Goran Đorović

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Goran Đorović
Personal information
Date of birth	November 11, 1971 (1971-11-11) (age 36)
Place of birth	Priština, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position	Retired
Youth clubs
1980-1993	FK Priština
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004	FK Priština Red Star Belgrade Celta Deportivo Elche	100 (5) 11 (0) 15 (0)
National team
	Yugoslavia
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Goran Đorović (born November 11, 1971 in Priština, Kosovo) is a retired Serbian footballer.

Having initially played for his home club FK Priština he joined Red Star Belgrade after only staying in the team for a year. He played 100 games for Red Star. However, interest was soon to follow from big-name international teams including Italy's U.C. Sampdoria and England's Arsenal F.C.. However, as his brother Zoran also played for Celta during this time, he decided to stay for at least the duration of the 1998/99 season. He was included in the FR Yugoslavia squad to play in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Having had one attempt to sign the player previously rebuffed, Javier Irureta signed Đorović in 2001 for Deportivo de La Coruña. Incidentally, he had also been the manager who signed him for Red Star. Đorović instantly earned over two million euro per season, thus making him one of the most highly paid players of the time. After being plagued by injury during his first full season, his chances to play in the first team became few and it became evident that he had to move on again.

After a loan spell to Elche proved unsuccessful with a view to signing him, he moved back to Deportivo, having come on more and more during his time with the club.

Đorović played for FR Yugoslavia at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He was capped 46 times for his country.

[edit] References

• (Serbian) Serbian national football team website

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Kralj • 2 Mirković • 3 Đorović • 4 Jokanović • 5 Đukić • 6 Brnović • 7 Jugović • 8 Savićević • 9 Mijatović • 10 Stojković • 11 Mihajlović • 12 Leković • 13 Komljenović • 14 Saveljić • 15 Drulović • 16 Petrović • 17 Milošević • 18 Govedarica • 19 Stević • 20 Stanković • 21 Ognjenović • 22 Kovačević • Coach: Santrač

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad - UEFA Euro 2000 1 Korać • 2 Dudić • 3 Đorović • 4 Jokanović • 5 Đukić • 6 D. Stanković • 7 Jugović • 8 Mijatović • 9 Milošević • 10 Stojković • 11 Mihajlović • 12 Cicović • 13 Komljenović • 14 Saveljić • 15 Bunjevčević • 16 Govedarica • 17 Drulović • 18 Kovačević • 19 J. Stanković  • 20 Kežman • 21 Nađ • 22 Kralj • Coach: Boškov