Senad Lulić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Senad Lulić | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger, Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lazio | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2006 | Chur 97 | 24 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Bellinzona | 63 | (13) |
| 2008–2010 | Grasshopper | 41 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Young Boys | 31 | (6) |
| 2011– | Lazio | 76 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Senad Lulić (born 18 January 1986) is a Bosnian footballer who plays for Lazio in the Italian Serie A.[1]
Lulić was born in Mostar, but he spent most of his childhood in Jablanica.[2]
Early years
Lulić moved in his childhood to Switzerland due to the Bosnian War and started his football career at Chur 97. He then moved to Bellinzona, where he helped the club gain promotion to the Swiss Super League in his last season at the Ticino-based club. In July 2008, he joined Grasshopper Club Zürich,[3] playing two seasons for Grasshopper before being transferred to Bernese club BSC Young Boys.[4] After a successful lone season at Young Boys, where Lulić scored a total of nine goals in 40 matches between the Super League, Swiss Cup, and UEFA competitions, he received offers from German clubs Hertha BSC and Werder Bremen, as well as Serie A side Lazio. He eventually moved to the Rome-based club, Lazio.
Lazio
On 16 June 2011, it was confirmed that Lulić had signed a five-year contract with Lazio for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €3 million.[5] He made his first appearance for the club on 9 September against Milan and went on to score his first goal for the Roman side at Bologna on 23 October. He scored his second goal in a match against Cagliari. His third goal, and his first one at the Stadio Olimpico, came in a 2–2 draw against Udinese on 18 December. Following his successful debut season at Lazio, in June 2012, Lulić was voted third as Bosnia and Herzegovina's player of the year, behind Manchester City's Edin Džeko and Roma's Miralem Pjanić.[6]
On 26 May 2013, he scored the only goal in the historic Coppa Italia 2013 final against city rivals Roma. It was the first ever among the two Roman clubs, his goal gained Lazio its sixth Coppa Italia, an UEFA Europa League spot at the expense of their bitter rivals, and placed him in the Pantheon of Lazio's players. [7][8]
International career
Lulić received his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a match against Azerbaijan, which all of the established players decided to boycott following the dismissal of newly appointed coach Meho Kodro by the already unpopular Bosnian Football Federation.[9] He had to wait for more than two years, until August 2010, to receive his next call-up. After several good performances for his club side, especially in UEFA Champions League qualification, new Bosnia manager Safet Sušić called him up to the matches against Luxembourg and France.[10] Despite playing as a left winger at that time for Young Boys, Sušić made him play both matches as a left back, the position where he has established himself in the national team.[11][12] On 15 November 2011, Lulić was dismissed for a second yellow card in the second leg of the UEFA Euro 2012 playoff qualifiers against Portugal.
International goals
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 June 2013 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Lazio
References
- ↑ http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110616130
- ↑ Sport Centar
- ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=106009
- ↑ http://www.bscyb.ch/news-detail.aspx?navi=4&detail=572&pid=108
- ↑ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_6992781,00.html
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bih/news/newsid=1832632.html
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2013/05/26/sp-soccer-italian-cup-lazio-roma-italian-cup.html
- ↑ "Lazio wins Rome bragging rights". ESPN. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ BIH – Azerbejdžan 1:0 – Sarajevo-x.com
- ↑ Sušić Reveals Call-ups for Luxembourg and France Qualifiers
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season=2012/round=15171/match=2002090/index.html
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season=2012/round=15171/match=2002107/index.html
Club statistics
Statistics updated as of 20 December 2012
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | International | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bellinzona | 2006–07 | 30 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 11 | |
| Grasshoppers | 2008–09 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 36 | 7 |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 3 | |
| Young Boys | 2010–11 | 27 | 6 | 2 | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | 40 | 9 |
| Lazio | 2011–12 | 27 | 4 | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 37 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| Total | 138 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 177 | 37 | |
External links
- Senad Lulić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Senad Lulić at Transfermarkt
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