Mario Gjurovski
Mario Gjurovski (Macedonian: Марио Ѓуровски, Serbian: Марио Ђуровски / Mario Đurovski; born 11 December 1985) is a Serbia-born retired[2] Macedonian footballer.
 Gjurovski in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Gjurovski | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Čukarički | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Mladenovac (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Sopot (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Bežanija | 83 | (18) |
| 2007–2010 | Vojvodina | 56 | (7) |
| 2011 | Metalurh Donetsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Muangthong United | 121 | (59) |
| 2016–2017 | Bangkok United | 57 | (29) |
| 2018 | Bangkok Glass | 14 | (4) |
| 2019 | Muangthong United | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 369 | (121) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Macedonia | 12 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011 | |||
Club career
Gjurovski played in the youth team of Čukarički,[3] before moving to Red Star Belgrade. He spent the entire 2003–04 season on loan, first with Mladenovac and then with Red Star's satellite club Sopot, both of them playing in the Serbian League Belgrade.
In summer 2004, he signed with Bežanija playing in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro.[4] After two seasons the club achieved promotion in 2006 into the newly formed Serbian SuperLiga. In summer 2007 Mario Gjurovski leaves Bežanija after having played over 80 league matches with them and having scored 18 goals, and signs with another SuperLiga club, Vojvodina.[5] 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 2009–10 Serbian Cup runners-up after losing the final against his former club, Red Star, by 0–3.[6]
Gjurovski left Vojvodina during the winter break of the 2010–11 season after having played over 50 league matches in three and a half years by signing with Ukrainian Premier League side Metalurh Donetsk. He signed a 3-year deal with Metalurh on 1 March 2011.
Muangthong United
In 2012, he moved to Muangthong United from Thailand Premier League.[7] Gjurovski played under Slaviša Jokanović 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.
Bangkok United
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.[8]
Return to Muangthong United
On November 21, 2018, Gjurovski signed a contract with Muangthong United.[9]
International career
He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a May 2010 friendly match against Azerbaijan 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 Albania.[10]
International goals
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Goals | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2010 | Bischofshofen, Austria |  | 3–1 | 88' | Friendly |
| 7 September 2010 | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia |  | 2–2 | 42' | Euro 2012 Qualifying |
Career statistics
- As of 20 May 2018.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cups | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Muangthong United | 2012 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 |
| 2013 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | |
| Bangkok United | 2016 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 2017 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 17 | |
| Bangkok Glass | 2018 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
Personal life
He is the son of former Macedonian international striker Milko Djurovski who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, Partizan and Groningen.
The correct spelling of his last name is Gjurovski, as it appears in his Macedonian passport.[13]
References
- Mario Gjurovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- https://www.goal.com/th/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%8993%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%8A%E0%B8%94/12psu2c0pwqjz12olmw2tdo2yb
- "Monografija: 85 godina FK Čukarički (page 93)" (in Serbian). pageflip-flap.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- "Mario Đurovski u Zvezdi". Srbija Sport. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- "Profile and stats" (in Serbian). Srbijafudbal.
- "Mario Đurovski: Titula je Vošina". www.svevesti.com.
- Muang Thong: Fowler leave and Mario Gjurovski arrives thai-fussball.com
- "BREAKING : แบงค็อกเซ็นมาริโอร่วมทัพ3ปี - Goal.com". Goal.com (in Thai). Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- "เกรียนโอ้รีเทิร์น! เมืองทองเปิดตัว 'มาริโอ ยูรอฟสกี้' คัมแบ็ครอบสอง". foxsports.co.th (in Thai). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Macedonia-Azerbaijan Goals". Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- "FYR Macedonia - M. Đurovski - career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- "Mario Gjurovski". Macedonian Football. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
External links
- Mario Gjurovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com (in English)
- Mario Gjurovski at Soccerway