Zvonimir Deranja

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Zvonimir Deranja
Personal information
Full name Zvonimir Deranja
Date of birth (1979-09-22) 22 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassr (youth coach)
Youth career
Slaven Gruda
HNK Dubrovnik
1993–1996 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2004 Hajduk Split 126 (52)
2004–2005 Le Mans 16 (4)
2005–2006 Hajduk Split 8 (1)
2006–2007 FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin 44 (19)
2008–2010 Mouscron 5 (1)
2010 RNK Split 8 (0)
Total207(77)
International career
1995–1996 Croatia U-17 7 (3)
1996–1998 Croatia U-19 12 (3)
1998–2001 Croatia U-21 17 (9)
Managerial career
0000–2019 NA Konavle (youth coach)
2019–2021 Al Wahda (youth coach)
2021–2022 Damac (youth coach)
2023– Al Nassr (youth coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zvonimir Deranja (born 22 September 1979) is a retired Croatian footballer and current youth coach at Al Nassr. [1]

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Club career

He began his football career with local clubs NK Slaven from Gruda and HNK Dubrovnik. He was discovered by Hajduk Split scouts and moved to the club's youth squad. In 1996, he joined the club's senior squad in the Croatian First League. He remained with the club until 2004, returning the following season after an unsuccessful year in France. In 2006, he moved to the French Ligue 2 again, this time with FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, with whom he received more frequent playing time. [2]

International career

Deranja has not been capped for the Croatia national team. However, he has played extensively for the country's junior sides. He was a member of the Croatian side at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Coaching career

Towards the end of his career, and for several years after, Deranja worked as a youth coach in NA Konavle, among others together with Frane Lojić. [3] [4] Also in Slaven Gruda.

In 2019, Deranja traveled to the Emirates and became the youth coach of Al Wahda FC. [5] In August 2021, Deranja moved further around the Middle East, this time to Saudi Arabia, where he became youth coach at Damac FC. [6] [7] In early January 2023, he joined Al Nassr FC. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stats Centre: Zvonimir Deranja Facts". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Zvonimir Deranja – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. ↑ Zvonimir Deranja i Frane Lojić ujedinili su mlade iz tri kluba, te ih za nagradu vode na utakmicu Hajduk - Inter i druženje s Ricom!, dalmatinskiportal.hr, 12 December 2017
  4. ↑ PRAZNIK NOGOMETA U ČILIPIMA Gužva na Šupjaci, novoj i staroj, Nogometna akademija Konavle ugostila splitskog Hajduka: ‘Bilo je prekrasno!‘, dubrovacki.slobodnadalmacija.hr, 6 August 2020
  5. ↑ Naša nogometna legenda Zvonimir Deranja, koji je bio trener u, facebook.com, 10 February 2019
  6. ↑ ZVONIMIR DERANJA TRENERSKU KARIJERU NASTAVLJA U SAUDIJSKOJ ARABIJI ‘Na cijeni je naš nogomet zbog uspjeha reprezentacije, iako...‘, dubrovacki.slobodnadalmacija.hr, 4 August 2021
  7. ↑ Novi izazov!!!..., instagram.com, 18 August 2021
  8. ↑ Zvonimir Deranja prešao u Al Nassr u kojem je zvijezda Portugalac, bivši suigrač poručio Konavljaninu: ‘Nauči Ronalda izvesti pravilno škarice!‘, dubrovacki.slobodnadalmacija.hr, 27 January 2023
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