for the 2010–11 season. He caused some controversy when he celebrated Sheriff eliminating Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb in the qualification for the Champions League, wearing a Red Star shirt.[2]
On 12 January 2011, Vranješ signed a three and a half year contract for Krasnodar in the Russian First Division.[3]
On 12 December 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Alania Vadikavkaz.[4] In May 2013, he suffered an injury which kept him off the pitch for almost 8 months.[5]
After he returned to the pitch, he signed a contract with Turkish side Elazığspor. Even though he played very well for them, it was not enough to help escape the relegation to second level of Turkish league.
On 2 February 2015, he signed for Turkish club Gaziantepspor.[6] On 25 January 2016, his contract was mutually terminated.[7]
On 26 January 2016, he signed for Spanish club Sporting Gijón until the end of season.[8]
International career
He was a part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 for several years. In August 2010, coach of the senior team, Safet Sušić decided to give Vranješ his debut and included him in the squad to meet Luxembourg and France in the first matches for the Euro 2012.[9]
Vranješ had to wait until November to get his debut, when he started in friendly match against Slovakia.[10]
Sušić included Vranješ in his team for friendly against Wales on 15 August 2012.
Vranješ played the full 90 minutes on 16 October 2012 in Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3–0 win against Lithuania. He made a great defensive play that save a goal from being scored.[11]
Sušić included Vranješ in his team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. After being on the bench in the first two group games, he made his World Cup debut in the match against Iran, where he played the last 30 minutes.[12]
Personal life
Ognjen has an older brother, Stojan Vranješ, who is also a footballer.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 16 November 2015.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Vranjes Sporting profile".
- ↑ http://www.mondo.rs/s178700/Sport/Fudbal/Delije_na__Maksimiru.html
- ↑ http://scsport.ba/v2/tekst.php?ID=13429
- ↑ http://scsport.ba/vijest/47484
- ↑ "Vranjes undergoes surgery" (in Bosnian).
- ↑ "Vranjes is a new Gaziantepspor player" (in Bosnian).
- ↑ "Vranjes leaves Gaziantepspor" (in Bosnian).
- ↑ "El Sporting ha llegado a un acuerdo para el fichaje del internacional bosnio Ognjen Vranjes" (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón website. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.source.ba/clanak/944878323561/sport/Lulić,%20Bunoza%20i%20Vranješ%20novi%20igrači/?ref=ostali
- ↑ http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-46824.htm
- ↑
- ↑ "Bosnia Iran 3-1".
- ↑ Ognjen Vranješ at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
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- Ognjen Vranješ profile at BDFutbol
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