Goran Slavkovski
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| Goran Slavkovski | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | April 8, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Skrävlinge, Sweden | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
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| Current club | Inter Milan | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? 2004-2005 2005-2007 |
FBK Balkan Malmö FF Inter Milan |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005- 2008 |
Inter Milan → Sheffield United (loan) |
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| National team2 | ||
| Sweden U-15 Sweden U-16 Sweden U-17 Sweden U-18 Sweden U-19 |
8 (4) 6 (3) 10 (8) 7 (7) 2 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Goran Slavkovski (Macedonian: Горан Славковски) (born 8 April 1989, in Skravlinge, Sweden) is a Swedish football player of Macedonian origin. Slavkovski currently plays for Inter Milan of Serie A. His nickname is "Ibrahimović II", because of their roots in the Balkans, and playing for FBK Balkan and Malmö FF.[1]
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Inter Milan
Slavkovski made his first team debut at the age of 17 years and one month on May 7, 2006 in a Serie A league match against A.C. Siena, taking the field at the 83rd minute, thus becoming the youngest footballer ever to play for Inter Milan. Previously, this record was owned by Giuseppe Bergomi.
He made his Coppa Italia debut against F.C. Messina Peloro, on 29 November 2006.
[edit] Sheffield United
On January 30, 2008 Inter reached a loan agreement with Middlesbrough which fell through after he failed a medical and would be unlikely to challenge for a first team place. [2] The next day Inter announced to have loaned Slavkovski to Sheffield United.[3][4] On 18 March 2008, Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell claimed that he was still not ready to play in the first team stating that he would play in the reserve team where he could be assessed.[5] Slavkovski returned to Italy at the end of the season without having made a first team appearance for the Blades.[6]
[edit] International career
Recently the media reported a "war" going on between the Macedonian, Swedish and Croatian football federations, all in attempt to get him to join their national football teams.[1] Slavkovski and his father have stated that it would be an honour to play for his country of origin, Macedonia, but he still has not made up his mind yet.[7][1]
Slavkovski also meeted the Macedonian Prime Minister where they talked about his chances playing for the Macedonian national team. The Prime Minister handed him a football jersey with his name on the backside. On June 11th Goran finally spoke out about his international career and decided to play for Macedonia. He will most likely make his debut for the Macedonian u-21 team at the end of the summer of 2008 in the qualification matches against Estonia and Norway. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Dinamo Zagreb interested for Slavkovski. MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^ Slavkovski Loan Move Off
- ^ "Mercato: giovanili, arrivi e partenze", Inter.it, 2008-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. (Italian)
- ^ Blades sign Inter Milan teenager. BBC Sport (4 February 2008). Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^ Slavkovski not ready - Blackwell. BBC Sport (18 March 2008). Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^ Taylor: Why I turned down Blades. Sheffield Star (2008-05-10). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ 17-årig svensk skrev kontrakt med Inter: Sport Bladet (Swedish) website.
