Denis Kolinger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Malsch,[1] Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiva | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Jaska Jastrebarsko | ||
| 2007–2012 | NK Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Zagreb | 102 | (2) |
| 2016– | Lokomotiva | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Croatia U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 18 December 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Denis Kolinger (born 14 January 1994) is a German-born Croatian footballer playing as a defender for Lokomotiva in the Prva HNL.
Club career
Kolinger was born in Malsch, Germany where his parents were working before they returned to Stankovo in Croatia when he was three months old.[2] He started out at NK Jaska in nearby Jastrebarsko, moving on to the NK Zagreb academy at the age of 13.[3] He went through all the ranks of the club, debuting for the senior side in the 2011/12 season, becoming a first-team regular in the following season. After NK Zagreb was relegated after the 2015/16 season, Kolinger moved to NK Lokomotiva, signing a four-year contract.[4]
International career
A Croatian youth international in U16, U17, U18 and U19 categories, Kolinger refused a call-up to the Croatia U21 national football team under Nenad Gračan in August 2014 claiming that he wanted to play for Germany, that he feels he is a German rather than a Croat and is therefore willing to take the chance and seek out German nationality, which he could since it is the country of his birth.[5] However, in early 2015 he changed his mind, claiming that he realized it would be too hard for him to join the Germany U21 national football team and since March 2015 rejoined the Croatia U21 team.[6]
References
- ^ Volio bih igrati za Njemačku, ali znam da bi to bilo teško pa sam izabrao Hrvatsku at Večernji List
- ^ Volio bih igrati za Njemačku, ali znam da bi to bilo teško pa sam izabrao Hrvatsku at Večernji List
- ^ "Comet database" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Denis Kolinger iz Zagreba prešao u Lokomotivu at Večernji List
- ^ Denis Kolinger: Srce me vuče prema Njemačkoj at Goal.com Croatia]
- ^ Volio bih igrati za Njemačku, ali znam da bi to bilo teško pa sam izabrao Hrvatsku at Večernji List
External links
- Denis Kolinger at Soccerway
- Denis Kolinger at the Croatian Football Federation
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Croatian footballers
- Croatia youth international footballers
- German footballers
- German people of Croatian descent
- Association football defenders
- Croatian First Football League players
- NK Zagreb players
- NK Lokomotiva players
- Croatia international footballers
- Croatia under-21 international footballers
- German football defender, 1990s birth stubs