Mario Gjurovski ( mk, Марио Ѓуровски, sr, Марио Ђуровски / Mario Đurovski; born 11 December 1985) is a Macedonian football

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and former player who played as a

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, who is the current manager of

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club

Muangthong United Muangthong United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League ...

Playing career

Club

Gjurovski played in the youth team of Čukarički, before moving to

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. He spent the entire 2003–04 season on loan, first with

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and then with Red Star's satellite club Sopot, both of them playing in the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...

. In summer 2004, he signed with

Bežanija Bežanija ( sr-cyr, Бежанија, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd, in the Syrmia region. Location Bežanija is located west of the downtown Belgrade, across the Sav ...

playing in the

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. After two seasons the club achieved promotion in 2006 into the newly formed

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

. In summer 2007 Gjurovski leaves Bežanija after having played over 80 league matches with them and having scored 18 goals, and signs with another SuperLiga club

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. 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

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runners-up after losing the final against his former club Red Star, by 0–3. Gjurovski left Vojvodina during the winter break of the

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season after having played over 50 league matches in three and a half years.

Ukrainia

On 1 March 2011, Gjurovski signed a 3-year deal with

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side

Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football ...

Thailand

In 2012, he moved to

from

Thailand Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...

. Gjurovski played under

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coaching and helped Muangthong United to win the invincible domestic title in his first season in Thailand. Gjurovski scored a goal for Muangthong United and 1–3 lost against Buriram in 2015 Thai FA Cup final. It was the last match of him under Maungthong United shirt. In May 2013, Gjurovski gained notoriety when after scoring a goal, he took his shorts off and put them on his head, revealing his tight grey

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. He received a second yellow card and got sent off. Despite the four successful seasons at Muangthong United, he rejected to renew the contract with Muangthong and moved to Bangkok United in 2016 on a free transfer. On 21 November 2018, Gjurovski signed a contract with Muangthong United. On 10 January 2020, Gjurovski has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34 after a seven-year in the Thai League.

International

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a May 2010 friendly match against

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in which he immediately scored his first international goal and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a November 2011 friendly against

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Managerial career

Muangthong United

On 19 October 2020, Gjurovski was appointed as the new head coach of Thai giant

Personal life

He is the son of former Macedonian international striker

Milko Djurovski Milko Djurovski ( mk, Милко Ѓуровски, translit=Milko Gjurovski, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Milko Đurovski, Милко Ђуровски; born 26 January 1963) is a Macedonian former professional footballer and manager. He was re ...

who previously played for

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and

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, and nephew of

Boško Gjurovski Boško Gjurovski ( mk, Бошко Ѓуровски; ; born 28 December 1961) is a Macedonian professional football former player who played as a midfielder and a current manager. He is the elder brother of Milko Djurovski and the uncle of Mari ...

, who also represented North Macedonia and Yugoslavia internationally. The correct spelling of his last name is Gjurovski, as it appears in his Macedonian passport.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Managerial

Honours

Player

Muangthong United *

Thai Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...

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References

External links

*
Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gjurovski, Mario 1985 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Macedonians of Serbia Macedonian people of Serbian descent Association football midfielders Macedonian footballers North Macedonia international footballers OFK Mladenovac players FK Sopot players FK Bežanija players FK Vojvodina players FC Metalurh Donetsk players

Mario Gjurovski Mario Gjurovski ( mk, Марио Ѓуровски, sr, Марио Ђуровски / Mario Đurovski; born 11 December 1985) is a Macedonian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder, who is the current manager of Thai Leagu ...

First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Ukrainian Premier League players

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