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Haris Medunjanin
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gaziantepspor
Number 4
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 Real Valladolid 42 (6)
2010–2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv 46 (9)
2012–2013 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 30 (4)
2013– Gaziantepspor 19 (0)
International career‡
2005–2008 Netherlands U21 4 (3)
2009– Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02 February 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2013

Haris Medunjanin (born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for Gaziantepspor in Turkey, mainly as a central 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, whilst his father was unable to leave, later losing his life.[1][2]

Club career

Medunjanin made his Eredivisie debut on 20 February 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 acquired 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 a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. of Israel for €1.8 million.[3] On 15 July 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]

On 31 August 2012 Medunjanin signed with Gaziantepspor in the Süper Lig, on loan from Maccabi.[5][6]

International career

Medunjanin was part of the Dutch U-21 team that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football 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.[7] In August of the same year, his paperwork for change of footballing citizenship was submitted to FIFA. On 31 October 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, Medunjanin scored his third international goal against Belarus, in a 2–0 away win,[8] and added another the following month against Luxembourg (5–0, home),[9] helping his native country to the second place in its group in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign and the subsequent playoffs. Almost two years later he netted his fifth, contributing to a 5–0 away routing of Latvia for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[10]

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
5. 7 June 2013 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 3–0 5–0 2014 World Cup qualification

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe International Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ 2005–06 10 5 - - 2 0 - - 12 5
Sparta 2006–07 32 10 - - - - - - 32 10
AZ 2007–08 22 13 - - 2 0 - - 24 13
Valladolid 2008–09 18 5 3 1 - - - - 21 6
2009–10 24 10 1 0 - - 3 0 28 10
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2010–11 32 8 4 1 6 4 4 1 46 14
2011–12 30 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 38 5

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; ESPN Soccernet, 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. ^ "Harís Medunjanín Gazíantepspor'da" (in Turkish). Gaziantespor's official website. 31 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Haris Medunjanin potpisao za Gaziantepspor! (Haris Medunjanin loaned to Gaziantepspor!); Sportin Vijesti, 31 August 2012 Template:Bs icon
  7. ^ Haris Medunjanin – intervju (Haris Medunjanin – Interview) Template:Bs icon
  8. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina buoyed by win in Belarus; UEFA.com, 2 September 2011
  9. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina bowl over Luxembourg; UEFA.com, 7 October 2011
  10. ^ "Goal of the day: Haris Medunjanin (Bosnia) vs Latvia". Inside World Soccer. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

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