Darko Bodul

Darko Bodul

Personal information
Date of birth	11 January 1989 (1989-01-11) (age 22)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sturm Graz
Number	19
Youth career
	Fortuna Wien[citation needed]
0000–2004	First Vienna
2004–2008	Heerenveen
2008–2009	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–2010	Ajax	1	(0)
2009–2010	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	24	(1)
2011	Nacional	4	(0)
2011–	Sturm Graz
National team
2007	Croatia U19	8	(2)
2009	Croatia U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2011 (2011-07-13). † Appearances (Goals).

Darko Bodul (born 11 January 1989 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian Croat and Croatian footballer who plays as striker who currently plays for Austrian club SK Sturm Graz. He also holds Austrian citizenship.^[1]

Career

He began his career in Wien by DSV Fortuna Wien^{[citation needed]}, joined First Vienna FC,^[2] and was snapped up by SC Heerenveen in 2004.^[3]

Bodul played in the youth teams of Heerenveen before joining Ajax in the summer of 2008 on a free transfer.^[4] He made his senior team debut on 8 February 2009 against Vitesse Arnhem.^[5] On 10 April 2009 the Croatian forward renewed his contract with AFC Ajax for two additional years^[6] and joined on 31 August 2009 on loan to Sparta Rotterdam between 30 June 2010.^[7] He scored his first and only goal for Sparta in the away game against RKC Waalwijk, 4–1 loss.

International

He has represented Croatia at youth level, he won six caps at the under-19 level.^[8] He was a member of Croatia's under-21 squad and played on 11 February 2009 against the under-21 team from the Republic of Macedonia.^[9]

Personal life

His brother Dragan is a professional footballer who plays in Austria for SC Union Ardagger.^[10]

References

1. ^ "Ajax contracteert Darko Bodul" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 2008-06-14. http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=66847. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Ajax haalt offensieve belofte van SC Heerenveen
4. ^ Ajax contracteert Darko Bodul
5. ^ "Bodul maakt debuut bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 2009-02-08. http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/3202018/__Van_Basten_grijpt_in_in_de_rust__.html?p=2,1. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
6. ^ Darko Bodul Signs New Ajax Deal
7. ^ Bodul op huurbasis naar Sparta Rotterdam
8. ^ "Italy and Croatia ease through". UEFA. 2007-11-15. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/news/kind=1/newsid=619898.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ Spielbericht Freundschaftsspiele – Kroatien U21 2:1 (1:0) EJR Mazedonien U21
10. ^ Österreichs Fußball-Legionäre in der weiten Welt.

External links

• Profile at Voetbal International

Persondata
Name	Bodul, Darko
Alternative names
Short description	Croatian footballer
Date of birth	11 January 1989
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death