Vedran Ćorluka

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Vedran Ćorluka (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋědran tɕǒrluka]; born 5 February 1986) is a Croatian football coach and former player who played as a centre-back or right-back. He is an assistant to Zlatko Dalić in the Croatia national team. Ćorluka graduated from the Dinamo Zagreb Youth Academy, before making his professional debut for the senior team in 2003. In 2007, he made a £8 million move to Premier League club Manchester City, and after a season moved on to Tottenham Hotspur. He spent four seasons there before joining Lokomotiv Moscow, where he eventually retired in 2021. As a Croatia international, Ćorluka has earned 103 caps for the country, making him one of the nation's most capped players. He represented Croatia at various youth levels before making his senior debut in August 2006, in a friendly match against Italy. He was part of the country's squad at the UEFA European Championships in 2008, 2012, 2016 and at the FIFA World Cups in 2014 and 2018. In August 2018, Ćorluka confirmed his retirement from international football.

Career

1. 1986
   Born
2. 2002
   Joined Croatia national under-17 football team
3. 2003
   Joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb
4. 2003
   Joined Croatia national under-18 football team
5. 2004
   Joined NK Inter Zaprešić
6. 2004
   Joined Croatia national under-19 football team
7. 2005
   Joined Croatia national under-21 football team
8. 2006
   Joined Croatia men's national football team
9. 2006
   Won Croatian Cup
10. 2006
    Won Croatian Supercup
11. 2007
    Joined Manchester City F.C.
12. 2008
    Joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
13. 2012
    Joined FC Lokomotiv Moscow
14. 2012
    Joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Modran, Derventa
• •Citizenship: Croatia
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football
• •Spouse: Franka Batelić