Goran Ćurko

Goran Ćurko (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Ћурко; born 21 August 1968) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Goran Ćurko
Personal information
Full name Goran Ćurko
Date of birth (1968-08-21) 21 August 1968
Place of birth Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Novi Sad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Vojvodina 14 (0)
1991 Mogren 36 (0)
1992 Bečej 16 (0)
1993–1995 VfL Herzlake 65 (0)
1995–1997 1. FC Nürnberg 60 (0)
1997–1999 Tennis Borussia Berlin 67 (0)
1999 VfB Leipzig 5 (0)
1999–2000 Kickers Offenbach 27 (0)
2000 Arminia Bielefeld 9 (0)
2001–2003 SSV Reutlingen 80 (0)
2005–2007 ČSK Čelarevo 65 (1)
2010 Proleter Novi Sad 0 (0)
Total 444 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After starting out in Yugoslavia, Ćurko spent the vast majority of his career in Germany. He played for seven German clubs for over a decade (1993–2003), collecting 183 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga with five different teams combined.[2]

Career

Born in Novi Sad, Ćurko made his Yugoslav First League debut with Vojvodina in the 1989–90 season. He also played for Mogren and Bečej in the Yugoslav Second League,[3] before moving abroad to Germany.

In early 1993, Ćurko joined VfL Herzlake, spending two and a half years at the club. He subsequently played for 1. FC Nürnberg (1995–1997) and Tennis Borussia Berlin (1997–1999). After a brief spell at VfB Leipzig,[4] Ćurko signed for Kickers Offenbach. He also spent half a season with Arminia Bielefeld. While playing for the club, in October 2000, Ćurko demonstratively left the pitch after conflicting with his own supporters during a home league game versus Waldhof Mannheim.[5] He eventually switched to fellow Zweite Bundesliga's SSV Reutlingen in the 2001 winter transfer window.

After returning to his homeland, Ćurko played for ČSK Čelarevo in the Serbian First League. He was also a member of Proleter Novi Sad in 2010, aged 42, but failed to make any appearances.[6]

Personal life

Ćurko also holds German citizenship.[7] His son, Saša Ćurko, started out his footballing career playing as a forward for Vojvodina.

Statistics
Club Season League
AppsGoals
Vojvodina 1989–90 30
1990–91 110
Mogren 1990–91 170
1991–92 190
Bečej 1991–92 160
1992–93
VfL Herzlake 1992–93 20
1993–94 290
1994–95 340
1. FC Nürnberg 1995–96 340
1996–97 260
Tennis Borussia Berlin 1997–98 340
1998–99 330
VfB Leipzig 1999–2000 50
Kickers Offenbach 1999–2000 270
Arminia Bielefeld 2000–01 90
SSV Reutlingen 2000–01 160
2001–02 340
2002–03 300
ČSK Čelarevo 2005–06 370
2006–07 271
2007–08 10
Proleter Novi Sad 2010–11 00
Career total 4441
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References
  1. "Goran Curko" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. Goran Ćurko at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  3. "Tempo almanah 1991-1992" (in Serbian). yumpu-download.tiny-tools.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "Steckbrief: 1. Goran Curko" (in German). chronik.lok-leipzig.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. "Zweitligist Bielefeld feuert Torwart Curko" (in German). rp-online.de. 24 October 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. Goran Ćurko at Soccerway
  7. "Goran Ćurko" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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