Background and career
Vedran Ćorluka (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋědran tɕǒrluka]; born 5 February 1986) is a Croatian football coach and former player who played as a centre-back or right-back. He is an assistant to Zlatko Dalić in the United Arab Emirates national team.
Ćorluka graduated from the Dinamo Zagreb Youth Academy, before making his professional debut for the senior team in 2003. In 2007, he made a £8 million move to Premier League club Manchester City, and after a season moved on to Tottenham Hotspur. He spent four seasons there before joining Lokomotiv Moscow in 2012. He won six domestic titles with the club, and after nine seasons with Lokomotiv, he retired from professional football in 2021.
As a Croatia international, Ćorluka earned 103 caps for the country, making him one of the nation's most capped players. He represented Croatia at various youth levels before making his senior debut for the Croatia national team in August 2006, in a friendly match against Italy. He was part of the country's squad at the UEFA European Championships in 2008, 2012, 2016 and at the FIFA World Cups in 2014 and 2018, reaching runners-up at the latter tournament. In August 2018, Ćorluka confirmed his retirement from international football.
