Ognjen Vranješ

Ognjen Vranješ
Personal information
Full name Ognjen Vranješ
Date of birth (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989
Place of birth Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 55
Youth career
2000–2006 Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Borac Banja Luka 41 (1)
2009–2011 Red Star Belgrade 4 (0)
2010 → Napredak Kruševac (loan) 12 (1)
2010 → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2013 Krasnodar 37 (1)
2013–2014 Spartak Vladikavkaz 7 (2)
2014 Elazığspor 13 (0)
2015–2016 Gaziantepspor 23 (0)
2016 Sporting Gijón 11 (0)
2016–2017 Tom Tomsk 7 (1)
2017–2018 AEK Athens 36 (5)
2018– Anderlecht 6 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 10 (2)
2010– Bosnia and Herzegovina 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Ognjen Vranješ (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǒɡɲen ʋrâɲeʃ]; born 24 October 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Vranješ started his professional career at Borac Banja Luka, before moving to Red Star Belgrade in 2009. In 2010 he had loan spells with Napredak Kruševac and Sheriff Tiraspol. He then played in Russia for Krasnodar and Spartak Vladikavkaz and in Turkey for Elazığspor and Gaziantepspor. In 2016 Vranješ joined Sporting Gijón, only to sign with Tom Tomsk later that year. A year later he moved to AEK Athens. The following year he was transferred to Anderlecht.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vranješ made his senior international debut in 2010, earning over 30 caps since. He represented the nation at their first major tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Vranješ started his career playing for his hometown club Borac Banja Luka before moving to Red Star Belgrade in Serbia.[1] After struggling to establish himself in the first team, he first went on loan to Napredak Kruševac and then to Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova.[2]

On 12 January 2011, Vranješ signed a three-and-a-half year contract for Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League.[3]

On 12 December 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Spartak Vladikavkaz.[4] In May 2013, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear, which kept him off the pitch for almost 8 months.[5]

After he returned to the pitch, he signed a contract with Turkish side Elazığspor in January 2014.[6] In the autumn of 2014 he was on trials with Czech side Příbram and Swiss club Grasshopper, but did not join either of them.[7]

On 2 February 2015, he signed for Turkish club Gaziantepspor.[8] About a year later, his contract was mutually terminated.[9]

Sporting Gijón

On 26 January 2016, Vranješ signed for Spanish club Sporting Gijón until the end of season.[10] He debuted five days later, making several crucial clearances, ensuring his team a 1–0 win over Valencia.[11] His contract had an option for additional season if Sporting didn't get relegated and he played 50% of the minutes, which was activated in June.[12]

However, on 23 August 2016 he agreed to rescind his contract with the club.[13]

Tom Tomsk

On 25 August 2016, he returned to Russia, signing a two-year contract with Tom Tomsk.[14] He debuted in a 0–1 away loss to Amkar Perm on 10 September,[15] and scored his first goal later that month against Rubin Kazan.[16]

AEK Athens

On 22 December 2016, Vranješ signed a contract with Greek side AEK Athens until June 2019.[17] He was sent off in his debut against Asteras.[18] He scored his first goal for the club in a comfortable 6–0 home win against Veria.[19]

On 18 February 2018, Vranješ scored his first career hat-trick in a victory over Xanthi.[20] Vranješ helped AEK Athens win their first Superleague Greece title after 24 years, as they were crowned champions in April 2018.[21]

Anderlecht

In June 2018, Vranješ signed a four-year deal with Belgian club Anderlecht for an undisclosed transfer fee, after months of lengthy negotiations. Transfer fee was believed to be in excess of €3 million.[22] He made his competitive debut for the club on the opening day of league competition against Kortrijk and scored an own goal in a 4–1 win.[23] For getting a straight red card in a game against Mouscron on 17 August, Vranješ was handed a three-game suspension.[24]

International career

Vranješ was a part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 for several years.[25]

In August 2010, he got his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying games against Luxembourg and France.[26] Vranješ had to wait until 17 November to make his debut, when he started in a friendly match against Slovakia.[27]

In June 2014, Vranješ was called-up for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, which was Bosnia and Herzegovina's first major competition.[28] After being on the bench in the first two group games, he made his debut in the last one against Iran, where he played 30 minutes.[29]

Personal life

Ognjen has an older brother, Stojan, who is also a footballer. They are the only brothers to have represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.[30]

Vranješ has been the subject of many controversies during his career. In August 2010 he wore Delije shirt to celebrate his then club Sheriff Tiraspol eliminating Dinamo Zagreb in UEFA Champions League qualification tie, which was construed as provocation.[31] In 2015, he made a tattoo depicting borders of Republika Srpska on his left upper arm, which led to public scrutiny. He later apologized and covered the tattoo up.[32] In September 2018 he was sentenced to eight months probation for instigating fan violence over his Facebook page during his time with AEK Athens.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 September 2018.[34]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borac Banja Luka 2006–07 Bosnian Premier League 6020–80
2007–08 First League of RS 22010–230
2008–09 Bosnian Premier League 13110–141
Total 41140–451
Red Star Belgrade 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 4010–50
Napredak Kruševac (loan) 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 121––121
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2010–11 Moldovan National Division 9020100210
Krasnodar 2011–12 Russian Premier League 29020–310
2012–13 Russian Premier League 8120–101
Total 37140–411
Alania Vladikavkaz 2012–13 Russian Premier League 72––72
Elazığspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 13010–140
Gaziantepspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 11000–110
2015–16 Süper Lig 12020–140
Total 23020–250
Sporting Gijón 2015–16 La Liga 110––110
Tom Tomsk 2016–17 Russian Premier League 7100–71
AEK Athens 2016–17 Superleague Greece 17160–231
2017–18 Superleague Greece 19440110344
Total 365100110575
Anderlecht 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 60101080
Career total 2061125022025311

International

As of match played 11 October 2018.[35]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201010
201110
201260
201320
201450
201560
201670
201750
201830
Total360

Honours

AEK Athens[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Transfer u AEK: Vranješ zvanično potpisao ugovor sa grčkim klubom". blic.rs (in Serbian). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ traži novi klub?". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ potpisao za Krasnodar". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Vranješ iz Krasnodara u Alaniju". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Teža povreda zmaja: Vranješ mora na operaciju ligamenata". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Vranješ potpisao za Elazığspor". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ na probi u Grasshoppersu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ novi igrač Gaziantepspora". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Reprezentativac BiH Ognjen Vranješ više nije igrač Gaziantepspora". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Službeno: Vranješ do kraja sezone u Gijonu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kakav debi: Vranješ igrač utakmice protiv Valencije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "La claúsula que liga a Vranjes al Sporting". fichajes.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Vranjes rescinde su contrato con el Sporting". marca.com (in Spanish). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Zvanično: Ognjen Vranješ potpisao za Tom Tomsk". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ debitovao za Tomsk u porazu od Amkara". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ pogodio za Tomsk". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Bajević: Istina je, Vranješ je na pragu AEK-a". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Nije moglo gore: Neslavan debi Vranješa za AEK". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Vranješ strijelac u ubjedljivoj pobjedi AEK-a protiv Verije". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Dan iz snova Ognjena Vranješa: Hat-trick bh fudbalera za pamćenje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "Vranješ sa AEK-om prekinuo vladavinu Olimpijakosa". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Transfer karijere: Vranješ potpisao za Anderlecht!". bhfudbal.ba (in Bosnian). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Vranješ debitovao za Anderlecht i postigao autogol". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  24. ↑ "Vranješu tri utakmice suspenzije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ u Crvenoj Zvezdi". nezavisne.com (in Bosnian). 17 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  26. ↑ "Sušić među 23 igrača pozvao Bunozu, Lulića i Vranješa". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 24 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  27. ↑ "Zmajevi preokrenuli protiv Slovaka za važnu pobjedu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  28. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014 World Cup squad". telegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  29. ↑ "Bosnians bid farewell by eliminating Iran". fifa.com. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  30. ↑ "Ognjen i Stojan Vranješ nisu zaboravili matični klub". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  31. ↑ "Vranješa čekaju zvižduci? Belgijanci se prisjetili provokacija iz 2010. godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  32. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ: Tetovaža RS-a bila je glupost". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  33. ↑ "Grčki mediji tvrde: Vranješ uvjetno osuđen na 8 mjeseci zatvora zbog poticanja nasilja". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 8 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  34. 1 2 "O. Vranješ". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  35. ↑ "Ognjen Vranješ". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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