Vladan Grujić

Vladan Grujić
Personal information
Full name	Vladan Grujić
Date of birth	17 May 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Borac Banja Luka
1999–2000	→ Obilić (loan)
2002	Red Star Belgrade
2003	Borac Banja Luka
2004	1. FC Köln
2005	Alania Vladikavkaz
2006	Litex Lovech
2007	Sarajevo
2008–2009	Moss
2010	Laktaši
2010–2011	AEP Paphos
2011–2012	Aris Limassol
2012–2013	AEP Paphos
2013–2015	Borac Banja Luka
2015–2016	Voždovac
International career
	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2003–2006	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladan Grujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Грујић; born 17 May 1981) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then within Yugoslavia, Vladan Grujić played for FK Borac Banja Luka and Serbian clubs FK Obilić and Red Star Belgrade.^[1] Since, Grujić has played for the German club 1. FC Köln before moving to Alania Vladikavkaz. In January 2006, he left Alania on a free transfer and joined Bulgarian side Litex Lovech on 28 January 2007.^[2] He signed a six-month contract with FK Sarajevo.

On 29 February 2008, he signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Moss FK.^[3]

In November 2009, he was released by Moss FK and was available on free transfer.

In January 2010, he was on trial at the Polish second division club Gornik Zabrze.^[4]

In June 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club Aris Limassol F.C.

On 21 July 2015, after playing two seasons with FK Borac Banja Luka in the Bosnian Premier League, Grujić returns to Serbia, this time by signing with top-flight club FK Voždovac.^[5]

Grujić made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an October 2002 European Championship qualification match away against Norway and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals.^[6] His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against Greece.^[7]

^ "Grujic joins Crvena Zvezda". UEFA.com. 30 December 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2009.^{[dead link]}
^ "Grujić makes Litex move". UEFA.com. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
^ "Vladan Grujic (26) fra Bosnia ankommer MFK i dag" (in Norwegian). Moss Fotballklubb. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
^ "Górnik Zabrze - Zaciąg bałkański" (in Polish). sports.pl. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
^ Вождовац довео још два појачања at Sportski žurnal, 21 July 2015 (in Serbian)
^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 February 2021.