Ranko Moravac ( Serbian: Ранко Моравац, born 25 January 1995) is a Serbian

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who plays for FK Jedinstvo Rumenka.

Club career

Moravac came to

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with his father in summer 2010, when he was on a trial with

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youth selections. He officially joined Maribor on 1 July 2011. However, being under the age of 18 and foreigner, he could not be registered for the club, thus he was unable to play any official match. He trained with the first team and played a few

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s until 25 January 2013, when he turned 18 and was finally registered for the official competitions.

International career

Moravac was capped for

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at under-16 level.

Honours

;Maribor *

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: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17 *

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: 2012–13 *

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Personal life

His younger brother, Ljubomir Moravac, is a former football

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. On 2 August 2016, Ljubomir was seriously injured in a traffic collision after returning from a training session and had to retire.

References

External links

NZS profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moravac, Ranko 1995 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Serbian footballers Men's association football midfielders Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in Slovenia FK Vojvodina players FK ČSK Čelarevo players NK Maribor players NK Krško players NK Fužinar players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Serbia men's youth international footballers