Goran Gavrančić

Goran Gavrančić
Personal information
Full name	Goran Gavrančić
Date of birth	2 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1988–1990	Vinča
1990–1995	Red Star Belgrade
1995–1996	Vinča
1996–1997	Čukarički
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2001	Čukarički
2001–2008	Dynamo Kyiv
2001–2002	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv (loan)
2008	→ PAOK (loan)
2009	Partizan
2010	Henan Construction
Total
International career
2002–2006	Serbia and Montenegro
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Goran Gavrančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Гавранчић; born 2 August 1978) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.

He represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

His career began at Čukarički, having played for Red Star Belgrade as a youth. His performances at Čukarički caught the eye of Dynamo Kyiv manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi and the Ukrainian club purchased him in January 2001. In January 2008, he joined on a six-month loan deal with PAOK.

After six months without club, he signed a one-year contract with Partizan on 17 January 2009. He signed for Henan Construction in January 2010.^[2] In September 2010, he announced his retirement from professional football due to the prolonged problems with injuries.^[3]

International career

Gavrančić was part of the Serbia and Montenegro national team's "Famous Four" defence, alongside Mladen Krstajić, Ivica Dragutinović and Nemanja Vidić, that conceded just one goal during the ten 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, setting a new record for the fewest goals conceded. He earned a total of 28 caps (no goals)^[4] and his final international was at that 2006 World Cup Finals tournament against the Ivory Coast.^[5]

International statistics

National team	Year	Apps
FR Yugoslavia	2002	4
Serbia and Montenegro	2003	4
	2004	7
	2005	9
	2006	4
Total		28

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Ukrainian Premier League: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
Ukrainian Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007

Partizan

Serbian SuperLiga: 2008–09
Serbian Cup: 2008–09

References

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^ 塞尔维亚现役国脚加夫兰西奇加盟河南建业 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
^ Goran Gavrančić završio karijeru (in Serbian)
^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ "Goran Gavrančić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

External links

Goran Gavrančić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
Goran Gavrančić at Soccerway.com
Goran Gavrančić at WorldFootball.net
Goran Gavrančić at National-Football-Teams.com
Goran Gavrančić at FBref.com
Goran Gavrančić at the Ukraine Football Federation

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[2] 塞尔维亚现役国脚加夫兰西奇加盟河南建业 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

[3] Goran Gavrančić završio karijeru (in Serbian)

[4] "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[5] "Goran Gavrančić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

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