Jurica Vranješ

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Jurica Vranješ
Personal information
Full name Jurica Vranješ
Date of birth January 31, 1980 (1980-01-31) (age 28)
Place of birth    Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Werder Bremen
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997–2000
2000–2003
2003–2005
2005–		 NK Osijek
Bayer Leverkusen
VfB Stuttgart
Werder Bremen		 54 (10)
46 (0)
39 (0)
75 (5)   
National team2
 ?–?
1999–		 Croatia U-18
Croatia		  ? (?)
26 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16 April 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 16 October 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jurica Vranješ [ˈjuritsa ˈʋraɲɛʃ] (born January 31, 1980 in Osijek) is a Croatian football midfielder. He currently plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.

[edit] Career

Vranješ was born in Osijek, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. He played for NK Osijek between 1997 and 1999. He then moved to Bayer Leverkusen where he played three seasons until moving to VfB Stuttgart in 2003 and finally to Bremen in 2005.

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.

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Croatia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Pletikosa • 2 Šerić • 3 Šimunić • 4 Tomas • 5 Rapaić • 6 Živković • 7 Vugrinec • 8 Prosinečki • 9 Šuker • 10 N. Kovač • 11 Bokšić • 12 Butina • 13 Stanić • 14 Soldo • 15 Šarić • 16 Vranješ • 17 Jarni • 18 Olić • 19 Vlaović • 20 Šimić • 21 R. Kovač • 22 Balaban • 23 Vasilj • Coach: Jozić
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Croatia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Pletikosa • 2 Srna • 3 Šimunić • 4 R. Kovač • 5 Tudor • 6 Vranješ • 7 Šimić • 8 Babić • 9 Pršo • 10 N. Kovač • 11 Tokić • 12 Didulica • 13 Tomas • 14 Modrić • 15 I. Leko • 16 J. Leko • 17 Klasnić • 18 Olić • 19 N. Kranjčar • 20 Šerić • 21 Balaban • 22 Bošnjak • 23 Butina • Coach: Z. Kranjčar
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Werder Bremen – current squad

1 Wiese • 2 Boenisch • 3 Pasanen • 4 Naldo • 5 Wome • 6 Baumann • 7 Vranješ • 8 Fritz • 9 Rosenberg • 10 Diego • 11 Özil • 13 Tošić • 14 Hunt • 15 Owomoyela • 17 Klasnić • 18 Sanogo • 20 Jensen • 22 Frings • 23 Almeida • 24 Borowski • 25 Niemeyer • 28 Schindler • 29 Mertesacker • 31 Artmann • 33 Vander • 34 Harnik • 38 Bischoff • 40 Pellatz • Manager: Schaaf


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