Antonio Rukavina

Antonio Rukavina

Rukavina with 1860 Munich in 2011
Personal information
Full name Antonio Rukavina
Date of birth (1984-01-26) 26 January 1984
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 22
Youth career
Bežanija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Bežanija 142 (26)
2007 Partizan 32 (4)
2008–2009 Borussia Dortmund 19 (0)
2009 → 1860 Munich (loan) 15 (1)
2009–2012 1860 Munich 97 (0)
2012–2014 Valladolid 71 (2)
2014– Villarreal 43 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Serbia U21 8 (0)
2007– Serbia 39 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2017

Antonio Rukavina (Serbian Cyrillic: Антонио Рукавина; born 26 January 1984) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Villarreal and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Rukavina started out at his local club Bežanija, making his senior debuts in the 2002–03 season, as they won promotion to the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro. He also helped them win the 2005–06 Serbian First League, thus earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga.

In December 2006, it was announced that Partizan and Bežanija have agreed terms for the transfer of Rukavina and Žarko Lazetić.[1] Both players signed four-year deals in January 2007.[2] Under newly appointed manager Miroslav Đukić, Rukavina immediately established himself as a first team regular, scoring three league goals from 15 appearances in the second half of the 2006–07 season. He was subsequently named the team's captain ahead of the 2007–08 campaign.

In January 2008, Rukavina was transferred to German club Borussia Dortmund.[3] He made his Bundesliga debut on 2 February 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–3 away draw at MSV Duisburg. In February 2009, Rukavina moved on loan to 2. Bundesliga side 1860 Munich until the end of the season.[4] He was permanently transferred to 1860 Munich in June 2009, with Sven Bender making the opposite move in lieu of a transfer fee.[5]

In July 2012, Rukavina moved to Spain and signed with Valladolid, on a three-year deal, thus joining his countryman and former manager Miroslav Đukić.[6] He made his La Liga debut in a 1–0 away win against Zaragoza on 20 August 2012, playing the whole match. In his two seasons at José Zorrilla, Rukavina collected 71 appearances and scored twice in the top flight of Spanish football.

On 8 July 2014, Rukavina signed a two-year contract for Villarreal.[7]

International career

Rukavina represented Serbia at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[8] They eventually finished as runners-up after losing 1–4 to the Netherlands in the final.

On 2 June 2007, Rukavina made his full international debut for Serbia, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win away at Finland in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier.[9] He was named in the final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[10] but failed to make any appearances.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2017[11]
Club Season League Cup Super Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bežanija 2002–03 278———278
2003–04 3011———3011
2004–05 332———332
2005–06 363———363
2006–07 162——162
Partizan 2006–07 15320—00173
2007–08 17100—20191
Borussia Dortmund 2007–08 14040——180
2008–09 5010101080
1860 Munich (loan) 2008–09 15100——151
1860 Munich 2009–10 32030——350
2010–11 34020——360
2011–12 31020——330
Valladolid 2012–13 37110——381
2013–14 34110——351
Villarreal 2014–15 21070—40320
2015–16 18030—100310
2016–17 4020—60120
Career total 419332801023047133

International

As of 11 June 2017[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 200770
200870
200940
201040
201100
201210
201350
201420
201500
201670
201720
Total390

Honours

Club

Bežanija
Borussia Dortmund

International

Serbia

References

  1. ↑ "Lazetić i Rukavina u Partizanu!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tri nove laste u Partizanovom jatu!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rukavina completes Dortmund transfer". uefa.com. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Antonio Rukavina wechselt auf Leihbasis zu 1860 München" (in German). bvb.de. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sven Bender für Rukavina" (in German). kicker.de. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "El Valladolid ficha a Lluís Sastre y al serbio Antonio Rukavina" (in Spanish). marca.com. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rukavina, nuevo fichaje del Villarreal" (in Spanish). marca.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Rukavina's eyes on last four". uefa.com. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Stanković: "Čestitke debitantima"" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23". espn.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  11. 1 2 "A.Rukavina". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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