Goran Ljubojević (; born 4 May 1983) is a Croatian former

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who played as a forward.Ljubojević: Iskušavali smo nove sustave, ali nije bilo baš najbolje
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Club career

As one of the best young national team players, he was transferred at the end of August 2006 from

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to KRC Genk. He also played for

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and

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. In the 2006–07 season, he earned a season record of five goals in five following games. In total, he made 11 goals for KRC Genk, according to his playing time he was the most efficient scorer in the Belgian Jupiler League of that season. In December 2009, he turned a new page in his career by signing with NK Zagreb. He scored six goals in a half season. This opened the eyes of several teams who were interested in this targetstriker.

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and

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showed the most interest. Finally, AIK signed him in July 2010. "Ljubo" also was a member of the Croatia national under 21 team. His highlight was a victory over England on 13 August 2003, which Croatia won by 0–3. Ljubojević scored the first two goals and delivered the assist for the third goal. In 2014, he joined

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as their first ever marquee signing. He scored the first goal in the 2014 Singapore Cup on 7 November 2014 and the club's maiden win in the

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. He ended the season as a club top scorer with 27 goals. He last played for NK Trnje based in the city of

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Honours

Club

Balestier Khalsa *

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KRC GENK * Beker van Belgie: 2009 DINAMO ZAGREB * Croatian League Champions: 2005–2006

Individual

* Top goalscorers by season of Balestier Khalsa: 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ljubojevic, Goran 1983 births Living people Footballers from Osijek Men's association football forwards Croatian footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Osijek players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players FC St. Gallen players K.R.C. Genk players NK Zagreb players AIK Fotboll players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players Naft Tehran F.C. players Balestier Khalsa FC players Sriwijaya F.C. players NK Vinogradar players Croatian Football League players Swiss Super League players Belgian Pro League players Allsvenskan players Liga I players Persian Gulf Pro League players Singapore Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Iran Expatriate footballers in Singapore Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore