Stipe Vučur

Stipe Vučur (born 22 May 1992) is an Austrian footballer of Herzegovinian Croat descent who plays as a central defender, being, as of July 2020, a free agent after playing for the Croatian club Hajduk Split.

Stipe Vučur
Personal information
Full name Stipe Vučur
Date of birth (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1997–2002 1. Salzburger SK 1919
2002–2010 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 SV Seekirchen 20 (6)
2011 USK Anif 15 (1)
2011–2013 Lustenau 47 (9)
2013–2014 Wacker Innsbruck 32 (4)
2014–2015 Erzgebirge Aue 33 (3)
2015–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 84 (7)
2016–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2 (0)
2018–2020 Hajduk Split 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2020

Club career

Wacker Innsbruck

In May 2013 it became known that Vučur had joined Wacker Innsbruck on a free transfer. He signed a two-year contract.[1] He became a regular and appeared in 32 of 36 total matches in the 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga. However, at the end of the season Innsbruck finished 10th and last and was relegated to the First League.

Erzgebirge Aue

On 3 June 2014, it was announced that Vučur had signed for Erzgebirge Aue on a three-year contract until 2017. Also several Austrian clubs had been interested in signing him. He is believed to be strong in the air and Aue's head coach Falko Götz stated that Vučur's goal is playing in the Bundesliga.[2] His contract with Innsbruck was dissolved and the transfer fee remained undisclosed.[3]

Kaiserslautern/Hajduk Split

On 4 June 2018, Vučur switched to third tier 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a three-year contract.[4] He played regularly and was often linked with other clubs.[5] After having appeared 88 times for the team in competitive matches,[6] he signed for Croatian club Hajduk Split on a three-year contract on 27 June 2018.[7] In July 2020 Vučur was released by Hajduk following the expiry of his contract with the club, having amassed only 16 caps and one goal for the Croatian team.[8]

Personal life

Vučur was born in Salzburg, Austria to Herzegovinian Croat parents originating from villages near Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina - his father Ante originating from Seonica and his mother Lidija, née Braovac, originating from Stipanjići.[9]

References
  1. "Erster Neuzugang: Stipe Vucur" (in German). fc-wacker-innsbruck.at. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. "Aue verpflichtet Verteidiger Stipe Vucur" (in German). bild.de. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. "Vucur von Wacker Innsbruck zu Erzgebirge Aue" (in German). orf.at. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. "1. FC Kaiserslautern verpflichtet Stipe Vucur" [1. FC Kaiserslautern obliged Stipe Vucur] (in German). Bundesliga. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. "FCK: Abwehrspieler Stipe Vucur macht seinen Job ordentlich" [FCK: Defender Stipe Vucur does his job well] (in German). Allgemeine Beitung. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Stipe Vucur geht wohl" [1. FC Kaiserslautern: Stipe Vucur is fine] (in German). Liga 3 Online. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. "Stipe Vučur has signed for Hajduk!". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. Bašić, Blažević i Vučur istekom ugovora napustili Hajduk at Nogometplus.net
  9. Intervju Stipe Vučur at Seonica
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