Goran Gavrančić

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

Goran Gavrančić
Personal information
Full name Goran Gavrančić[1]
Date of birth (1978-08-02) 2 August 1978
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 Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Čukarički 57 (1)
2001–2008 Dynamo Kyiv 135 (22)
2001–2002 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 15 (7)
2008 → PAOK (loan) 7 (0)
2009 Partizan 15 (0)
2010 Henan Construction 3 (0)
Total 232 (30)
International career
2002–2006 FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro		 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
FR Yugoslavia 200240
Serbia and Montenegro 200340
200470
200590
200640
Total280

Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
Partizan

References
  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)
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