Darko Pivaljević
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Pivaljević | ||
| Date of birth | February 18, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Valjevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Krušik Valjevo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1995 | Red Star Belgrade | 7 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Čukarički Stankom | - | (-) |
| 1996–1997 | Mladost Lučani | - | (-) |
| 1997–2000 | Royal Antwerp | 85 | (50) |
| 2000–2002 | 1. FC Köln | 8 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Charleroi SC (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Rad Beograd | - | (-) |
| 2003–2004 | Royal Antwerp | 18 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | Cercle Brugge | 77 | (17) |
| 2007–2011 | Royal Antwerp | 105 | (24) |
| 2011-2012 | R. Capellen FC | - | (-) |
| 2012-2013 | SC Merksem | - | (-) |
| 2013-2014 | Belgica Edegem | - | (-) |
| National team | |||
| Serbia | - | (-) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Darko Pivaljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дapкo Пивaљeвић; born February 18, 1975 in Valjevo) is a Serbian former professional footballer. He is mostly known as a hard-working centre forward.
Darko Pivaljevic began his career with Serbian topflight club Red Star Belgrade. After short spells with Čukarički Stankom and Mladost Lučani, he signed a contract with Belgian First Division outfit Royal Antwerp.
A transfer to German First Division club 1. FC Koln didn't turn out a huge success, so he returned to Belgium and played the 2001-2002 season for Charleroi SC on loan.
After a spell with Serbian club Rad Beograd, Pivaljevic again returned to Royal Antwerp to help them secure their First Division place. After the relegation however, he signed a new contract with Cercle Brugge where he played from 2004 till 2007.
Pivaljevic returned to Royal Antwerp for a third spell in 2007 and ended his professional career with the club in 2011.
He is still playing football in the lower leagues in Belgium, recently playing for Belgica Edegem.
Pivaljevic has always been a fan favourite, and is known for some ubelievable goals when playing for Royal Antwerp.
External links
- Cerclemuseum.be (Dutch)
- Darko Pivaljević at rafc.be
- Darko Pivaljević at voetbal international (Dutch)