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Josip Pivarić
Pivarić in 2018
Personal information
Full name Josip Pivarić[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-30)30 January 1989(age 35)[1]
Place of birth Zagreb,SR Croatia,Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1999–2008 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Dinamo Zagreb 115 (8)
2008–2012 →Lokomotiva Zagreb(loan) 67 (1)
2017–2020 Dynamo Kyiv 29 (0)
2020–2023 Lokomotiva Zagreb 79 (11)
International career
2005 Croatia U16 1 (0)
2005 Croatia U17 11 (2)
2005–2007 Croatia U18 8 (0)
2007–2008 Croatia U19 8 (0)
2008 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2013–2018 Croatia 26 (0)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingCroatia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josip Pivarić(Croatian pronunciation:[jǒsippǐʋaritɕ];[2][3]born 30 January 1989) is a Croatian former professionalfootballerwho played as aleft-back.

Club career

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Dinamo Zagreb

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Pivarić joined theDinamo Zagrebyouth academyat a young age. He was promoted to the first team during the spring of 2008. He went out on loan to Dinamo feeder clubLokomotiva Zagrebthat same year, making 13 appearances in his first season with theLokosi.In January 2009, he signed a seven-and-a-half-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb, spending until the end of the2011–12 seasonon 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 overKarlovac.His first goal for theModricame in a 1–1 draw withRijekaon 21 April 2012.

Pivarić scored a historic goal for Dinamo in September 2015, the opening goal in a famous 2–1 victory overArsenalin the2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[4]

In a friendly match against Norwegian sideStrømsgodsetin 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 probableUEFA Euro 2016national team selection.[5]Pivarić made his return on 6 July 2016, in a 1–0 pre-season friendly victory overCopenhagen.[6]

Dynamo Kyiv

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

Lokomotiva Zagreb

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On 1 October 2020, Pivarić returned clubLokomotiva Zagrebas a free transfer.

Retirement

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

International career

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Pivarić made his international debut for theCroatia national football teamon 14 August 2013, in a 3–2 win overLiechtensteininVaduz.

In May 2018 he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32 mansquadfor the2018 World CupinRussia.[7]Throughout the tournamentIvan Strinić,Croatia's first choice left back, was battling injuries mostly due to his team playing three consecutiveextra timematches to get to the final. This allowed Pivarić a great deal of playtime in Croatia's run to the2018 World Cup Final.He earned a total of 26 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2018 friendly againstJordan.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of the match played on 1 July 2023
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiva Zagreb(loan) 2008–09 Druga HNL 13 1 — — — 13 1
2009–10 Prva HNL 9 0 — — — 9 0
2010–11 Prva HNL 29 0 — — — 29 0
2011–12 Prva HNL 16 0 — — — 16 0
Total 67 1 — — — 67 1
Dinamo Zagreb 2011–12 Prva HNL 10 3 5 0 — — 15 3
2012–13 Prva HNL 28 3 1 0 11[a] 0 — 40 3
2013–14 Prva HNL 22 1 5 0 8[b] 0 — 35 1
2014–15 Prva HNL 16 0 4 0 9[c] 0 1[d] 0 30 0
2015–16 Prva HNL 15 0 — 11[a] 2 — 26 2
2016–17 Prva HNL 24 1 3 0 8[a] 0 — 35 1
Total 115 8 18 0 47 2 1 0 181 10
Dynamo Kyiv 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 21 0 3 0 8[e] 0 — 32 0
2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 6 0 1 0 5[f] 0 — 12 0
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 29 0 5 0 13 0 — 47 0
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2020-21 Prva HNL 23 6 1 1 — — 24 7
2021-22 Prva HNL 28 3 3 2 — — 31 5
2022-23 Prva HNL 28 2 2 0 — — 30 2
Total 79 11 6 3 — — 85 14
Career total 290 20 29 3 60 2 1 0 380 25
  1. ^abcAppearance(s) in theUEFA Champions League
  2. ^Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in theUEFA Europa League
  3. ^Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^Appearance in theCroatian 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

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As of 15 October 2018[9]
Croatia
Year Apps Goals
2013 2 0
2014 0 0
2015 3 0
2016 4 0
2017 9 0
2018 8 0
Total 26 0

Honours

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Dinamo Zagreb

Dynamo Kyiv

Croatia

Orders

References

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  1. ^abc"FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Croatia"(PDF).FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 7. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 11 June 2019.
  2. ^"Jòsip".Hrvatski jezični portal(in Serbo-Croatian).Retrieved17 March2018.Jòsip
  3. ^"pȋvo".Hrvatski jezični portal(in Serbo-Croatian).Retrieved17 March2018.Pìvarić
  4. ^"Historische overwinning Dinamo Zagreb op Arsenal".16 September 2015.
  5. ^"Josip Pivarić teže ozlijeđen, propušta Europsko prvenstvo!".
  6. ^"Kapetan Antolić krasnim pogotkom donio slavlje – Dinamo Zagreb".7 June 2016.
  7. ^"Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal".
  8. ^"Player Database".EU-football.Retrieved20 November2022.
  9. ^"Josip Pivarić - national football team player".eu-football.info.Retrieved12 June2019.
  10. ^McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018)."France 4–2 Croatia".BBC.Retrieved15 July2018.
  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 fromthe originalon 9 April 2019.Retrieved11 January2019.the Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon was awarded to Mr. Josip Pivarić...
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