Vero Salatić

Veroljub " Vero " Salatić ( born November 14, 1985 in Zvornik, Yugoslavia ) is a Swiss footballer Bosnian Serb origin.

Family, Youth

Veroljub Salatić was born on 14 November 1985 in a small suburb of Zvornik, a town in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together with his parents and his siblings Dragan and Cvijeta Dragoljub and Radojka Vero emigrated at the age of 6 years in Switzerland from. The Salatic family are drawn to train, where she still lives today. Veroljub Salatic currently lives with his family in Cham.

Career

Youth

Salatić began his career at SC train. After two years he moved to train 94, where he played for six years as a junior.

Grasshopper Club Zurich

As a 15 - year-old he met in 2000 for the young Grasshopper Club Zurich. In the 2003/2004 season, he made ​​the jump to the first team. Salatić can be used as a central defender or defensive midfielder. In the season 2006/2007 he was also widely used in the UEFA Cup, as long as the Grasshoppers were represented in the competition.

Omonia Nicosia

In the 2011/2012 season he moved to Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus, where he celebrated the Cup victory ( Cypriot Football League) with his club.

Grasshopper Club Zurich

A year later he moved back to Salatić Zurich where he stands again for the Grasshopper Club Zurich in use since the 2012/2013 season. The team achieves an exceptionally strong season, leading their club after a 19 -year losing streak to Cup win ( Swiss Cup).

National

He grew up in Switzerland, played Salatić in various categories of the Swiss national football team ( most recently in 2006 U -20). At the U-19 European Championship and the U- 20 World Cup in Holland Veroljub Salatić made ​​by Pierre -André Schürmann, together with Blerim Džemaili, Tranquillo Barnetta and Valon Behrami, first attracted international attention. Already he was traded in the national team as a future successor of Murat Yakin. His success did not go unnoticed by the Serbian Football Association. Twice we asked him if he would not be willing to play for the former Serbia and Montenegro. Every time he gave the association a negative decision. Against England in 2006 he played his last match with the Swiss U -21, but since then he has not heard from the Swiss Football Association. Neither Kobi Kuhn still Ottmar Hitzfeld have ever indicated that they will be interested in Salatić. Now Veroljub Salatić can consider his request is bigger now playing for the Serbian national football team, if he can take the Serbian citizenship. Veroljub Salatić has so far denied neither Switzerland nor for Serbia 'A' game, although he has passed through all junior sections of the Swiss youth teams. In case of a request by the responsible Salatić still has the opportunity to decide for which country he would accrue.