 Grozdanoski in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vlatko Grozdanoski | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Cementarnica 55 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Cementarnica 55 | 59 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | Vardar | 45 | (5) |
| 2004–2008 | Omonia | 71 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Vojvodina | 35 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | AEL Limassol | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Damash Iranian | 20 | (6) |
| 2011 | Rabotnički | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Vardar | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Liaoning Whowin | 25 | (3) |
| 2013 | Persepolis | 10 | (2) |
| 2013–2017 | Vardar | 61 | (6) |
| Total | 346 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Macedonia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Macedonia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Macedonia U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 2001–2011 | Macedonia | 50 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vlatko Grozdanoski (Macedonian:Влатко Грозданоски; born 30 January 1983) is a Macedonian retiredfootballer who played as amidfielder. He represented theMacedonia national team on 50 occasions.
Grozdanoski began his career in 1999, playing forFK Cementarnica 55. His first game for that team was in the Macedonian First League on 25 March 2000 againstFK Vardar when he was only 17 years and 2 months. He played with Cementarnica 55 in the Macedonian Cup Final versusFK Pobeda. He stayed with Cementarnica 55 until December 2002, when he signed to play forFK Vardar, where he remained for 1 year and 7 months before he signed forAC Omonia in 2004. During the 2001–02 season he won the best young player award in theMacedonian First League. With Vardar he won the Macedonian First League Title. He also participated in the Champions League with Vardar, who fell 1 game short of qualifying for the Champions League group stage. He scored againstCSKA Moscow in Moscow where Vardar Skopje won 2:1. In the summer of 2004 he signed for the most famous team in Cyprus, Omonia. As an Omonia player, he won theCypriot Cup and theSuper Cup in 2005. He wore the number seven jersey for Omonia. Grozdanoski was awarded the best young foreign player inCypriot First Division for the 2006–07 season. In January 2008 he signed a 2-year contract withFK Vojvodina. In the first 6 months he had great performances, scoring 5 goals in 13 games. For FK Vojvodina Grozdanoski played 37 games and scored 7 goals in all competition. He has recently signed a 1.5-year contract with theAEL Limassol football team. His first game for AEL Limassol was on 1 March 2010 againstNea Salamis Famagusta FC when coachDušan Uhrin, Jr. give him chance to play in the last 20 minutes. Grozdanoski scored his first goal in the yellow shirt on the game againstEnosis Neon Paralimni FC on 27 March 2010. On 12 August Grozdanoski signed a 1-year contract withDamash Iranian F.C. After his contract expired, he decided to go back to the Macedonian League and signed forRabotnički. Later he signed with the best club in Macedonia,FK Vardar.
He debut for thenational team when he was just 18 years old against Oman (30 December 2001). He scored his first goal for Macedonia againstTurkey national football team in aEURO 2004 qualifying match on 12 October 2002. He then followed that up with another goals against Turkey in another EURO 2004 qualifying match on 11 June 2003, against Estonia in a friendly match on 11 June 2004 and against Luxembourg on 20 August 2008. As of now, he has 50 caps and 4 goals forRepublic of Macedonia national football team. He has earned a total of 50 caps, scoring 4 goals.[1] His final international was an October 2011European Championship qualification match againstSlovakia.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other[3] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cementarnica 55 | 1999–00 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 5 | |
| 2001–02 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 6 | |
| 2002–03 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 4 | |
| Total | 59 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 73 | 15 | |
| Vardar | 2002–03 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 4 | |
| 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 61 | 8 | |
| AC Omonia | 2004–05 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 30 | 6 | |
| 2006–07 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 9 | |
| 2007–08 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 96 | 21 | |
| Vojvodina | 2007–08 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 43 | 8 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2009–10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 1 | |
| Damash Iranian | 2010–11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 7 |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 7 | |
| Rabotnički | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
| Vardar | 2011–12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 1 | |
| Liaoning Whowin | 2012 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 | |
| Persepolis | 2012–13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 2 | |
| Vardar | 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 3 |
| Total | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 3 | |
| Career total | 308 | 49 | 46 | 16 | 28 | 5 | - | - | 377 | 70 | |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2002 | City Park Stadium,Skopje, Macedonia |  Turkey | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [5] |
| 2 | 11 June 2003 | İnönü Stadium,Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [6] |
| 3 | 11 June 2004 | Lilleküla Stadium,Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | [7] |
| 4 | 20 August 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [8] |