Mario Gjurovski
 Mario (in the foreground) at Saraburi Stadium before Osotspa Saraburi vs Muangthong United match in the 2013 Toyota Thai Premier League. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Gjurovski | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Muangthong United | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Junior | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003 | → OFK Mladenovac (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2004 | → FK Sopot (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | FK Bežanija | 83 | (18) |
| 2007–2010 | FK Vojvodina | 56 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Metalurh Donetsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2012– | Muangthong United | 70 | (31) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Macedonia | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mario Gjurovski or Mario Đurovski (Macedonian: Марио Ѓуровски; born 11 December 1985) is a Macedonian footballer who plays for Muangthong United.
Club career
Gjurovski played in the youth team of FK Junior[1] before moving to Red Star Belgrade. He spent the entire 2003–04 season on loan, first with OFK Mladenovac and then with Red Star´s satellite club FK Sopot, both of them playing in the Serbian League Belgrade.
In summer 2004, he signed with FK Bežanija[2] playing in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro. After two seasons the club archived promotion in 2006 into the newly formed Serbian SuperLiga. In summer 2007 Mario Gjurovski leaves Bežanija after having played over 80 league matches with them and having scored 18 goals, and signs with another SuperLiga club, FK Vojvodina.[3] After having initially limited chances, after a couple of seasons he became a standard player in the club. They archived finishing second in the 2008–09 season, and becoming 2009–10 Serbian Cup runners-up after losing the final against his former club, Red Star, by 0–3.
Gjurovski left Vojvodina during the winter break of the 2010–11 season after having played over 50 league matches in three and a half years by signing with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Metalurh Donetsk. He signed a 3 year deal with Metalurh on 1 March 2011.
In 2012, he moved to Muangthong United from Thailand Premier League.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 October 2012
| Club | Season | League | Cups | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Muangthong United F.C. | |||||||||
| 2012 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 16 | |
| Career total | 62 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 31 | |
National team
Gjurovski has been part of the Macedonia national football team since 2010.[5]
International goals
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Goals | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2010 | Bischofshofen, Austria |  Azerbaijan[6] | 3–1 | 88' | Friendly |
| 7 September 2010 | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia |  Armenia[7] | 2–2 | 42' | Euro 2012 Qualifying |
Personal life
He is the son of former Macedonian international striker Milko Gjurovski who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, FK Partizan and FC Groningen.
The correct spelling of his last name is Gjurovski, as it appears in his Macedonian passport.[8]
Honours
- Muangthong United
- Thai Premier League Champions: 2012
References
- ↑ "Monografija: 85 godina SD Junior (page 93)" (in Serbian). pageflip-flap.com.
- ↑ "Mario Đurovski u Zvezdi". Srbija Sport. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ↑ "Profile and stats" (in Serbian). Srbijafudbal.
- ↑ Muang Thong: Fowler leave and Mario Gjurovski arrives thai-fussball.com
- ↑ Mario Ǵurovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Macedonia-Azerbaijan Goals". Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ↑ "UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B". Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ↑ "Mario Gjurovski". Macedonian Football. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
External links
- Mario Gjurovski at Macedonian Football
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