Vedran Corluka is a Croatian footballer who plays for and captains Lokomotiv Moscow and the Croatia national team.
He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in other positions across the defensive line, most notably as the right-back.
Corluka graduated from the Dinamo Zagreb Youth Academy, before making his professional debut for Dinamo Zagreb in 2003. In 2007, he made a move to English Premier League club Manchester City, and after a season moved on to Tottenham Hotspur. He spent four seasons there before joining Lokomotiv. He scored on his debut against newly promoted Mordovia Saransk in a 3-2 victory. In September 2012, March 2014, and December 2014, he was named the best club player of the month. In June 2015, after Corluka helped Lokomotiv to win Russian Cup, fans named him team's Player of the Year. Internationally, Corluka represented Croatia at various youth levels before making his first team debut in August 2006, in the friendly match against world champions Italy. Since then, he has represented the country at the European Championships in 2008 and 2012, and at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. |
