Denis Zvonić (born 8 February 1992) is a Bosnian former professional

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who played as a defender. He is the current director of

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

club Velež Mostar.

Club career

Velež Mostar

Zvonić started off his football career as a youngster at hometown club Velež Mostar's youth team. In July 2011, Zvonić signed with Velež's first team. Between 2011 and 2015, he was a standard player at the club, making 93

appearances for Velež, scoring 5 goals during that period. In June 2015, Zvonić left Velež.

Zvijezda Gradačac

On 2 July 2015, Zvonić joined First League of FBiH club Zvijezda Gradačac. On 12 June 2016, he left Zvijezda.

Return to Velež Mostar

One year after leaving Velež, Zvonić returned to the club during the summer of 2016. During the club's winter preparations for the continuation of the 2018–19 First League of FBiH season in January 2019, he was named the new club

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after captain until that day,

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, gave him the captain armband. On 24 January 2019, Zvonić extended his contract with Velež, which is due to last until June 2022. On 25 May 2019, he won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beat Bosna Visoko 0–2 away and got promoted back to the Bosnian Premier League. On 28 July 2019, in a 1–0 away

Mostar derby The Mostar derby ( Bosnian: ''Mostarski gradski derbi'') is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 1922 and is the oldest major football derby in Bosni ...

league loss against

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, Zvonić scored an own goal in the 54th minute of the game and at the end brought the victory to Zrinjski. On 19 October 2019, less than three months after scoring an own goal against Zrinjski, this time Zvonić scored a goal for Velež in the 86th minute against their fierce city rivals, bringing his team the first win in a Mostar derby match after more than 5 years. In a league game against

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on 23 August 2020, Zvonić injured himself after breaking his nose.

International career

Zvonić was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team and made one appearance for the team in 2014.

Honours

Velež Mostar * First League of FBiH: 2018–19 *

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zvonić, Denis 1992 births Living people Footballers from Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders FK Velež Mostar players NK Zvijezda Gradačac players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players