Mario Gavranović

Mario Gavranović

Personal information
Full name	Mario Gavranović
Date of birth	24 November 1989 (1989-11-24) (age 21)
Place of birth	Lugano, Switzerland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Mainz 05
Number	22
Youth career
1996–2000	AS Vezia
2000–2006	Team Ticino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Lugano	21	(8)
2008–2010	Yverdon-Sport	20	(8)
2009–2010	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	17	(8)
2010–	Schalke 04 II	5	(2)
2010–	Schalke 04	10	(0)
2011–	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2005	Switzerland U17	1	(2)
2007–2008	Switzerland U19	8	(6)
2008–	Switzerland U21	14	(3)
2011–	Switzerland	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2011

Mario Gavranović (born on 24 November 1989 in Lugano) is a Swiss footballer of Bosnian^[2] descent currently playing for German Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on loan from Schalke 04 and the Swiss national under-21 team.

Early life

Born to Bosnian Croat parents, his family moved from Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina to Lugano, Switzerland one year before Gavranović was born.^[2]

Career

Gavranović began his football career with AS Vezia, before was scouted by Team Ticino U18 the youth academy of AC Lugano.^[3] In the 2006–07 season he played his first professional games in the Swiss Challenge League for FC Lugano and in his second season he scored eight goals in 21 games. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Yverdon-Sport and scored another eight goals in only 20 games. For the 2008–09 season, he moved to Neuchâtel Xamax.^[4] After a successful start at Neuchâtel Xamax having scored eight goals in 17 games,^[5] Gavranović left his team to sign for Schalke 04 on 1 February 2010.^[6]

Gavranović scored a vital goal for Schalke 04 in the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions league 2010–11 against Valencia, which led his team on to victory.

International career

Gavranović is member of the Switzerland national football team. He represented the country on a U-21 level in 14 games and scored three goals. On 26 March 2011, he made a national team debut in the 0–0 draw with Bulgaria in a Euro 2012 qualifier.

Honours

Club

• Schalke 04
  • DFB-Pokal (1): 2010–11

References

1. ^ "Mario Gavranovic" (in German). schalke04.de. http://www.schalke04.de/teams/bundesligakader/19-gavranovic.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} H. Ljevo (2 February 2010). "Gavranović samo jedan u nizu odbačenih" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/gavranovic-samo-jedan-u-nizu-odbacenih/30745. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Neuchâtel Xamax". rotweiss24.ch. http://www.rotweiss24.ch/rtw-team.aspx?navi=14&sp=5344. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Xamax verliert weiteren Stürmer" (in German). NZZ Online. 31 January 2010. http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/sport/tennis/sporttickerdepartment/urnnewsmlwwwsda-atsch20100131brz046_1.4729401.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
5. ^ "Kuljic zu Xamax, aber Gavranovic geht ebenfalls" (in German). football.ch. 31 January 2010. http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Archiv_SL1001.aspx?vNews=1&newsID=3. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
6. ^ "Schweizer U21-Nationalspieler Mario Gavranovic jetzt ein Schalker" (in German). schalke04.de. 1 February 2010. http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/schweizer-u21-nationalspieler-mario-gavranovic-jetzt-ein-schalker.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 

External links

• Mario Gavranovic at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Gavranovic, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	24 November 1989
Place of birth	Lugano, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death