Aleksandar Dragović
Aleksandar Dragovic (2012 )
Aleksandar Dragovic ( born March 6, 1991, Vienna) is an Austrian footballer of Serbian descent. The center-back is since the end of July 2013 at Dynamo Kiev under contract.
Career
Club career
The 1.85 m wide and 82 kg Dragovic began his career in the youth department of FK Austria Vienna, before he was admitted to the second and 2008 in the first team in 2007. He was U-17 national team and at the beginning of the 2008/ 09 regular players. In addition, he was able to win the 2009 Austrian Cup. Dragovic is right-footed and was used mainly in central defense.
In February 2011, Dragovic moved to FC Basel. He made his debut 12 February 2011 in a 3-0 home win against FC St. Gallen. End of season 2010/2011 was Dragovic with FC Basel Swiss champion. He played with his new club in Uhrencup and won the tournament. . His first goal in the Swiss football championship, he scored (for intermediate 1-0) in a 3-0 home win against Servette FC Genève on 1 October 2011 End of season 2010/11 he became Swiss champion with FC Basel. End of the 2011/12 season Dragovic again won the league title and the Cup victory and the Double.
At the end of the 2012/13 season Dragovic was with FC Basel for the third time Swiss champion and the team was in the Cup final, which they lost in a penalty shoot only. In the UEFA Europa League 2012/13 he managed with FC Basel to the semi-finals where he performed against the reigning UEFA Champions League winners FC to Chelsea. However, they lost the home - u away and excreted in the total score of 2:5 from. In a long season with a total of 76 games ( 36 in Super League, 6 in Cup, 20 in the Champions League and Europa League, including 14 test matches ), he had a total of 66 missions, 32 of them in the Super League and 19 appearances in the Champions and Europa League.
On July 26, 2013 provided Dragovic wrote a five-year contract with Dynamo Kiev. The transfer fee was nine million euros, making it the most expensive Austrian transfer of all time.
Internationally
Dragovic was among others in the Austrian U-16 selection (1 game), U -17 (11 games, 2 goals), as well as U-19 selection (6 games, 2 goals) to gain experience. In his first season as a regular player of Austria Dragovic was called into the squad of Austria for the World Cup 2010 qualifying match against Romania, but could not accumulate because he injured in training ahead of the game on the nose. For the qualifier for the 2010 World Cup against Serbia on June 6, 2009, he was nominated once again under OFB team boss Didi Constantini for the senior team. In this game, he now completed his team debut, where he was employed from the outset.
Personally
In early summer 2012, he veered to the physical attacks on the Swiss Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer public criticism. After he had said during the championship celebration that "it was difficult for " him to apologize and everyone knew internally that it is " very, very good fun " had he apologized on May 25 in person at the Federal Council in Bern Maurer.
Achievements
FK Austria Wien
- Austrian Cup winner: 2009
Basel
- Swiss champion: 2010/ 11, 2011/12, 2012/13
- Swiss Cup Winner: 2012
- Swiss Cupfinalist: 2012/13
- Uhrencupsieger: 2011, 2013
Personally
- Young Star: September 2008
- Swiss Golden Player Award: " Best Defender " 2012
- Europa League team of the group stage: 2012