Ivica Vrdoljak
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Ivica Vrdoljak (ˈiʋiːtsa ˈʋrːdɔʎaːk; born 19 September 1983, in Novi Sad
, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
) is a Croatian
professional footballer, currently playing for Legia Warsaw.
n top league club FK Vojvodina
, where he played for the youth teams until 1999, when he moved to Zagreb
, Croatia
, and settled in the youth system of the Croatian top flight side NK Zagreb
. After graduating to the senior team he was sent on loans to NK Lučko
and the Second division team Croatia Sesvete
.. Vrdoljak had a good season at Croatia Sesvete
, scoring four goals and featuring in 22 league matches, and after that he was returned to NK Zagreb
. In three seasons at the club he made 81 league appearances and scored three goals. He was then, along with his teammate Mario Mandžukić
, transferred to Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of €1 million. Since his arrival, Vrdoljak has established himself as a consistent first-team player. In his debut season for Dinamo he played in twenty-four league matches and bagged three goals. The next season he was irreplaceable in the midfield and made 29 league appearances by the end of the season and scored three more goals.
international and capped seven times at the under-21 level during the 2004–05 season.
|2003–04||Croatia Sesvete
||Druga HNL||22||4||||||||||||||22||4
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|2004–05||rowspan="3"|NK Zagreb
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|2005–06||25||0||||||||||||||25||0
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|2006–07||31||2||||||||||||||31||2
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|2007–08||rowspan="3"|Dinamo Zagreb||24||3||7||0||||||2||0||33||3
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|2008–09||29||3||4||0||||||12||2||45||5
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|2009–10
||27||0||5||0||||||8||1||40||1
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|2010–11
||rowspan="2"|Legia Warsaw||rowspan="2"|Ekstraklasa||26||5||6||3||||||||||32||8
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|2011–12
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Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
) is a Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
professional footballer, currently playing for Legia Warsaw.
Club career
Vrdoljak started playing football at his home—club; SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n top league club FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
, where he played for the youth teams until 1999, when he moved to Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, and settled in the youth system of the Croatian top flight side NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
. After graduating to the senior team he was sent on loans to NK Lučko
NK Lucko
NK Lučko is a Croatian football club based in the city of Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL. NK Lučko one of the oldest clubs in New Zagreb, founded in 1931.-Current squad:-External links:...
and the Second division team Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb.Previous club names: NK Sljeme , NK Sesvete , NK Badel Sesvete , NK Sesvete .-2010 Match fixing scandal:...
.. Vrdoljak had a good season at Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb.Previous club names: NK Sljeme , NK Sesvete , NK Badel Sesvete , NK Sesvete .-2010 Match fixing scandal:...
, scoring four goals and featuring in 22 league matches, and after that he was returned to NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
. In three seasons at the club he made 81 league appearances and scored three goals. He was then, along with his teammate Mario Mandžukić
Mario Mandžukic
Mario Mandžukić is a Croatian professional footballer playing for VfL Wolfsburg and Croatian national team.-Club career:Mandžukić was born in Slavonski Brod, at the time in SFR Yugoslavia....
, transferred to Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of €1 million. Since his arrival, Vrdoljak has established himself as a consistent first-team player. In his debut season for Dinamo he played in twenty-four league matches and bagged three goals. The next season he was irreplaceable in the midfield and made 29 league appearances by the end of the season and scored three more goals.
International career
He is also a former Croatia under-21Croatia national under-21 football team
The Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....
international and capped seven times at the under-21 level during the 2004–05 season.
Honours
Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
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- Croatian champions: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–102009–10 Prva HNLThe 2009–10 Prva HNL season was the nineteenth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010...
- Croatian CupCroatian CupThe Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
: 2008, 2009 Legia Warsaw - Polish CupPolish CupThe Polish Cup in football or officially Remes Puchar Polski, is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title...
: 2011
- Croatian champions: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Career statistics
|-|2003–04||Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb.Previous club names: NK Sljeme , NK Sesvete , NK Badel Sesvete , NK Sesvete .-2010 Match fixing scandal:...
||Druga HNL||22||4||||||||||||||22||4
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="3"|NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
||rowspan="6"|Prva HNL||25||1||||||||||||||25||1
|-
|2005–06||25||0||||||||||||||25||0
|-
|2006–07||31||2||||||||||||||31||2
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="3"|Dinamo Zagreb||24||3||7||0||||||2||0||33||3
|-
|2008–09||29||3||4||0||||||12||2||45||5
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 Prva HNL
The 2009–10 Prva HNL season was the nineteenth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010...
||27||0||5||0||||||8||1||40||1
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Ekstraklasa
The 2010–11 Ekstraklasa was the 77th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It began on 6 August 2010 and concluded on 29 May 2011. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2009–10 season, while the remaining...
||rowspan="2"|Legia Warsaw||rowspan="2"|Ekstraklasa||26||5||6||3||||||||||32||8
|-
|2011–12
2011–12 Ekstraklasa
The 2011–12 Ekstraklasa is the 78th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It started on 29 July 2011 and will conclude on 6 May 2012. A total of 16 teams participate, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2010–11 season, while the...
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External links
- Profile at Nogometni MagazinNogometni MagazinNogometni Magazin is a news organization that focusses on Croatian football news. It was launched in March of 2002. The site's editor-in-chief is Vladimir Benić and it is based out of Zagreb....
- Profile at Dinamo Zagreb's official website
- List of national team appearances at official website of Croatian Football FederationCroatian Football FederationThe Croatian Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia...