| Vedran Runje | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 10, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Sinj, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | |
| Height | 1. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sinj is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia, at. Socialist Republic of Croatia ( Croato-Serbian and Croatian: Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska) was a Socialist state that was a Constituent See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian 85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Lens | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–1998 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
Hajduk Split Standard Liège Olympique Marseille Standard Liège Besiktas JK RC Lens |
23 (0) 96 (0) 92 (0) 68 (0) 32 (0) 27 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006– | Croatia | 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vedran Runje (born 10 February 1976 in Sinj), is a Croatian football goalkeeper who currently plays for RC Lens. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sinj is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia, at. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département.
Vedran Runje began his career at Hajduk Split back in 1996. HNK Hajduk Split is a Croatian football club one of two most popular football clubs in the country Between 1998 and 2001 he played for Standard de Liège before he went to Olympique de Marseille. Royal Standard de Liège, usually referred to as Standard de Liège, is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football In France, he had two great years, but during the third season he lost his place to Fabien Barthez and returned to Belgium to play for Standard de Liège, again. Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a retired French football goalkeeper who played for the French national team Royal Standard de Liège, usually referred to as Standard de Liège, is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. Vedran Runje had won the best goalkeeper in Belgium award three times (in the 1998-1999, 2000-2001, and 2005-2006 seasons), before coming to Turkey to play for Beşiktaş J.K. in 2006. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club In 2007 he left Beşiktaş to join RC Lens. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département.
Runje is married to his first love Tihana she is also known as the Victoria Beckham of Croatia , together they have a son Roko. Vedran's little brother is also a professional goalkeeper and played for Hajduk Split & AA Gent.
On November 15th 2006, he made his debut for the Croatian national football team against Israel. The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia The Israeli National Football Team (נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association Croatia won 4-3.
| Preceded by Ronny Gaspercic |
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by Filip De Wilde |
| Preceded by Filip De Wilde |
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by Franky Vandendriessche |
| Preceded by Silvio Proto |
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Daniel Zítka |