Roberto Punčec

Roberto Punčec
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991
Place of birth Varaždin, Croatia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
1. FC Union Berlin
Number 4
Youth career
1999–2002 Trnje Trnovec
2002–2009 Varteks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Varteks 53 (1)
2011–2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv 18 (0)
2012–20131. FC Union Berlin (loan) 21 (0)
2013– 1. FC Union Berlin 74 (1)
National team
2005 Croatia U14 2 (0)
2007 Croatia U16 4 (0)
2007–2008 Croatia U17 4 (0)
2009 Croatia U18 7 (0)
2009–2010 Croatia U19 10 (0)
2011 Croatia U20 3 (0)
2010–2011 Croatia U21 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 15 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:44, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Roberto Punčec (born 27 October 1991) is a Croatian football player who plays as a defender, currently with 1. FC Union Berlin on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.. He is a Croatia youth international having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the Croatia under-16 team.[1]

A product of Varteks youth academy, Punčec joined the first team in the 2008–09 season and had his professional debut on 2 November 2008 in a league match against Hajduk Split.[2] He went on to appear in 27 matches for the club in his first two professional seasons with Varaždin.[2]

After filing for arbitration to Croatian Football Federation his contract with Varaždin was terminated due to unpaid wages, and on 31 August 2011, Punčec signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3]

In July 2012, Punčec joined 1. FC Union Berlin on a season-long loan with the option to buy.[4]

International

Punčec has been capped at every youth level for the Croatian national team, and was part of Croatia's squad at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, playing in all three of their group stage matches.[5] Punčec is currently a regular member of the Croatia national under-21 football team.

References

  1. "Statistics – Caps: Roberto Punčec". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Punčec, Roberto". Nogometni magazin (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. Strahija, Ivana (31 August 2011). "Punčec u Maccabiju". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. "1. FC Union Berlin e.V. leiht Roberto Puncec von Maccabi Tel Aviv" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. Roberto PunčecFIFA competition record
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