Zlatko Junuzović

Zlatko Junuzović ( born 26 September 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer. From 2006 to 2017 he played in the Austrian national team.

Zlatko Junuzović

Junuzović in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Loznica,[1] SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder[2][3]
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	16
Youth career
1994–1999	Kühnsdorf
1999–2005	Grazer AK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Grazer AK	70	(9)
2007–2009	Austria Kärnten	57	(3)
2009–2012	Austria Wien	82	(21)
2012–2018	Werder Bremen	188	(21)
2018–2022	Red Bull Salzburg	78	(9)
International career
	Austria U19	2	(1)
2007	Austria U20	11	(4)
2005–2008	Austria U21	15	(3)
2006–2017	Austria	55	(7)
Managerial career
2022-	FC Liefering (assistance coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2022

Early life

Junuzović moved with his parents to Austria in 1992. He played for the youth teams of Grazer AK.

Club career

In 2015, he made his debut for Grazer AK in the Bundesliga. In summer 2007 Junuzović moved to SK Austria Kärnten and 2009 to FK Austria Wien.

In 2010, he was awarded by the managers of the league teams Austrian Footballer of the Year^[4] and the fans voted him "Player of the Year"^[5] in the annual award of the newspaper Kronen Zeitung.

In January 2012, Junuzović went to Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen and played till 2018 for the team. In 2015 Junuzović was voted as "Player of the Season" by Werder's fans.^[6] In April 2018, he left Bremen after six and half years at the club.^[7] He joined FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. He played there until 2022 and then his contract was not extended.^[8] He ended his career and became assistant coach of FC Liefering.^[9]

Personal life

Junuzović was born in the Serbian town of Loznica to a Bosnian family.^[10]

International career

Junuzović played for Austria at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[11] where they reached the fourth place. In March 2006, he made his debut for the Austria national football team in friendly match against Canada. He also played for Austria at the 2016 Euros.^[12]

In October 2017, Junuzović retired from the national team.^[13]

Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Austrian Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Individual

• Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2010^[4]
• Werder Bremen Supporters' Player of the Season: 2014–15^[6]