Mario Gavranović
 Gavranović with Schalke 04 in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Gavranović | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lugano, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Zürich | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | AS Vezia | ||
| 2000–2006 | Team Ticino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Lugano | 21 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Yverdon-Sport | 20 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Schalke 04 II | 5 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Schalke 04 | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | FC Zürich | 14 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Switzerland U17 | 1 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U19 | 8 | (6) |
| 2008– | Switzerland U21 | 14 | (3) |
| 2011– | Switzerland | 8 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mario Gavranović (born on 24 November 1989 in Lugano) is a Swiss footballer [2] playing for Swiss Super League club FC Zürich.
Early life
Born to Bosnian Croat parents, his family moved from Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina to Lugano, Switzerland one year before Gavranović was born.
Career
Gavranović began his football career with AS Vezia, before was scouted by Team Ticino U18 the youth academy of AC Lugano.[3] In the 2006–07 season he played his first professional games in the Swiss Challenge League for FC Lugano and in his second season he scored eight goals in 21 games. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Yverdon-Sport and scored another eight goals in only 20 games. For the 2008–09 season, he moved to Neuchâtel Xamax.[4] After a successful start at Neuchâtel Xamax having scored eight goals in 17 games,[5] Gavranović left his team to sign for Schalke 04 on 1 February 2010.[6]
Gavranović scored a vital goal for Schalke 04 in the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions league 2010–11 against Valencia, which led his team on to victory.
On 15 July 2012, Gavranović scored his first goal for FC Zürich by a penalty.
International career
Gavranović is member of the Switzerland national football team. He represented the country on a U-21 level in 14 games and scored three goals. On 26 March 2011, he made a national team debut in the 0–0 draw with Bulgaria in a Euro 2012 qualifier. His first goals arrived in a brace scored in a 4–2 friendly win over Croatia on 15 August 2012.
International goals
- Scores and results table. Switzerland's goal tally first:
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 August 2012 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia |  Croatia | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 August 2012 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia | Croatia | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 12 October 2012 | Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 16 October 2012 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Schalke 04
References
- ↑ "Mario Gavranovic" (in German). schalke04.de. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ↑ "'Nikad ne bih mogao slaviti golove protiv Hrvatske, osjećam se Hrvatom koliko i Švicarcem'" (in Croatian). jutarnji.hr. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Neuchâtel Xamax". rotweiss24.ch.
- ↑ "Xamax verliert weiteren Stürmer" (in German). NZZ Online. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ↑ "Kuljic zu Xamax, aber Gavranovic geht ebenfalls" (in German). football.ch. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ↑ "Schweizer U21-Nationalspieler Mario Gavranovic jetzt ein Schalker" (in German). schalke04.de. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
External links
- Mario Gavranovic at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Mario Gavranović on the website of the Swiss Football League
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