Zlatko Junuzović

Zlatko Junuzović

Junuzović with Austria in 2012.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-09-26) 26 September 1987
Place of birth	Loznica,[1] SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right winger
Club information
Current team	SV Werder Bremen
Number	16
Youth career
1994–1999	Kühnsdorf
1999–2005	Grazer AK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Grazer AK	68	(13)
2007–2009	Austria Kärnten	53	(7)
2009–2012	Austria Wien	74	(19)
2012–	SV Werder Bremen	97	(10)
National team‡
	Austria U19	2	(1)
2007	Austria U20	11	(4)
2005–2008	Austria U21	15	(3)
2006–	Austria	38	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2015

Zlatko Junuzović (in red) at a match Austria vs Iceland (2014)

Zlatko Junuzović (born 26 September 1987) is an Austrian footballer playing for SV Werder Bremen and the Austrian national team. He is known as a free-kick specialist in the team.

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 GAK. Junuzović became an Austrian citizen as youth.

Club career

Being 17 years old, he played first time for GAK in the Bundesliga in spring 2005. In 2006 he was called to play for the ÖFB-Team and he had been a regular starter for GAK. In summer 2007 he moved to SK Austria Kärnten. In summer 2009, Junuzović moved to Austrian giants FK Austria Wien.

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 the 'Austrian Player of the Year' and the country's supporters voted him 'Player of the Year' in the annual award awarded by the Kronen Zeitung.

In January 2012, Junuzović signed with the German Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen. His contract runs until 30 June 2015.

International career

Junuzović played for Austria at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup^[2] where they claimed fourth place. He made his debut for the senior team in a March 2006 friendly match against Canada.

International goals

Scores and goals list Austria's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 October 2011	Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	4–1	4–1	Euro 2012 qualifying
2	1 June 2012	Tivoli-Neu, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ukraine	1–0	3–2	Friendly
3	11 September 2012	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Germany	1–2	1–2	2014 World Cup qualifier
4	22 March 2013		Faroe Islands	4–0	6–0
5	27 March 2015	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	4–0	5–0	Euro 2016 qualifying
Correct as of 27 March 2015

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zlatko Junuzović.

• Official website
• Profile and Statistics at Guardian's Stats Centre
• Zlatko Junuzović at National-Football-Teams.com