Vedran RUNJE

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Date: 09 September 2009

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- POSITION
  vratar
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Tuesday, 10 February 1976
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Sinj, SFR Yugoslavia.

INTERNATIONAL
Croatia
- CAREER DATES
  2006 - 2011.
- Debut
  15th. November 2006 in 4-3 win against Israel.
- Total Caps
  22 International matches.

Vedran RUNJE - Croatia - FIFA SP 2010 Kvalifikacijska World Cup Qualifying matches.

Foto iznad pokazuje Hrvatski nogometas Vedran Runje u kvalifikacijama za SP 2010 protiv

Engleske, 9. rujna 2009

Grupa 6

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HRVATSKA 2:2 UKRAJINA (1:1) Petric (2), Modric (68). (06.06.09, Zagreb)
12-Vedran Runje, 3-Josip Simunic, 4-Robert Kovac, 5-Vedran Corluka, 6-Danijel Pranjic, 11-Darijo Srna, 14-Ivan Juric (16-Jerko Leko 46), 10-Luka Modric, 7-Ivan Rakitic (15-Ognjen Vukojevic 46), 18-Ivica Olic (13-Mario Mandzukic 61), 9-Mladen Petric

BJELORUSIJA 1:3 HRVATSKA (0:1 Olic (23, 83), Eduardo (69). (12.08.09, Minsk)
12-Vedran Runje, 4-Ivica Krizanac (7-Ivan Rakitic 46), 3-Josip Simunic, 5-Vedran Corluka, 6-Danijel Pranjic, 15-Ognjen Vukojevic, 10-Luka Modric, 11-Darijo Srna, 8-Niko Kranjcar (17-Mario Mandzukic 66), 9-Eduardo da Silva (14-Ivan Juric 88), 18-Ivica Olic

HRVATSKA 1:0 BJELORUSIJA (1:0) Rakitic (24). (05.09.09, Zagreb)
12-Vedran Runje, 4-Ivica Krizanac, 3-Josip Simunic, 5-Vedran Corluka, 6-Danijel Pranjic, 7-Ivan Rakitic (16-Mario Mandzukic 65), 8-Ognjen Vukojevic, 11-Darijo Srna, 19-Niko Kranjcar, 9-Eduardo da Silva (15-Ivan Juric 82), 18-Ivica Olic (10-Mladen Petric 74)

ENGLAND 5:1 HRVATSKA (2:0) Eduardo (71). (09.09.09, London)
12-Vedran Runje, 6-Danijel Pranjic, 3-Josip Simunic, 4-Ivica Krizanac, 15-Ognjen Vukojevic, 13-Nikola Pokrivac (7-Ivan Rakitic 46), 11-Darijo Srna, 16-Mario Mandzukic, 8-Niko Kranjcar, 9-Eduardo da Silva (17-Ivan Klasnic 73), 18-Ivica Olic (10-Mladen Petric 46)

KAZAKSTAN 1:2 HRVATSKA (1:1) Vukojevic (10), Kranjcar (92). (14.10.09, Astana)
12-Vedran Runje, 6-Danijel Pranjic, 3-Dejan Lovren, 4-Robert Kovac, 5-Vedran Corluka, 7-Ivan Rakitic, 15-Ognjen Vukojevic, 8-Niko Kranjcar, 11-Darijo Srna (13-Nikola Pokrivac 95), 17-Ivan Klasnic (18-Nikica Jelavic 77), 9-Mario Mandzukic (16-Mate Bilic 63)
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Vedran Runje made his full international debut on 15 November 2006 in Croatia's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier at Israel, which they won 4–3. His second appearance in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers came in Croatia's 6–0 win at Andorra in September 2007, and he also made further two international appearances in Croatia's friendly matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia during the same year.

Runje was also a member of the Croatian 23-man squad at the UEFA Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland, making his only appearance in Croatia's final group game against Poland in Klagenfurt. He kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory for Croatia, who played the game with a second string of players, having already secured a place in the quarter-finals after beating Austria and Germany in their previous two matches at the tournament. His only other international appearance during the year 2008 came in a friendly match at Slovenia in August, where he replaced Pletikosa at half-time.

In June 2009, Runje was promoted first-choice goalkeeper at the Croatian national team after Pletikosa lost his place as a regular at his club, Spartak Moscow. His first appearance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers was in Croatia's 2–2 draw at home to Ukraine on 6 June 2009. On 5 September 2009, he produced several good saves to help Croatia secure a 1–0 win at home to Belarus in the World Cup qualifiers, being seen by many as the Man of the Match. He also made several good saves in Croatia's next qualifier at England four days later, but was eventually unable to save the team from suffering a crushing 5–1 defeat. He was also responsible for England's fifth goal, failing to make a clearance after a back pass and enabling Wayne Rooney to score easily with an unguarded goal in front of him. Runje made a total of five appearances during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, which saw Croatia failing to qualify for the finals after finishing third in their group.

Senior club career.

Years            Team   Apps†   (Gls)†
1996–1998   Hajduk Split   23   (0)
1998–2001   Standard Liège   96   (0)
2001–2004   Marseille                92   (0)
2004–2006   Standard Liège   68   (0)
2006–2007   Beşiktaş                33   (0)
2007–2011   Lens                    133   (0)

Total 445.

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