Vedran Ćorluka
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Ćorluka with Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vedran Ćorluka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Derventa, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vedran Ćorluka (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋědran tɕǒrluka]; born 5 February 1986) 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.