Media report: Robert Ljubicic decides against Austria
Robert Ljubicic will not play for the Austrian national team in the future. As the newspaper “Sportske Novosti” reports, the 23-year-old has chosen Croatia.
Will probably play for Croatia in the future: Robert Ljubicic.
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Robert Lyubic will the left-back problem in Austrian national team probably not solve: As the sports newspaper “Sportske Novosti” reported on Wednesday, the 23-year-old decided to play for Croatia in the future. According to this, Ljubicic came to this conclusion after his family met Stipe Pletikosa, sports director of the association. The ÖFB should already be informed of the decision. At the request of the kicker, neither Ljubicic nor the ÖFB initially commented on this media report.
Ljubicic, who switched to Dinamo Zagreb from Rapid Vienna in the summer and was converted to left-back by coach Ante Cacic, made one appearance for the Austrian U-21 national team and had previously played twice for the Croatian U-20 team. being currently injured brother Dejan has already appeared four times for the red-white-red senior national team. Apparently nothing will come of an appearance for Austria.
Although Ljubicic was completely convincing in Zagreb and still on the left side of defense in the ÖFB team a big construction site is available, team boss Ralf Rangnick had refrained from calling up the 23-year-old in September. A decision with consequences, as it now turns out.