Dragan Gjorgiev Explained

Dragan Gjorgiev
Fullname:Dragan Gjorgiev
Birth Date:16 December 1990
Birth Place:Radoviš, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Left wing
Currentclub:FC Rotkreuz
Youthclubs1:Plačkovica
Youthclubs2:Horizont Turnovo
Years1:2008–2012
Clubs1:Horizont Turnovo
Caps1:72
Goals1:19
Years2:2010–2011
Clubs2:Mainz 05 (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Paderborn 07 (loan)
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2012–2014
Clubs4:Vardar
Caps4:33
Goals4:4
Years5:2014–2015
Clubs5:Horizont Turnovo
Caps5:23
Goals5:7
Clubs6:FC Wangen bei Olten
Years6:2015–2017
Caps6:42
Goals6:16
Years7:2017–
Clubs7:FC Rotkreuz
Nationalteam1:Macedonia U-17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam2:Macedonia U-19
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2009–2012
Nationalteam3:Macedonia U-21
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:3
Nationalteam4:Macedonia
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears4:2012
Pcupdate:18 July 2012
Ntupdate:14 December 2012

Dragan Gjorgiev (Macedonian: Драган Ѓоргиев) (born 16 December 1990 in Radoviš) is a Macedonian footballer who currently plays for Swiss lower league side FC Rotkreuz. He was also a member of the Macedonian Under-21 team. His last name is often mistaken for Georgiev.

Club career

Gjorgiev began his career with FK Plačkovica from Radoviš and latter at the age of 15 he joined FK Turnovo.[1] On 19 July 2010, he left FK Turnovo and joined Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05 on loan for one season.[2] Mainz liked his talent but felt he wasn't ready for the Bundesliga so he was loaned for one season in order to get match practice to 2. Bundesliga team SC Paderborn 07 on 31 August 2010.

Gjorgiev made his debut for Paderborn on 24 September 2010 when he came off the bench in the 62nd minute in a 2–0 loss away to Alemannia Aachen. That was his only league game in Germany as during the summer of 2011, Georgiev returned to Turnovo. In June 2012, he signed for league champions FK Vardar. He later moved to Switzerland where he plays alongside compatriot Cvetan Churlinov.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a September 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Croatia and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a December 2012 friendly match against Poland.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Dragan Gjorgiev . MacedonianFootball.com . 30 December 2011 . 30 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Mainz holt Dragan Georgiev . sportal.de . 5 September 2010 . 19 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100823025656/http://www.sportal.de/sportal/generated/article/tnt_fussball/2010/07/19/17266000000.html . 23 August 2010 .
  3. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2 April 2020.