Ivan Čvorović

Ivan Čvorović
	Čvorović with Ludogorets in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	15 June 1985 (age 39)
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
2002–2003	Teleoptik
2003–2004	Srem Jakovo
2005–2007	Naftex Burgas
2007–2008	Chernomorets Burgas
2009–2012	Minyor Pernik
2012–2016	Ludogorets Razgrad
2016	Levski Sofia
2017–2019	Botev Plovdiv
2019	Tsarsko Selo
International career
2012	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club 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 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]

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 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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

Botev Plovdiv

References

^ Ringier. "Ivan Čvorović". Sportal.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ Ivan Čvorović Archived 22 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine 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.
^ "Ботев надви Локомотив в Горна Оряховица". Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^ "Вратар напусна Ботев (Пловдив), продължава във Втора лига" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "Ivan Čvorović, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

External links

Ivan Čvorović at WorldFootball.net
Ivan Čvorović at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Ringier. "Ivan Čvorović". Sportal.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[2] Ivan Čvorović Archived 22 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine at National-Football-Teams.com

[3] "Ludogorets signs bulgarian national team debutant goalkeeper Ivan Čvorović". Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

[4] "Ботев привлече Иван Чворович" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 20 January 2017.

[5] "Ботев надви Локомотив в Горна Оряховица". Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[6] "Вратар напусна Ботев (Пловдив), продължава във Втора лига" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[7] "Ivan Čvorović, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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