Vladan_Grujić
Vladan Grujić
Bosnian footballer
Vladan Grujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Грујић; born 17 May 1981) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladan Grujić | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Borac Banja Luka | 45 | (23) |
| 1999–2000 | → Obilić (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Red Star Belgrade | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Borac Banja Luka | 39 | (11) |
| 2004 | 1. FC Köln | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 26 | (0) |
| 2006 | Litex Lovech | 15 | (0) |
| 2007 | Sarajevo | 39 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Moss | 41 | (3) |
| 2010 | Laktaši | 14 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | AEP Paphos | 27 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Aris Limassol | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | AEP Paphos | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Borac Banja Luka | 62 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Voždovac | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | |||
| 2003–2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then within Yugoslavia, Vladan Grujić played for FK Borac Banja Luka and Serbian clubs FK Obilić and Red Star Belgrade.[1] Since, Grujić has played for the German club 1. FC Köln before moving to Alania Vladikavkaz. In January 2006, he left Alania on a free transfer and joined Bulgarian side Litex Lovech on 28 January 2007.[2] He signed a six-month contract with FK Sarajevo.
On 29 February 2008, he signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Moss FK.[3]
In November 2009, he was released by Moss FK and was available on free transfer.
In January 2010, he was on trial at the Polish second division club Gornik Zabrze.[4]
In June 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club Aris Limassol F.C.
On 21 July 2015, after playing two seasons with FK Borac Banja Luka in the Bosnian Premier League, Grujić returns to Serbia, this time by signing with top-flight club FK Voždovac.[5]
Grujić made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an October 2002 European Championship qualification match away against Norway and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals.[6] His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against Greece.[7]
- "Grujic joins Crvena Zvezda". UEFA.com. 30 December 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2009.[dead link]
- "Grujić makes Litex move". UEFA.com. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- "Vladan Grujic (26) fra Bosnia ankommer MFK i dag" (in Norwegian). Moss Fotballklubb. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- "Górnik Zabrze - Zaciąg bałkański" (in Polish). sports.pl. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- Вождовац довео још два појачања at Sportski žurnal, 21 July 2015 (in Serbian)
- Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- Vladan Grujić – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Vladan Grujić at National-Football-Teams.com