Antonio Rukavina

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Antonio Rukavina
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Rukavina
Date of birth	January 26, 1984 (1984-01-26) (age 24)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right Back
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Number	14
Youth clubs
	FK Bežanija
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2007 2007-2008 2008 -	FK Bežanija FK Partizan Borussia Dortmund	124 (26) 36 (4) 11 (0)
National team2
2006 -	Serbia	11 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 28, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Antonio Rukavina (Serbian Cyrillic: Антонио Рукавина; born January 26, 1984 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia^[1]), is a Serbian football player currently playing for Borussia Dortmund as a defender. Rukavina joined Partizan in January 2007 after an impressive spell with FK Bežanija, and eventually became team captain. He is a prominent member of the Serbian national team after being called up from the U-21 team. On the 5th of January 2008, Rukavina was transferred to German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund for a fee of €2.5m.

His nickname is Pirke.

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• Antonio Rukavina's profile and stats
• Partizan Profile

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