Josip_Pivarić

Josip Pivarić

Josip Pivarić

Croatian footballer (born 1989)

Josip Pivarić (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip pǐʋaritɕ];[2][3] born 30 January 1989) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

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Club career

Dinamo Zagreb

Pivarić joined the Dinamo Zagreb youth academy at a young age. He was promoted to the first team during the spring of 2008. He went out on loan to Dinamo feeder club Lokomotiva Zagreb that same year, making 13 appearances in his first season with the Lokosi. In January 2009, he signed a seven and a half year contract with Dinamo Zagreb, spending until the end of the 2011–12 season on loan at Lokomotiva.

In January 2012, Pivarić rejoined the senior squad at Dinamo. He made his senior debut for Dinamo on 25 February 2012, in a 0–3 win over Karlovac. His first goal for the Modri came in a 1–1 draw with Rijeka on 21 April 2012.

Pivarić scored a historic goal for Dinamo in September 2015, the opening goal in a famous 2–1 victory over Arsenal in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[4]

In a friendly match against Norwegian side Strømsgodset in January 2016, Pivarić sustained extensive ligament damage to his knee, forcing him out for the remainder of the 2015–16 season and missing out on probable UEFA Euro 2016 national team selection.[5] Pivarić made his return on 6 July 2016, in a 1–0 pre-season friendly victory over Copenhagen.[6]

Dynamo Kyiv

On 8 August 2017, Pivarić signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.

Lokomotiva Zagreb

On 1 October 2020, Pivarić returned club Lokomotiva Zagreb as a free transfer.

Retirement

On 1 July 2023, Pivarić announced his retirement from football aged 34.

International career

Pivarić made his international debut for the Croatia national football team on 14 August 2013, in a 3–2 win over Liechtenstein in Vaduz.

In May 2018 he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7] Throughout the tournament Ivan Strinić, Croatia's first choice left back, was battling injuries mostly due to his team playing three consecutive extra time matches to get to the final. This allowed Pivarić a great deal of playtime in Croatia's run to the 2018 World Cup Final. He earned a total of 26 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2018 friendly against Jordan.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of the match played on 1 July 2023
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  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  2. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in the Croatian Super Cup
  5. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  6. Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of 15 October 2018[9]
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Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

Dynamo Kyiv

Croatia

Orders

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Croatia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Jòsip". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Jòsip
  3. [3]
    "pȋvo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Pìvarić
  4. [4]
    "Historische overwinning Dinamo Zagreb op Arsenal".
  5. [5]
    "Josip Pivarić teže ozlijeđen, propušta Europsko prvenstvo!".
  6. [6]
    "Kapetan Antolić krasnim pogotkom donio slavlje – Dinamo Zagreb".
  7. [7]
    "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  8. [8]
    "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Josip Pivarić - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. [10]
    McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  11. [11]
    "News: President Decorates Croatian National Football Team Players and Coaching Staff". Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019. the Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon was awarded to Mr. Josip Pivarić...
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