Goran Ljubojević
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 May 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Osijek | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Osijek | 64 | (23) |
2004–2006 | Dinamo Zagreb | 41 | (13) |
2006 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 17 | (5) |
2006–2009 | Genk | 38 | (12) |
2009–2010 | NK Zagreb | 12 | (6) |
2010–2011 | AIK | 11 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Osijek | 25 | (6) |
2012 | Târgu Mureș | 9 | (5) |
2012–2013 | Naft Tehran | 11 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Osijek | 8 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Balestier Khalsa | 27 | (20) |
2015–2016 | Sriwijaya | 9 | (3) |
2016 | Vinogradar | 15 | (10) |
2017 | Trnje | 9 | (2) |
International career | |||
2003–2005 | Croatia U21 | 18 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 11 July 2017 (UTC) |
Goran Ljubojević (Croatian pronunciation: [ɡǒran ʎubǒːjeʋitɕ]; born 4 May 1983) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Club career
As one of the best young national team players, he was transferred at the end of August 2006 from Dinamo Zagreb to KRC Genk. He also played for NK Osijek and FC St. Gallen.
In the 2006–07 season, he earned a season record of five goals in five following games. In total, he made 11 goals for KRC Genk, according to his playing time he was the most efficient scorer in the Belgian Jupiler League of that season.
In December 2009, he turned a new page in his career by signing with NK Zagreb. He scored six goals in a half season. This opened the eyes of several teams who were interested in this targetstriker. Odense and AIK showed the most interest. Finally, AIK signed him in July 2010.
"Ljubo" also was a member of the Croatian national team under 21. His highlight was a victory over England on 13 August 2003, which Croatia won by 0–3. Ljubojević scored the first two goals and delivered the assist for the third goal.
In 2014, he joined Balestier Khalsa as their first ever marquee signing. He scored the first goal in the 2014 Singapore Cup on 7 November 2014 and the club's maiden win in the Singapore Cup. He ended the season as a club top scorer with 27 goals.
He last played for NK Trnje based in the city of Zagreb.
Discover more about Club career related topics
Honours
Club
Balestier Khalsa
KRC GENK
DINAMO ZAGREB
- Croatian League Champions: 2005–2006
Individual
- Top goalscorers by season of Balestier Khalsa: 2014
Source: "Goran Ljubojević", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran_Ljubojević.
References
- ^ Ljubojević: Iskušavali smo nove sustave, ali nije bilo baš najbolje‚ sportnews.hr, 15 February 2017
External links
- Goran Ljubojević at Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian)
- Goran Ljubojević at Soccerway.com
- Goran Ljubojević at WorldFootball.net
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