Werder Bremen: Junuzovic leaves Salzburg! “Unfortunate decision!”
Bremen – Former Werder captain Zlatko Junuzovic will not receive a new contract with Red Bull Salzburg for the coming season. As the 15-time champion of the Austrian Bundesliga announced, the 34-year-old’s working paper will not be extended in the summer. “Of course I regret this decision because I really like being here in Salzburg and I had a great, successful time,” said Junuzovic, who moved to Salzburg from SV Werder Bremen in the summer of 2018, adding: “But the fact is, as it is, and not only do I look back positively on my years at FC Red Bull Salzburg, I also look positively into the future.”
like it for Zlatko Junuzovic in summer goes on, is still open. A return to SV Werder Bremen is rather unlikely, even if the midfield player in autumn 2019, when asked about a renewed engagement with the Green-Whites at the end of his career, said: “I don’t want to rule it out, I only have positive memories when I think back to Werder. I miss the city, the fans, the stadium and my old colleagues a lot,” Junuzovic said at the time.
Werder Bremen: Ex-captain Zlatko Junuzovic has to leave Red Bull Salzburg – return to the green-whites?
In September, the former professional of the SV Werder Bremen However, he is 35 years old, so working as a coach is also conceivable, because last year Junuzovic passed his first coaching license with distinction. This season, the 34-year-old has mainly struggled with the consequences of a heel injury and has only made five competitive appearances. Since his move Zlatko Junuzovic in 113 competitive games for Red Bull Salzburg on, in which he contributed twelve goals and 32 assists. With the Austrians he won the championship three times and the cup three times.
Before moving to Red Bull Salzburg war Zlatko Junuzovic six and a half years for that SV Werder Bremen been active. The 34-year-old moved from Austria Vienna to Bremen in January 2012 and immediately became a regular. Junuzovic, who played 188 competitive games for Werder, quickly became popular with the fans too. The campaign “#junobleibtbremer” will probably remain unforgotten among the supporters: Under the hashtag, Werder fans had demanded a contract extension with the Austrian on social media after it became known that several clubs were interested in the midfield player had stated. Whether a new action by Bremen fans Zlatko Junuzovic on return moved, could now be seen in the coming weeks.