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Goran Lovre
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Lovre in 2006
Personal information
Full name Goran Lovre
Date of birth (1982-03-23) 23 March 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
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 14 (1)
Total 215 (31)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Goran Lovre (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Ловре; born 23 March 1982) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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.

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R.S.C. Anderlecht

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Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They have also won nine Belgian Cups and hold the record for most consecutive Belgian championship titles, winning five between the 1963–64 and 1967–68 seasons.

FC Groningen

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Eredivisie

Eredivisie

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Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley F.C.

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Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town F.C.

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Keith Hill (footballer)

Keith Hill (footballer)

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FK Partizan

FK Partizan

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Serbian SuperLiga

Serbian SuperLiga

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Esteghlal F.C.

Esteghlal F.C.

Esteghlal Football Club, commonly known as Esteghlal, is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The first team of the capital of Iran, the club was founded in 1945 as and previously known as Tâj between 1949 and 1979. The club is part of the multisport club Esteghlal of Iran Athletic and Cultural Company. They were the first team to reach 1,000 points in Persian Gulf Pro League.

Mojtaba Jabbari

Mojtaba Jabbari

Mojtaba Jabbari is a retired Iranian football player who played mostly for Esteghlal and the Iranian national team as an attacking midfielder.

Amir Ghalenoei

Amir Ghalenoei

Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Iran national football team. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clubs, including Esteghlal, Mes Kerman, Sepahan S.C. and Tractor, with two of which he won a total of five championships and two Hazfi Cup titles. He was also the head coach of Iran national football team from August 2006 to July 2007 where he managed the team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where Iran was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[7] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2001–02 Belgian First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002–03 Belgian First Division 15 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 19 2
2003–04 Belgian First Division 10 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 14 2
2004–05 Belgian First Division 18 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 24 2
2005–06 Belgian First Division 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 46 5 4 0 10 1 1 0 61 6
Groningen 2006–07 Eredivisie 30 8 2 0 1 0 3 1 36 9
2007–08 Eredivisie 33 9 1 0 2 1 1 1 37 11
2008–09 Eredivisie 32 4 3 0 0 0 4 1 39 5
2009–10 Eredivisie 33 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 37 3
Total 128 23 9 1 3 1 9 3 149 28
Barnsley 2010–11 Championship 21 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
2011–12 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
Partizan 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Esteghlal 2013–14 Iran Pro League 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
SSV Ulm 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Career total 215 31 16 1 1 0 16 2 10 3 258 37

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2001–02 Belgian First Division

2001–02 Belgian First Division

The 2001–02 season of the Jupiler League began on August 11, 2001 and ended on May 5, 2002. Racing Genk became champions.

2002–03 Belgian First Division

2002–03 Belgian First Division

The 2002–03 season of the Jupiler League began on August 9, 2002 and ended on May 25, 2003. Club Brugge became champion.

2003–04 Belgian First Division

2003–04 Belgian First Division

The 2003–04 season of the Belgian First Division was held between 8 August 2003 and 15 May 2004. Sporting Anderlecht became champions on 24 April 2004.

2004–05 Belgian First Division

2004–05 Belgian First Division

The 2004-05 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 6, 2004 and ended on May 23, 2005. Club Brugge became champions on May 15, 2005 after a decisive game against long-time rivals Anderlecht. The season was full of suspense as the champions and the relegated teams were only known on the 33rd matchday. Furthermore, the 3rd place had to be decided on a test-match, a fact that had not occurred recently.

2005–06 Belgian First Division

2005–06 Belgian First Division

The 2005–06 season of the Belgian Jupiler League began on August 5, 2005 and ended on May 5, 2006. Anderlecht won the title on the last day of competition.

2006–07 Eredivisie

2006–07 Eredivisie

The 2006–07 Eredivisie season began on August 18, 2006. The season saw PSV Eindhoven quickly building a gap with the other teams. After 20 matches, the club was 11 points ahead of AZ and 12 points ahead of Ajax. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with the AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third. AZ suffered a shock defeat at league minnows Excelsior Rotterdam in the final round, playing with 10 men after 15 minutes in the game. Ajax won 0–2 at Willem II, and PSV beat Vitesse 5–1. PSV and Ajax both finished on 75 points, but PSV finished first due to a better goal difference to end one of the most exciting and closest title races in many years.

2007–08 Eredivisie

2007–08 Eredivisie

The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points.

2008–09 Eredivisie

2008–09 Eredivisie

The Eredivisie 2008–09 is the 53rd season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie. The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions FC Volendam, and play-off winners ADO Den Haag. AZ clinched their second title, their first coming in 1981.

2009–10 Eredivisie

2009–10 Eredivisie

The 2009–10 Eredivisie was the 54th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. AZ were the reigning champions. A total of 18 teams is taking part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie. The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions VVV-Venlo and promotion/relegation play-off winners RKC Waalwijk.

2010–11 Football League Championship

2010–11 Football League Championship

The 2010–11 Football League Championship was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format. It started on 6 August 2010 and concluded on 7 May 2011, with the resultant play-offs concluding with the final on 30 May.

2011–12 Football League Championship

2011–12 Football League Championship

The 2011–12 Football League Championship was the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.

2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga

2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga

The 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga was the seventh season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. The season began on 26 August 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013.

Source: "Goran Lovre", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran_Lovre.

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References
  1. ^ a b 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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