Vedran Ćorluka
b. 1986
Croatian association football player
- Born
- 5 Feb 1986 · Modran, Derventa
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 5 Feb 1986BornBorn in Modran, Derventa
- 2002 – 2003TeamCroatia national under-17 football team
- 2003TeamCroatia national under-18 football team
- 2003 – 2007TeamGNK Dinamo Zagreb
- 2004 – 2005TeamCroatia national under-19 football team
- 2004 – 2005TeamNK Inter Zaprešić
- 2005 – 2006TeamCroatia national under-21 football team
- 2006 – 2018TeamCroatia men's national football team
- 2006AwardCroatian Cup
- 2006AwardCroatian Supercup
- 2007 – 2008TeamManchester City F.C.
- 2008 – 2012TeamTottenham Hotspur F.C.
- 2012TeamBayer 04 Leverkusen
- 2012 – 2021TeamFC Lokomotiv Moscow
- 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1986 – today).
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
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 United Arab Emirates 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 in 2012. He won six domestic titles with the club, and after nine seasons with Lokomotiv, he retired from professional football in 2021.
As a Croatia international, Ćorluka 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 for the Croatia national team 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, reaching runners-up at the latter tournament. In August 2018, Ćorluka confirmed his retirement from international football.
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