Ervin Zukanović

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Ervin Zukanović
Personal information
Full name	Ervin Zukanović
Date of birth	(1987-02-11) 11 February 1987
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Gent
Number	23
Youth career
	Bubamara 91
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Željezničar	18	(0)
2006–2007	Austria Lustenau II	9	(0)
2008–2010	FCV Dender EH	47	(2)
2010–2011	Eupen	33	(4)
2011–2012	Kortrijk	56	(8)
2013–	Gent	16	(0)
National team
2012–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Ervin Zukanović (born 11 February 1987) is a Bosnian football player who plays as a defender for Gent in Belgium.^[1] In the 2005/06-season, he started his career as a professional soccer player in the Bosnian team Željezničar Sarajevo. One year afterwards, he went to the Austrian Austria Lustenau, but he got hardly any playing opportunities here.

Zukanović went along FK Velež in Germany, to the small team KFC Uerdingen 05. He came into the spotlight of several teams. Excelsior Moeskroen was interested, but finally, FCV Dender transferred him to the Belgian First Division during winter break. The Bosnian defender became a player in the basic team of Dender, but was sent down to Second Division at the end of the season.

The left-footed defender became in the Dender-team of Johan Boskamp a basic player, but the team didn't manage to promote to First Division anymore. In summer 2010, Zukanović was transferred to the promoted team KAS Eupen, in which he entered to succeed Mijat Marić. Zukanović became a basic player in the team out of the East Cantons, but at the end of the season, the team fell to Second Division again.

2011, the Bosnian player signed in the team of KV Kortrijk, in which Hein Vanhaezebrouck was coach. Together with Baptiste Martin, he constituted a solid duo in central defense. In his first season in Kortrijk, Zukanović immediately reached the cup final, which was lost with 1–0 to KSC Lokeren. Nevertheless, the team managed to qualify for play-off I. Zukanović was linked to RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge, PSV and Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[2]

In the season 2012–13, Zukanović left during the winter transfer period. He left Kortrijk for Gent, the team in which he should become a strong player in central defence.^[3]

International career

He scored his first goal in a friendly match against Slovenia on 6 February 2013, but it was ruled offside.

References

↑ http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/ervin-zukanovic-potpisao-za-gent/94794
↑ Anderlecht krijgt concurrentie voor Zukanovic Anderlecht-online.be, 10 April 2012
↑ Ervin Zukanovic tekent voor 4,5 seizoen bij KAA Gent kaagent.be, 24 December 2012

v t e K.A.A. Gent – current squad

1 Sels 4 Nahayo 5 González Pirez 7 Habibou 8 Thijs 9 Dejaegere 10 Neto 11 Kage 12 Vandeputte 13 Puljić 15 Diabaté 17 Van der Bruggen 18 Gavazaj 19 Rafinha 20 Maes 21 Asare 23 Zukanović 24 Soumahoro 26 Lepoint 27 Caenepeel 28 Pedersen 30 Savić 33 Padt 39 Privat 77 Miličević Boeckx Manager: Rednic

Persondata
Name	Zukanovic, Ervin
Alternative names
Short description	Bosnian footballer
Date of birth	11 February 1987
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death

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