Ranko Moravac (

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: Ранко Моравац; born 25 January 1995) is a Serbian

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er who plays as a

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Club career

Moravac came to Slovenia with his father in summer 2010, when he was on a trial with

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youth selections. He officially joined Maribor on 1 July 2011. However, being under the age of 18 and foreigner, he could not be registered for the club, thus he was unable to play in official matches. He trained with the first team and played a few

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until 25 January 2013, when he turned 18 and was finally registered for official competitions.

International career

Moravac was capped for

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at under-16 level.

Personal life

His younger brother, Ljubomir Moravac, is a former football

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. On 2 August 2016, Ljubomir was seriously injured in a traffic collision after returning from a training session and had to retire.

Honours

Maribor *

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, 2013–14, 2016–17 *

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Ranko Moravac
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moravac, Ranko 1995 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia FK Vojvodina players FK ČSK Čelarevo players NK Maribor players NK Krško Posavje players NK Fužinar players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Serbia men's youth international footballers