Vlatko Grozdanoski

Vlatko Grozdanoski
Grozdanoski in 2013
Personal information
Full name Vlatko Grozdanoski
Влатко Грозданоски
Date of birth (1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Cementarnica 55
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Cementarnica 59 (12)
2003–2004 Vardar 45 (5)
2004–2008 Omonia 71 (9)
2008–2009 Vojvodina 35 (7)
2009–2010 AEL Limassol 9 (1)
2010–2011 Damash Iranian 20 (6)
2011–2012 Vardar 10 (1)
2012 Liaoning Whowin 25 (3)
2013 Persepolis 10 (2)
2013–2017 Vardar 61 (6)
International career‡
1999–2000 Macedonia U-17 2 (0)
2000 Macedonia U-19 3 (1)
2000–2002 Macedonia U-21 14 (2)
2001–2011 Macedonia 50 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2011

Vlatko Grozdanoski (Macedonian: Влатко Грозданоски; born 30 January 1983 in Skopje, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian retired footballer who finished his career with FK Vardar in the First Macedonian Football League and was also a player on the Macedonia national team.

Club career

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He began his career in 1999, playing for Cementarnica 55 Skopje. His first game for that team was in the Macedonian First League on 25 March 2000 against Vardar Skopje when Vlatko was only 17 years and 2 months. He played with Cementarnica 55 Skopje in the Macedonian Cup Final vs. FK Pobeda. He stayed with Cementarnica 55 Skopje until December 2002, when he signed to play for Vardar Skopje, where he remained for 1 year and 7 months before he signed for Omonia Nicosia in 2004. During the 2001–2002 season he won the best young player award in the Macedonian First League. With Vardar Skopje he won the Macedonian First League Title. He also participated in the Champions League with Vardar, who fell 1 game short of qualifying for the Champions League group stage. He scored against CSKA Moscow in Moscow where Vardar Skopje won 2:1. In the summer of 2004 he signed for the most famous team in Cyprus, Omonia Nicosia. As an Omonia Nicosia player, he won the Cypriot Cup and the Super Cup in 2005. He wore the number seven jersey for Omonia Nicosia. Vlatko was awarded the best young foreign player in Cypriot First Division for the 2006/2007 season. In January 2008 he signed a 2-year contract with FK Vojvodina. In the first 6 months he had great performances, scoring 5 goals in 13 games. For FK Vojvodina Vlatko played 37 games and scored 7 goals in all competition. He has recently signed a 1.5-year contract with the AEL Limassol football team. His first game for AEL Limassol was on 1 March 2010 against Nea Salamis Famagusta FC when coach Dušan Uhrin, Jr. give him chance to play in the last 20 minutes. Vlatko scored his first goal in the yellow shirt on the game against Enosis Neon Paralimni FC on 27 March 2010. On 12 August Vlatko signed a 1-year contract with Damash Iranian F.C. After his contract expired, he decided to go back to the Macedonian League and signed for Rabotnički. Later he signed with the best club in Macedonia, FK Vardar.

International career

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He debut for the national team when he was just 18 years old against Oman (30 December 2001). He scored his first goal for Macedonia against Turkey national football team in a EURO 2004 qualifying match on 12 October 2002. He then followed that up with another goals against Turkey in another EURO 2004 qualifying match on 11 June 2003, against Estonia in a friendly match on 11 June 2004 and against Luxembourg on 20 August 2008. As of now, he has 50 caps and 4 goals for Republic of Macedonia national football team. He has earned a total of 50 caps, scoring 4 goals.[1] His final international was an October 2011 European Championship qualification match against Slovakia.[2]

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2002 Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia  Turkey 1 – 0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
2. 11 June 2003 BJK Inonu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1 – 0 2–3 UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
3. 11 June 2004 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 4 – 2 4–2 Friendly
4. 20 August 2008 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2 – 0 4–1 Friendly

Club statistics

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Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup Europe and Asia Other[3] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FK Cementarnica 55 1999–00 8 0 - - - - - - 8 0
2000–01 9 5 2 0 0 0 - - 11 5
2001–02 26 4 6 2 - - - - 32 6
2002–03 16 3 4 1 2 0 - - 22 4
Total 59 12 12 3 2 0 - - 73 15
FK Vardar 2002–03 16 3 2 1 0 0 - - 18 4
2003–04 25 2 2 1 6 1 - - 33 4
2004–05 4 0 1 0 6 0 - - 10 0
Total 45 5 4 2 12 1 - - 61 8
AC Omonia 2004–05 20 3 7 3 0 0 - - 27 6
2005–06 22 3 4 1 4 2 - - 30 6
2006–07 19 3 5 5 3 1 - - 27 9
2007–08 10 0 1 0 1 0 - - 11 0
Total 71 9 17 9 8 3 - - 96 21
FK Vojvodina 2007–08 13 5 0 0 3 0 - - 16 5
2008–09 22 2 4 1 1 0 - - 27 3
Total 35 7 4 1 4 0 - - 43 8
AEL Limassol 2009–10 9 1 0 0 0 0 - - 9 1
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 - - 9 1
Damash Iranian 2010–11 20 6 1 1 0 0 - - 21 7
Total 20 6 1 1 0 0 - - 21 7
FK Rabotnički 2011–12 0 0 0 0 2 1 - - 2 1
Total 0 0 0 0 2 1 - - 2 1
FK Vardar 2011–12 10 1 2 0 0 0 - - 12 1
Total 10 1 2 0 0 0 - - 12 1
Liaoning Whowin 2012 25 3 2 0 0 0 - - 27 3
Total 25 3 2 0 0 0 - - 27 3
Persepolis 2012–13 10 2 2 0 0 0 - - 12 2
Total 10 2 2 0 0 0 - - 12 2
FK Vardar 2013–14 24 3 2 0 0 0 - - 26 3
Total 24 3 2 0 0 0 - - 26 3
Career total 308 49 46 16 28 5 - - 377 70
  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
2012 Liaoning Whowin 7
12–13 Persepolis 3
Total 10 1 2 0 0 0 - - 12 }

Honours

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Teams

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile at MacedonianFootball.com (in English)".
  2. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, such as the Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
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