- Domagoj Vida
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Domagoj Vida 
Personal information Date of birth 29 April 1989 Place of birth Osijek, Croatia Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Dinamo Zagreb Number 24 Youth career 1996–2003 Jedinstvo Donji Miholjac 2003–2006 Osijek Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2010 Osijek 90 (6) 2010–2011 Bayer Leverkusen 1 (0) 2011– Dinamo Zagreb 11 (0) National team‡ 2008 Croatia U19 4 (0) 2007–2009 Croatia U20 10 (1) 2007–2010 Croatia U21 19 (2) 2010– Croatia 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2011Domagoj Vida (born 29 April 1989 in Osijek) is a Croatian football defender playing for Dinamo Zagreb. He can play in both centre back and right full back positions.
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Career
Vida has spent his entire youth career in NK Osijek, rising through the youth system and being first featured with the senior team in the 2006–2007 season, at the age of 17; he then went on to make 10 appearances in the season. In the 2007–2008 season, Vida further solidified his credentials, being featured more regularly for his club.[1] He was linked with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb.[2] However on 29 April 2010, he signed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Germany.[3]
During his first season with Leverkusen, he mainly played in the UEFA Europa League, making a total of 8 appearances in the competition. He eventually made his Bundesliga debut on 5 March 2011 in a 3–0 win at home to Wolfsburg, coming on as a substitute for the injured Manuel Friedrich in the 14th minute.[4]
On 14 June 2011, it was announced that Vida will join Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.[5]
International career
Vida is also an active member of the Croatian national under-21 team.[6]
On 23 May 2010, he made his full international debut in Croatia's 2–0 win against Wales in Osijek, coming on as a substitute for Darijo Srna in the 75th minute. Three days later, he played the full 90 minutes in a goalless draw at Estonia.
References
- ^ Interview with Domagoj Vida, 03.12.2009. Osijek031.com
- ^ CROATIAN SOCCER REPORT: DEJAN LOVREN or DOMAGOJ VIDA?
- ^ "Bayer 04 verpflichtet Domagoj Vida" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 2010-04-29. http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU//de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-3999&. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Bender bringt die "Wölfe" aus dem Tritt" (in German). Kicker. 2011-03-05. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2010-11/25/1013455/spielanalyse_bayer-leverkusen-9_vfl-wolfsburg-24.html. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ Gašparac, Maj (16 June 2011). "Dinamo potvrdio Vidin dolazak" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/419399/nogomet-1-hnl/dinamo-potvrdio-vidin-dolazak. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Leverkusen: Nächster kroatischer U-21-Nationalspieler - Vida folgt Pamic zu Bayer
External links
- Domagoj Vida at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
- Domagoj Vida international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website
GNK Dinamo Zagreb – current squad 2 Bručić · 3 Ibáñez · 4 Šimunić · 5 Calello · 6 Ademi · 7 Leko · 8 Kovačić · 9 Kramarić · 10 Sammir · 11 Tomečak · 12 Lončarić · 13 Tonel · 14 Vrsaljko · 15 Chago · 16 Badelj · 17 Sylvestr · 18 Šitum · 19 Barbarić · 20 Alispahić · 21 Bećiraj · 22 Bišćan (c) · 23 Pokrivač · 24 Vida · 25 Cufré · 26 Špehar · 28 Puljić · 30 Kelava · 31 Zelenika · 33 Palić · 55 Rukavina · 77 Morales · 99 Krstanović · Atta · Manager: Jurčić
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Croatian footballers
- NK Osijek players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Prva HNL players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- People from Osijek
- Croatia under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
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