Vedran Ćorluka, Croatia footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Vedran Ćorluka

Croatia

5 February 1986

centre-back

Vedran Ćorluka 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.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Ćorluka with Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Vedran Ćorluka
Date of birth: (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth: Derventa, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height: 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s): Centre-back, right-back

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Croatia (assistant coach)

⚽ Youth career:
: Dinamo Zagreb

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007: Dinamo Zagreb 61 (7)
2004–2005: → Inter Zaprešić (loan) 27 (4)
2007–2008: Manchester City 38 (1)
2008–2012: Tottenham Hotspur 81 (1)
2012: → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2021: Lokomotiv Moscow 200 (7)
Total: 414 (20)

⚽ International career:
2002: Croatia U16 7 (2)
2002–2003: Croatia U17 11 (2)
2003: Croatia U18 3 (0)
2004–2005: Croatia U19 12 (4)
2005–2006: Croatia U21 9 (0)
2006–2018: Croatia 103 (4)

⚽ Managerial career:
2021–: Croatia (assistant)
2021: Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant)