Ivan_Čvorović
Ivan Čvorović
Footballer (born 1985)
Ivan Čvorović (Bulgarian: Иван Чворович, romanized: Ivan Chvorovich, Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Чворовић; born 21 September 1985) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born and raised in Serbia, Čvorović received Bulgarian citizenship in 2012 and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Bulgaria national team. He earned one cap for them in a 2–1 away friendly win over Netherlands on 26 May 2012.
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Čvorović with Ludogorets in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 Bulgaria national team, he joined Ludogorets Razgrad.[3]
On 20 January 2017, Čvorović signed a one-year contract with Botev Plovdiv.[4] He made his official debut on 18 February during a 1–0 away win over Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.[5] Čvorović lost his first-choice status to Daniel Kajzer during the 2018–19 First League season and left the team in late May 2019 after the expiry of his contract.[6]
In 2012, Čvorović took Bulgarian nationality after having resided in the country for more than five years. He made his debut for the Bulgaria national 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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teleoptik | 2002–03 | 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 |
| 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 | |
Ludogorets Razgrad
Botev Plovdiv
- Bugarski Srbin pojačava šampiona Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine at sportal.rs, 2 June 2012 (in Serbian)
- Ivan Čvorović at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Ludogorets signs bulgarian national team debutant goalkeeper Ivan Čvorović". Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- "Ботев привлече Иван Чворович" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 20 January 2017.
- "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[permanent dead link] retrieved on 27 May 2012 from http://www.focus-fen.net Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Ivan Čvorović at WorldFootball.net
- Ivan Čvorović at National-Football-Teams.com