Dario Vujičević

Dario Vujičević (born 1 April 1990) is a Croatian[1][2] retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Raised in Germany, he also holds German citizenship.[3]

Dario Vujičević
Vujičević playing for FC Twente
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2001 SpVgg Emsdetten 05
2001–2007 Schalke 04
2007–2009 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Twente 23 (0)
2011VVV-Venlo (loan) 15 (1)
2012–2017 Heracles Almelo 31 (1)
Total 69 (2)
National team
2010–2011 Croatia U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Early life

Vujičević was born in Sarajevo, then still part of SFR Yugoslavia, his family later fled to Gronau, Germany and close to the Dutch border, to escape the Bosnian War.[4]

Netherlands

After coming through the FC Twente youth system, he was promoted to their senior side in 2009. He was loaned to VVV-Venlo in January 2011.[5] After joining Dutch side Heracles Almelo in summer 2012,[6] Vujičević was plagued by injuries, being out of the team for long periods.[7] In February 2017, he agreed to be released from his contract from 1 March.[8]

References

  1. 'Nismo razmišljali o BiH, samo o Hrvatskoj!'
  2. "'VUJIČEVIĆ DEBITUJE ZA MLADE VATRENE'". Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  3. "Dario Vujicevic" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. "Leerzame Periode Voor Vujičević" (in Dutch). FC Twente. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  5. FC Twente verhuurt Vujicevic aan VVV-Venlo - NU (in Dutch)
  6. Vujicevic verdient contract bij Heracles - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
  7. Na alle tegenslagen, is elke minuut een bonus voor Vujicevic - Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch)
  8. Heracles Almelo en Dario Vujicevic beëindigen contract‚ heracles.nl, 27 February 2017
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