Goran Lovre

Goran Lovre (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Ловре; born 23 March 1982) is a retired Serbian footballer.

Goran Lovre
Personal information
Full name Goran Lovre
Date of birth (1982-03-23) 23 March 1982
Place of birth Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1998 Partizan
1998–2001 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Anderlecht 46 (5)
2006–2010 Groningen 128 (23)
2010–2012 Barnsley 21 (2)
2012–2013 Partizan 4 (0)
2013 Esteghlal 2 (0)
2014 SSV Ulm 1846 14 (1)
National team
1999–2001 FR Yugoslavia U-18[1] 6 (1)
2002–2004 FRY / S&M U-21[1] 7 (1)
2004 Serbia and Montenegro U-23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2013

Club career

After playing five seasons for Anderlecht, Lovre signed a two-year deal with Groningen in the 2006 summer transfer window, with a possibility of a two-year extension. He spent four years in the Netherlands, making near 130 Eredivisie appearances and scoring 23 goals.

On 28 May 2010, Lovre signed a two-year deal with the English Championship side Barnsley.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Ipswich Town, where he was influential in the middle of the park, getting an assist.[3] On 7 December 2011, his contract with Barnsley was terminated by mutual consent after featuring very little under new manager Keith Hill.[4]

In June 2012, Serbian press reported that he might sign a contract with Partizan, the club where he started playing football.[5] On 9 June 2012, Lovre signed a two-year contract with the Serbian SuperLiga champions.[6]

In July 2013 some rumors in Iran had it that he was about to sign a contract with Esteghlal, having lost its pivotal midfielder Mojtaba Jabbari a few days back, the management of the Iranian club was under tremendous pressure to hire a competent replacement. Lovre also was in trial with Esteghlal in January 2013 but he was not confirmed by the club head coach Amir Ghalenoei. Finally, he joined to the team on 21 July 2013 with signing a one-year contract.

In February 2014, he joined the German fourth division club SSV Ulm 1846.

International career

Lovre won a silver medal with the Serbia and Montenegro U-21 team at the UEFA European Championship in 2004. In the same year, he was also a part of the Serbia and Montenegro U-23 team that participated at the Summer Olympics, when they exited in the group stage.

Career statistics
As of 29 October 2013
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[7] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2001–02 1000–000010
2002–03 15220–2000192
2003–04 10110–3100142
2004–05 18210–4010242
2005–06 2000–100030
Total 46540–10110616
Groningen 2006–07 30820–1031369
2007–08 33910–21113711
2008–09 32430–0041395
2009–10 33231–0010373
Total 1282391–319314928
Barnsley 2010–11 21210100000232
2011–12 000000000000
Total 21210100000232
Partizan 2012–13 4020–200080
Total 4020–200080
Esteghlal 2013–14 2000–100030
Total 2000–100030
Career total 200301611016211324436
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References
  1. Only official UEFA matches included
  2. "Barnsley sign Groningen's Lovre". bbc.co.uk. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. "Ipswich 1 – 3 Barnsley". bbc.co.uk. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. "Serbian midfielder Goran Lovre leaves Barnsley". bbc.co.uk. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  5. "Lovre u Partizanu" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. "Vratio se Lovre" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  7. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Belgian Supercup, Eredivisie playoffs
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