Ivan Čvorović
Ivan Čvorović (Bulgarian: Иван Чворович, Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Чвopoвић; born 21 September 1985) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
 Čvorović with Ludogorets in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Teleoptik | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Srem Jakovo | 26 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Naftex Burgas | 27 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Chernomorets Burgas | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Minyor Pernik | 59 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 25 | (0) |
| 2016 | Levski Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Botev Plovdiv | 37 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tsarsko Selo | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2019 | |||
Born and raised in Serbia, Čvorović received Bulgarian citizenship in 2012 and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Bulgarian national football team. He earned one cap for them in a 2–1 away friendly win over Netherlands on 26 May 2012.
Career
Born in Belgrade, Čvorović was educated in Partizan's youth academy.[1] His first season as senior was in 2002–03 with Partizan´s satellite club FK Teleoptik. The following season, he moved to FK Srem Jakovo where he played a season and a half before moving to Bulgaria.[2]
In 2004, he relocated to Bulgaria, signing a contract with Naftex Burgas. In 2007, he transferred to Chernomorets Burgas. On 6 March 2009 Minyor Pernik signed Čvorović. He took number 91. In May, just after making his debut for the Bulgarian national team, he joined Ludogorets Razgrad.[3]
Botev Plovdiv
On 20 January 2017, Čvorović signed a 1-year contract with Botev Plovdiv.[4] He made an official debut on 18 February during the 0-1 away win over Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.[5] Čvorović lost his first choice status to Daniel Kajzer during the 2018/2019 First League season and left the team in late May 2019 after the expiry of his contract.[6]
Career statistic
Club
- As of 26 September 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teleoptik | 2002–03 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Srem Jakovo | 2003–04 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| Naftex Burgas | 2004–05 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Minyor Pernik | 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Career total | 193 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 221 | 0 | |
International career
In 2012, Čvorović took Bulgarian nationality after having resided in the country for more than five years. He made his debut for the Bulgarian national football team in their win against the Netherlands on 26 May 2012, after coming on as a substitute for Stoyan Kolev during the second half.[7]
Honours
Club
- Ludogorets Razgrad
- Bulgarian A Group (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Bulgarian Cup: 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2012
- Botev Plovdiv
References
- Bugarski Srbin pojačava šampiona Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at sportal.rs, 2-6-2012 (in Serbian)
- Ivan Čvorović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ludogorets signs bulgarian national team debutant goalkeeper Ivan Čvorović
- "Ботев привлече Иван Чворович" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 20 January 2017.
- Ботев надви Локомотив в Горна Оряховица
- "Вратар напусна Ботев (Пловдив), продължава във Втора лига" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Bulgaria won 2:1 against the Netherlands retrieved on May 27, 2012 from http://www.focus-fen.net
External links
- Ivan Čvorović at WorldFootball.net
- Ivan Čvorović at National-Football-Teams.com