Vedran Runje

Vedran Runje is the kind of footballer I find quietly compelling: a goalkeeper, the loneliest job on the pitch, who built a whole career far from home. A Hajduk Split academy product who left the Adriatic to make his name in Belgium, France, and Turkey, he won three Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year awards with Standard Liege. That is no accident. Earning that recognition repeatedly, in a foreign league, speaks to a steadiness and command that travels across borders. I admire keepers who thrive abroad because they have to win trust without a shared language, using only their hands and their nerve.

Vedran Runje (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋědran rǔːɲe]; born 10 February 1976) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. A product of Hajduk Split academy, Runje spent the majority of his career abroad with Standard Liège in Belgium, Marseille and Lens in France and Beşiktaş in Turkey. With Standard, he won three Belgian League Goalkeeper of the Year awards.

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Name (English)

Vedran Runje

Name (Japanese)

ヴェドラン・ルニェ

Reading

ゔぇどらん・るにぇ

Born

February 10, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

Sinj, Croatia

Blood type

Private

Height

185 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A7

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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