Zlatko Junuzović

Zlatko Junuzović (Serbian Cyrillic: Златко Јунузовић, German pronunciation: [ˈzlatko juˈnuːzɔvɪtʃ]; born 26 September 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg. From 2006 till 2017 he represented the Austrian national team. He is known as a free-kick specialist.[4][5]

Zlatko Junuzović
Junuzović in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987
Place of birth Loznica,[1] SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder[2][3]
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 16
Youth career
1994–1999 Kühnsdorf
1999–2005 Grazer AK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Grazer AK 70 (9)
2007–2009 Austria Kärnten 57 (3)
2009–2012 Austria Wien 82 (21)
2012–2018 Werder Bremen 188 (21)
2018– Red Bull Salzburg 45 (7)
National team
Austria U19 2 (1)
2007 Austria U20 11 (4)
2005–2008 Austria U21 15 (3)
2006–2017 Austria 55 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:26, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Junuzović moved with his parents to Austria when he was five years old. Before his 12th birthday, they went on to Graz, where he soon played for the youth teams of Grazer AK. Junuzović became an Austrian citizen as youth.

Club career

Aged 17, Junuzović made his debut for Grazer AK in the Bundesliga in spring 2005. In 2006, he was called up to play for the ÖFB-Team and became a regular starter for Grazer AK. In summer 2007, Junuzović moved to SK Austria Kärnten before joining FK Austria Wien in summer 2009.

In 2010, Junuzović was awarded two awards for his performances with Austria Wien and the national team: the managers of the Austrian Bundesliga voted him Austrian Footballer of the Year[6] and the country's supporters voted him "Player of the Year"[7] in the annual award awarded by the Kronen Zeitung.

In January 2012, Junuzović joined Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, signing a contract running until 30 June 2015. In February 2015, it was announced that Junuzović’ contract had been extended until June 2018.[8]

Having completed the 2014–2015 season with six goals and 15 assists – only Kevin De Bruyne and Thomas Müller achieved more assists –, Junuzović was voted "Player of the Season" by Werder's fans.[9]

On 18 March 2017, he scored his second goal of the 2016–17 season in a 3–0 win against Leipzig, a match that saw all three of Werder Bremen's Austrian players score in the club's highest win of the season.[10][11]

In April 2018, Junuzović announced he would leave Werder Bremen after six and half years at the club.[12][13]

Personal life

Junuzović was born in the Serbian town of Loznica, to a family originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[14]

International career

Junuzović played for Austria at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup[15] where they claimed fourth place. He made his debut for the senior team in a March 2006 friendly match against Canada.

He represented the national team at 2016 UEFA Euro.[16]

In October 2017, after the conclusion of the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup during which Austria failed to reach qualification, Junuzović announced his retirement from the national team.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 October 2020[3][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grazer AK 2004–05 Austrian Bundesliga 40——40
2005–06 Austrian Bundesliga 3241041375
2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga 34520—365
Total 70930417710
Austria Kärnten 2007–08 Austrian Bundesliga 282——282
2008–09 Austrian Bundesliga 29111—302
Total 5731100584
Austria Wien 2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 3061080396
2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 33931313911
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 19621120337
Total 82216223111124
Werder Bremen 2011–12 Bundesliga 150——150
2012–13 Bundesliga 30310—313
2013–14 Bundesliga 26210—272
2014–15 Bundesliga 33620—356
2015–16 Bundesliga 30430—334
2016–17 Bundesliga 30411—315
2017–18 Bundesliga 24220—262
Total 18821910019722
Red Bull Salzburg 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 21441101356
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 2334170344
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 10101030
Total 457921817210
Career total 4426128645351570
  1. Includes appearances in the Austrian Cup and the DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International goals
As of 29 March 2016[19]
Scores and goals list Austria's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2011Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
4–1
4–1
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
21 June 2012Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Ukraine
1–0
3–2
Friendly
311 September 2012Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Germany
1–2
1–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
422 March 2013Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Faroe Islands
4–0
6–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
527 March 2015Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
4–0
5–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
65 September 2015Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Moldova
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
729 March 2016Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Turkey
1–0
1–2
Friendly

Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

References
  1. Austrian Football Association: ÖFB Kader gegen Russkand (UEFA EURO 2016 Raiffeisen-Qualifikationsspiel, 15. November 2014) und Brasilien (freundschaftliches Länderspiel im Rahmen der Gillette Brasil Global Tour, 18. November 2014) (pdf)
  2. "Zlatko Junuzović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. "Z. Junuzović". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. Fahim, Oisin (2 June 2015). "Top six players with highest free-kick conversion rate". Squawka. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. "Dead-ball specialist". SV Werder Bremen. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. "Liga-Trainer wählen Junuzovic zum "Spieler des Jahres"" [League coaches vote Junuzovic "Player of the Year"]. Kronen Zeitung (in German). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. "Siege für Junuzovic, Krejc und Pacult" [Wins for Junuzovic, Krejc und Pacult]. Kronen Zeitung (in German). 7 February 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. "Junuzovic pens Bremen extension". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  9. "Junuzovic voted "Player of the Season". Werder Bremen. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  10. Knips, Björn (18 March 2017). "Der Ösi-Tag: Werder feiert Kaiserschmarrn-Sieg". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  11. "Werder Bremen - RB Leipzig 3:0, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2016/17, 25.Spieltag - Spielbericht". kicker Online (in German). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  12. Butler, Dylan (25 April 2018). "Report: SV Werder Bremen midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic primed for MLS move". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  13. "Thank you Zladdi and all the best for the future". SV Werder Bremen. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20150502201317/http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/184411/kako-se-osjeca-bosanac-iz-loznice-pred-utakmicu-protiv-svojih
  15. Zlatko Junuzović – FIFA competition record
  16. "Austria-Hungary | Line-up | UEFA Euro". UEFA. com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  17. "Junuzovic beendet Nationalmannschaftskarriere". kicker Online (in German). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  18. "Zlatko Junuzović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  19. Zlatko Junuzović at National-Football-Teams.com
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