Ivan Čvorović ( bg, Иван Чворович, Ivan Chvorovich, sr-cyr, Иван Чворовић; born 21 September 1985) is a retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. Born and raised in Serbia, Čvorović received Bulgarian citizenship in 2012 and subsequently opted to play internationally for the

Bulgarian national football team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international football and is administered by the Bulgarian F ...

. He earned one cap for them in a 2–1 away friendly win over

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

on 26 May 2012.

Club career

Born in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

, Čvorović was educated in

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

's youth academy. His first season as senior was in 2002–03 with Partizan´s satellite club

FK Teleoptik FK Teleoptik () is a professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of the national league system. History Founded by the manufacturing company of the same name in 1952, t ...

. The following season, he moved to

FK Srem Jakovo FK Srem Jakovo () is a football club based in Jakovo, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Inter-Municipal League, the sixth tier of the national league system. History In the 2001–02 season, the club placed second in the Serbian Leag ...

where he played a season and a half before moving to Bulgaria. In 2004, he relocated to

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, signing a contract with

Naftex Burgas ''For the new club claimed as the successor, see PFC Neftochimic Burgas.'' PFC Naftex Burgas ({{Lang-bg, ПФК Нафтекс) is a former football club from Burgas, Bulgaria. History The club was created in 1962 by a group of workers, laying t ...

. In 2007, he transferred to

Chernomorets Burgas PSFC Chernomorets Burgas ( bg, ПСФК Черноморец Бургас) or simply Chernomorets ( bg, Черноморец) was a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas. The club never won any major competition, its most notable achie ...

. On 6 March 2009

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The c ...

signed Čvorović. He took number 91. In May, just after making his debut for the

Bulgarian national team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international football and is administered by the Bulgarian Foo ...

, he joined Ludogorets Razgrad.

Botev Plovdiv

On 20 January 2017, Čvorović signed a 1-year contract with

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

. He made an official debut on 18 February during the 0-1 away win over

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv ( bg, Локомотив) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. Established in 1932 as a sports association of the rai ...

. Čvorović lost his first choice status to Daniel Kajzer during the 2018/2019 First League season and left the team in late May 2019 after the expiry of his contract.

Career statistic

International career

In 2012, Čvorović took Bulgarian nationality after having resided in the country for more than five years. He made his debut for the

in their win against the

on 26 May 2012, after coming on as a substitute for

Stoyan Kolev Stoyan Kolev ( bg, Стоян Колев; born 3 February 1976, in Sliven) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently a goalkeeper coach at CSKA Sofia. Career In summer of 2001 Kolev joined CSKA Sofia and was l ...

during the second half.Bulgaria won 2:1 against the Netherlands
retrieved on May 27, 2012 from http://www.focus-fen.net

Honours

;Ludogorets Razgrad * Bulgarian A Group (3):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

: 2013–14 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup ( bg, Суперкупа на България) is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and ...

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;Botev Plovdiv *

: 2016–17 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cvorovic, Ivan 1985 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Serbian footballers Serbian emigrants to Bulgaria Bulgarian people of Serbian descent Serbian expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers FK Teleoptik players Neftochimic Burgas players PFC Chernomorets Burgas players PFC Minyor Pernik players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players PFC Levski Sofia players Botev Plovdiv players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players