Adrian Antunović (born 24 April 1989) is a

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player currently playing for SV Schmöckwitz-Eichwalde.

Club career

Antunović began his career in 1996 with

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and was on 20 June 2007 promoted to the

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team. He made his debut for

in the

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against

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and played 29 minutes.

Personal life

Antunović was born in

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to Croatian parents, just before the

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and the

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. His parents and two aunts were killed on 24 December 2006 in

.Blut-Drama um Unions Super-Talent Die Eltern von Adrian Antunovic wurden erschossen
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References

1989 births Living people People from Jajce Footballers from Central Bosnia Canton Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Germany Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers 1. FC Union Berlin players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players VSG Altglienicke players 3. Liga players NOFV-Oberliga players Croatian Football League players Regionalliga players Landesliga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-footy-midfielder-stub