Marko Vejinović (born 3 February 1990) is a Dutch professional

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coach and a former

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. He works as a coach at the Feyenoord Academy. Having started his professional career with AZ, with whom he won the Dutch Championship, he went on to play for

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, Vitesse,

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, AZ, Arka Gdynia,

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and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.

Club career

Vejinović started playing football at the age of seven at a small Dutch club by the name of Zeeburgia. Ajax scouts immediately recognized his talent, where he consequently spent the next seven years playing for the youth team at Ajax. He continued his career later at

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and then at AZ Alkmaar. Vejinović made his debut in the

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with AZ on 22 March 2009, in a 0–0 draw at home against

. AZ won the league championship that season. After he refused to extend his contract, he left

as a

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in summer 2013. Vejinović returned to Heracles on 4 July 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. On 24 June 2024, Heracles announced that Vejinović decided to end his playing career and become a coach at the Feyenoord Academy.

International career

Of Bosnian Serb descent, Vejinović is eligible to play for the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. On 2 November 2015, he was called up to the provisional senior

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squad for friendlies against

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and

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. The following day he stated he was unsure whether he would accept the invitation. On 9 November 2015, having chosen to accept the invitation, he said he never doubted his choice.

Personal life

Vejinović is a Dutch citizen of Bosnian Serb descent. In 2015, he married a Dutch woman named Sophie.

Career statistics

Honours

AZ *

: 2008–09 Feyenoord *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2015–16

References

External links

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at '' OnsOranje'' – {{DEFAULTSORT:Vejinovic, Marko 1990 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Ekstraklasa players Chinese Super League players AZ Alkmaar players Heracles Almelo players SBV Vitesse players Feyenoord players AVV Zeeburgia players Arka Gdynia players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Dutch people of Serbian descent Dutch people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in China Dutch expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Dutch sportsmen