Goran Gančev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goran Gančev | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Negotino, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arema Cronus | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Rabotnički | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | FK Rabotnički | 17 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | FK Tikveš | 30 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | FK Metalurg Skopje | 28 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Milano Kumanovo | 8 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Baškimi Kumanovo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Milano Kumanovo | 22 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Pelister | 33 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Velež Mostar (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | NK Inter Zaprešić | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | PSMS Medan | 15 | (2) |
| 2013 | Persebaya 1927 | 21 | (2) |
| 2014 | Busaiteen Club | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | FK Pelister | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Semen Padang | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Pusamania Borneo F.C. | 9 | (4) |
| 2016– | Arema Cronus | 1 | |
| National team‡ | |||
| Macedonia U-21 | 2 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Goran Gančev (Macedonian: Горан Ганчев) (born 4 August 1983) is a Macedonian footballer who currently plays as a defender.
Career
Early career
Gancev began his career as a youth player for Vardar, a team from his home town of Negotino. He played for the youth selection and made his debut for the senior team at the age of 16 when the team played in the Macedonian 2nd division. At age 17, Gancev signed for the Macedonian club Rabotnicki in Skopje.
Gancev played in the U-18 team in his first season, before moving to the senior squad where he debuted as a central defender.
After three years at Rabotnicki, Gancev moved to Tikves Kavadarci for one year, and then spent the next two years in Skopje playing for Madjari and Metalurg. During this time he finished his education at the Economics faculty of the European University of Skopje.
A move to Kumanovo saw Gancev playing for six months for Baskimi.
Gancev's next move took him to Pelister, in Bitola.
Abroad
From there, Gancev received several offers to move abroad, and chose Zeljeznicar in Sarajevo, a team playing in UEFA Champions League. In his time in Bosnia and Hercegovina, he also played for six months for Velez Mostar.
In summer 2011, he signed a one-year contract for Croatian team Inter Zapresic, playing there until winter 2012.
Gancev's next destination was Indonesia, with a contract with PSMS in Medan playing in the country's Premier League, where he played in defence. Media and newspapers called him "Big Macedonian", and praised his acceleration, fighting spirit and stability on the ground. Gancev next moved to Indonesian club Persebaya in Surabaya, on a one-year contract.
After his time in Indonesia, Gancev signed for Bahrain champions FC Busaiteen in the Bahraini Premier League.
External links
- Goran Gančev profile at Soccerway
- Goran Gancev move to Arema Cronus at IndoBola