Vedran Ćorluka
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Ćorluka with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vedran Ćorluka | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Derventa, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 122 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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– | Croatia | 95 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016 |
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Vedran Ćorluka (pronounced [ʋědran t͡ɕǒrluka]; born 5 February 1986) is a Croatian footballer who plays for and captains Lokomotiv Moscow and the Croatia national team. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in other positions across the defensive line, most notably as the right-back.
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 English Premier League club Manchester City, and after a season moved on to Tottenham Hotspur. He spent four seasons there before joining Lokomotiv.
Internationally, Ćorluka represented Croatia at various youth levels before making his first team debut in August 2006, in the friendly match against world champions Italy. Since then, he has represented the country at the European Championships in 2008, 2012, 2016 and at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Ćorluka was born in Derventa, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. His parents, Jozo and Anđa, come from Modran, a village near Derventa. Due to the war in Bosnia, in 1992 the family moved to Zagreb, where his father still works as an engineer in addition to being Ćorluka's manager. His mother is a judge. Vedran has one brother. Ćorluka began playing football in Dinamo Zagreb's youth teams when he was eight years old, impressing many scouts from the youth academy. He professional career began in 2003, but during that season he made no appearance for the first team. He was sent on a one-year loan to Inter Zaprešić, helping the team place second in the league, before returning to Dinamo in 2005. After establishing himself as a key player for Dinamo, he helped the club win the Croatian First League title three seasons in a row from 2005–06. He also played a dominant part in his side capturing the Croatian Cup in the 2006 season.
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