Aljoša Vojnović (born 24 October 1985) is a Croatian retired
footballer
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. He currently works as a columnist for ''Telesport'' and as a pundit at
Nova TV.
Club career
Aljoša Vojnović started his professional career in
NK Osijek
Nogometni klub Osijek (), commonly referred to as NK Osijek (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First Le ...
. In
NK Osijek
Nogometni klub Osijek (), commonly referred to as NK Osijek (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First Le ...
he was not in the first team plans so he tried his luck abroad. He was on try outs in a famous
German
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club
TSV 1860 München
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where the coach
Marco Kurz
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Playing career ...
said "he left a good impression on him". The transfer didn't go through. Later on, he tried getting an acquisition in some other clubs. First, in
Norwegian club Raufoss Fotball and second, in
Austria
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n Kärnten. Although he did spend a whole year in Kärnten (where he scored a few times) he returned to
Croatia
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in the season 2008–2009 by signing a contract with newly promoted
Croatia Sesvete. Some good performances and 4 goals in the
Prva HNL
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which made him the club's second best scorer earned him a contract with
NK Slaven Belupo
Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo (), often referred to as Slaven Belupo, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica. They play in ...
.
On 25 June 2009
NK Slaven Belupo
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have announced that they have signed young striker Aljoša Vojnović from
NK Croatia Sesvete
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Previous club names: NK Sljeme (1957–1988), NK Sesvete (1988–1996), NK Badel Sesvete (1996–1997), NK Sesvete (1997–1998).
The club was ...
on a three-year contract worth €50 000.
NK Slaven Belupo
Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo (), often referred to as Slaven Belupo, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica. They play in ...
will also have to pay a percentage of players future transfer to
NK Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete was a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb.
Previous club names: NK Sljeme (1957–1988), NK Sesvete (1988–1996), NK Badel Sesvete (1996–1997), NK Sesvete (1997–1998).
The club was ...
.
After his three years in Slaven, and a spell in
Iran
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, Vojnović moved to
RNK Split
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History
The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was fo ...
where he, a striker at the beginning of his career, established himself further as a defensive midfielder.
In the first days of 2015, he moved back to his first club,
NK Osijek
Nogometni klub Osijek (), commonly referred to as NK Osijek (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First Le ...
, only to move later that year to
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where he became captain.
Dinamo are un nou capitan. Primul strain cu banderola dupa Demolari
at onlinesport.ro He was released from Dinamo in December 2015.
References
External links
*
Aljoša Vojnović
at Sportnet.hr
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vojnovic, Aljosa
1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Osijek
Men's association football forwards
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
NK Osijek players
NK Metalac Osijek players
Raufoss IL players
FC Kärnten players
NK Croatia Sesvete players
NK Slaven Belupo players
Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players
RNK Split players
FC Dinamo București players
NK Istra 1961 players
Zalaegerszegi TE players
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players
Croatian Football League players
Norwegian First Division players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Persian Gulf Pro League players
Liga I players
Nemzeti Bajnokság II players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
21st-century Croatian sportsmen