Antonio Rukavina
Rukavina with 1860 Munich in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Antonio Rukavina | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
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Current team
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Villarreal | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bežanija | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Bežanija | 142 | (26) |
| 2007 | Partizan | 32 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | (0) |
| 2009 | → 1860 Munich (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | 1860 Munich | 97 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Valladolid | 71 | (2) |
| 2014– | Villarreal | 43 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Serbia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007– | Serbia | 39 | (0) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 May 2017 |
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Antonio Rukavina (Serbian Cyrillic: Антонио Рукавина; born 26 January 1984) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Villarreal and the Serbia national team.
Rukavina started out at his local club Bežanija, making his senior debuts in the 2002–03 season, as they won promotion to the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro. He also helped them win the 2005–06 Serbian First League, thus earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga.
In December 2006, it was announced that Partizan and Bežanija have agreed terms for the transfer of Rukavina and Žarko Lazetić. Both players signed four-year deals in January 2007. Under newly appointed manager Miroslav Đukić, Rukavina immediately established himself as a first team regular, scoring three league goals from 15 appearances in the second half of the 2006–07 season. He was subsequently named the team's captain ahead of the 2007–08 campaign.
In January 2008, Rukavina was transferred to German club Borussia Dortmund. He made his Bundesliga debut on 2 February 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–3 away draw at MSV Duisburg. In February 2009, Rukavina moved on loan to 2. Bundesliga side 1860 Munich until the end of the season. He was permanently transferred to 1860 Munich in June 2009, with Sven Bender making the opposite move in lieu of a transfer fee.
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