Ivan Cvetković Explained

Ivan Cvetković
Birth Date:12 February 1981
Birth Place:Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.77 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2001–2002
Clubs1:Zvezdara
Caps1:30
Goals1:0
Years2:2002–2004
Clubs2:OFK Beograd
Caps2:54
Goals2:3
Years3:2005–2008
Clubs3:Javor Ivanjica
Caps3:124
Goals3:8
Years4:2009
Clubs4:Khimki
Caps4:21
Goals4:2
Years5:2010
Clubs5:Javor Ivanjica
Caps5:14
Goals5:1
Years6:2010–2012
Clubs6:Zhetysu
Caps6:56
Goals6:3
Years7:2012–2014
Clubs7:Jagodina
Caps7:66
Goals7:4
Years8:2015
Clubs8:Zhetysu
Caps8:14
Goals8:0
Years9:2015
Clubs9:Okzhetpes
Caps9:13
Goals9:1
Years10:2016
Clubs10:Jagodina
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:2016–2020
Clubs11:Javor Ivanjica
Caps11:97
Goals11:12
Nationalyears1:2002
Nationalteam1:FR Yugoslavia U21
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Ivan Cvetković (; born 12 February 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as midfielder.

Club career

While playing for Zvezdara, Cvetković made his First League of FR Yugoslavia debuts in the 2001–02 campaign, the club's first season in the nation's top flight. He subsequently moved to OFK Beograd in the summer of 2002. During his first season with the Romantičari, Cvetković was a first-team regular, making 30 league appearances and scoring two goals.

In the 2005 winter transfer window, Cvetković switched to Javor Ivanjica. He was a regular member of the team that won the 2007–08 Serbian First League with an unbeaten record. In early 2009, Cvetković moved abroad for the first time and joined Russian side Khimki. He scored two goals in 21 games during the 2009 Russian Premier League, as the club suffered relegation.

After a short spell at Javor Ivanjica, Cvetković moved abroad again and signed with Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhetysu in the summer of 2010. He amassed 56 league appearances and scored three goals over the next two years. In August 2012, Cvetković returned to Serbia and joined Jagodina.[1] He helped the club win the Serbian Cup in 2013, their first major trophy ever, and reach the final the very next year. In early 2015, Cvetković made a return to Kazakhstan and his former club Zhetysu. He also played for Okzhetpes in the second half of the year. In early 2016, Cvetković returned to Jagodina.[2]

In the summer of 2016, Cvetković rejoined Javor Ivanjica. In June 2020, Cvetković finished his playing career, after Serbian SuperLiga game between Inđija and Javor.

International career

At international level, Cvetković made one appearance for FR Yugoslavia U21, playing the first half of a 1–2 friendly loss away against Spain U21 in April 2002.[3]

Honours

Javor Ivanjica
Jagodina

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivan Cvetković pojačao Jagodinu . Serbian . b92.net . 22 August 2012 . 15 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Bivši igrač Zvezde u Jagodini . Serbian . mondo.rs . 19 January 2016 . 15 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Poraz za 11 minuta . Serbian . glas-javnosti.rs . 17 April 2002 . 15 January 2019.