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Playing position
  
Midfielder

Name
  
Zlatko Junuzovic

Career start
  
2005

1999–2005
  
Grazer AK

Weight
  
69 kg

1994–1999
  
Kuhnsdorf

Height
  
1.72 m

Number
  
16

Role
  
Footballer


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Date of birth
  
(1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 28)

Place of birth
  
Loznica, SFR Yugoslavia

Current teams
  
SV Werder Bremen (#16 / Midfielder), Austria national football team (Midfielder)

Similar People
  
Martin Harnik, Marko Arnautovic, Aleksandar Dragovic, Christian Fuchs, Anthony Ujah

Profiles

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Zlatko Junuzović ( [ˈzlatkoː juˈnuːzovɪtʃ]; Serbian Cyrillic: Златко Јунузовић, born 26 September 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for SV Werder Bremen, and for the Austrian national team. He is known as a free-kick specialist in the team.

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Early life

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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 Grazer AK. Junuzović became an Austrian citizen as youth.

Club career

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Aged 17 years Junuzović made his debut for Grazer AK in the Bundesliga in spring 2005. In 2006 he was called up to play for the ÖFB-Team and became a regular starter for Grazer AK. In summer 2007 Junuzović moved to SK Austria Kärnten before joining FK Austria Wien in summer 2009.

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

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In January 2012, Junuzović joined Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, signing a contract running until 30 June 2015. In February 2015, it was announced that Junuzović’ contract had been extended until June 2018.

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Having completed the 2014–2015 season with six goals and 15 assists – only Kevin De Bruyne and Thomas Müller achieved more assists –, Junuzović was voted "Player of the Season" by Werder's fans.

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On 18 March 2017, he scored his second goal of the 2016–17 season in a 3–0 win against Leipzig, a match that saw all three of Werder Bremen's Austrian players score in the club's highest win of the season.

Personal life

Junuzović was born in the Serbian town of Loznica, to a family originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

International career

Junuzović played for Austria at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup 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.

Career statistics

As of 18 March 2017

Individual

  • Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2010
  • References

    Zlatko Junuzović Wikipedia