Vanja Džaferović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bosanski Brod, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inter Zaprešić | |||
| NK Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | HNK Segesta | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 64 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 43 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ethnikos Achna | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 22 | (5) |
| Total | 129 | (13) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2012. | |||
Vanja Džaferović (born 19 March 1983) is a former Croatian footballer.[1]
Early life
Džaferović was born in Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and moved with his family in his childhood to Croatia due to the Bosnian War.[2][3]
Career
Džaferović began his career in the local NK Inter Zaprešić.[4] In June 2002, he transferred to HNK Segesta from Croatian town Sisak.
In July 2005 he signed for Beroe Stara Zagora in the Bulgarian A PFG, for an undisclosed fee. On 7 August 2005, he made his league debut in a 3–1 away loss against Vihren Sandanski. Džaferović scored his first ever goal for Beroe on 18 March 2006 against Litex Lovech; Beroe won 3–1. On 26 October 2006, Beroe manager Ilian Iliev chose Vanja as his club captain.[5]
In 2008 Džaferović signed with Lokomotiv Sofia. He remained at Lokomotiv until July 2010 when he joined Ethnikos Achna after his contract expired, but he never played for the Cyprus team.[6] The following month, he suffered a severe injury and was ruled out for nine months.[7]
Džaferović was out of contract with Ethnikos when he was signed by the Beroe manager Ilian Iliev on 15 December 2010.[8] Džaferović's first appearance back at Beroe was as a substitute against Akademik Sofia on 8 May 2011. Unfortunately, he sustained another injury during his time with Beroe and is not sure whether he will return to football.
Personal life
Džaferović is married to Evgeniya. As of 2012 he is completing paperwork to allow him to stay in Bulgaria.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 27 October 2011
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2005–06 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2007–08 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Ethnikos Achna | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
| Career total | 121 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 13 | |
References
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Vanja Džaferović Facts". guardian.co.uk.
- ↑ "Дзаферович: бих играл за Босна" (in Bulgarian). beroe.eu. Retrieved 22 September 2006.
- ↑ "Vanja Dzaferovic: I Always Do my Best When Playing". bbrod-online.com. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ↑ "Džaferović Profile" (in Bulgarian). beroe.eu.
- ↑ "Ваня Дзаферович – капитан на Берое" (in Bulgarian). beroe.eu. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
- ↑ "Дзаферович ще играе в Кипър" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ↑ "Дзаферович се връща на терена след 9 месеца" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "Ваня Дзаферович се върна в Берое" (in Bulgarian). livesport.bg. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ваня Дзаферович: мъчим се да извадим виза" (in Bulgarian). football.sportal.bg. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
External links
- Vanja Džaferović at footballzz.co.uk