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Haris Medunjanin
Personal information
Full name Haris Medunjanin
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 10
Youth career
Swift Atletiek
AFC'34
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 AZ 25 (4)
2006–2007 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 32 (7)
2008–2010 Valladolid 42 (6)
2010– Maccabi Tel Aviv 37 (9)
International career‡
2005–2008 Netherlands U21 2 (3)
2009– Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2010

Haris Medunjanin (born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian footballer who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel.

Mainly a attacking midfielder, he can also appear as an left midfielder. He has dual citizenship, Bosnian and Dutch.

Early years

Medunjanin was born in Sarajevo. Due to the Bosnian War in 1992, he moved to the Netherlands at the age of seven, with his mother and sister; his father was unable to leave, and was later killed during the Siege of Sarajevo.[1][2]

Club career

Medunjanin made his Eredivisie debut on February 20, 2005, with AZ Alkmaar, but opportunities were scarce during his three-year spell at the club. In 2006–07, he was loaned to Sparta Rotterdam, being essential as the modest outfit finished 13th in the season, with seven league goals.

After another unassuming season with AZ, Medunjanin was snapped by Spain's Real Valladolid in August 2008, being relatively used in his debut season (mainly from the bench).

In June 2010, after Valladolid's relegation – during the season, he scored all of his five La Liga goals as a late substitute – Medunjanin signed for Maccabi Tel Aviv FC of Israel for €1.800.000, penning a four-year contract.[3] On July 15, he made his official debut for the club, in a UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against FK Mogren, and scored in a 2–0 home win.[4]

International career

Medunjanin was part of the Dutch U-21 team that won the 2006 European Championship. In 2007, he was called up by coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 edition, held in the Netherlands.

The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final, and in the process qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

In a 2009 interview, Medunjanin expressed strong desire to play for his native Bosnia, as new FIFA rules would allow.[5] In August of the same year, his paperwork for change of footballing citizenship was submitted to FIFA. On October 31, 2009, national coach Miroslav Blažević invited Medunjanin for the 2010 FIFA World Cup playoff games against Portugal.[1] He made his debut – as a starter – in the decisive second leg, a 0–1 loss in Zenica (0–2 aggregate). On 2 September 2011, he scored his third international goal against Belarus, moving his native country up to the second place in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2010 Bratislava  Slovakia 3–2 Win Friendly
2. 7 June 2011 Zenica  Albania 2–0 Win Euro 2012 qualifying
3. 2 September 2011 Minsk  Belarus 2-0 Win Euro 2012 qualifying
4. 7 October 2011 Zenica  Luxembourg 5-0 Win Euro 2012 qualifying

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe International Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ 2005–06 10 3 - - 2 0 - - 12 3
Sparta 2006–07 32 7 - - - - - - 32 7
AZ 2007–08 12 1 - - 2 0 - - 14 1
Valladolid 2008–09 18 1 3 1 - - - - 21 2
2009–10 24 5 1 0 - - 3 0 28 5
Total 42 6 4 1 - - 3 0 49 7
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2010–11 32 8 4 1 6 4 4 1 46 14
2011–12 5 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 11 2
Total 37 9 5 1 11 5 4 1 57 16
Total 133 26 6 2 13 4 7 1 164 33

References

  1. ^ a b Ostvareni san Harisa Medunjanina; Sarajevo-X.com, 1 November 2009 Template:Bs icon Cite error: The named reference "HARIS" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bosnia wait on FIFA approval for Haris Medunjanin; ESPNsoccernet, 4 November 2009
  3. ^ Visit of two foreign players; Maccabi Tel Aviv's website, 14 June 2010
  4. ^ M. Tel-Aviv 2–0 Mogren; UEFA.com, 15 July 2010
  5. ^ Haris Medunjanin – intervju (Haris Medunjanin – Interview) Template:Bs icon

External links

Template:Netherlands Squad 2006 Euro U-21 Template:Netherlands Squad 2007 Euro U-21

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