Mario Gjurovski
{{short description|Macedonian football manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mario Gjurovski
| image = Mario Gjurovski 20180304.jpg
| image_size = 270px
| caption = Gjurovski in 2018
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
| height = 1.80 m{{NFT player|38548}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Red Star Belgrade
| years1 = 2003–2004 | clubs1 = Red Star Belgrade | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2003 | clubs2 = → Mladenovac (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = → Sopot (loan) | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2004–2007 | clubs4 = Bežanija | caps4 = 83 | goals4 = 18
| years5 = 2007–2010 | clubs5 = Vojvodina | caps5 = 56 | goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = Metalurh Donetsk | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012–2015 | clubs7 = Muangthong United | caps7 = 121 | goals7 = 59
| years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = Bangkok United | caps8 = 57 | goals8 = 29
| years9 = 2018 | clubs9 = Bangkok Glass | caps9 = 14 | goals9 = 4
| years10= 2018–2019 | clubs10= Muangthong United | caps10= 5 | goals10= 1
| totalcaps = 369
| totalgoals = 121
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = Macedonia | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2020–2023
| managerclubs1 = Muangthong United
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Mario Gjurovski ({{langx|mk|Марио Ѓуровски}}, {{langx|sr|Марио Ђуровски / Mario Đurovski}}; born 11 December 1985) is a Macedonian football manager[https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2649955/gjurovski-fired-pays-the-price-for-kirins-poor-start Gjurovski fired, pays the price for Kirins' poor start] and former player who played as a midfielder.{{cite web |title=ปิดฉากเกรียนโอ้93ประตู!"มาริโอ"แขวนสตั๊ด |url=https://www.goal.com/th/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%8993%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%8A%E0%B8%94/12psu2c0pwqjz12olmw2tdo2yb |website=www.goal.com}}
Playing career
=Club=
Gjurovski played in the youth team of Čukarički,{{cite web | url = http://www.pageflip-flap.com/read?r=tOqdiQoYQtfej3f5jl | title = Monografija: 85 godina FK Čukarički (page 93) | language = sr | publisher = pageflip-flap.com | access-date = 19 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120425080415/http://www.pageflip-flap.com/read?r=tOqdiQoYQtfej3f5jl | archive-date = 25 April 2012 | url-status = dead }} before moving to Red Star Belgrade. He spent the entire 2003–04 season on loan, first with Mladenovac and then with Red Star's satellite club Sopot, both of them playing in the Serbian League Belgrade.
In summer 2004, he signed with Bežanija playing in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro.{{cite web|publisher=Srbija Sport|title=Mario Đurovski u Zvezdi|url=http://www.srbijasport.com/vest.php?news_id=6019&sport_id=55|date=27 June 2007|access-date=3 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003113140/http://www.srbijasport.com/vest.php?news_id=6019&sport_id=55|archive-date=3 October 2011|url-status=dead}} After two seasons the club achieved promotion in 2006 into the newly formed Serbian SuperLiga. In summer 2007 Gjurovski leaves Bežanija after having played over 80 league matches with them and having scored 18 goals, and signs with another SuperLiga club Vojvodina.{{cite web | url = http://www.srbijafudbal.net/vojvodina/djurovski.htm | title = Profile and stats | language = sr | publisher = Srbijafudbal}} After having initially limited chances, after a couple of seasons he became a standard player in the club. They archived finishing second in the 2008–09 season, and becoming 2009–10 Serbian Cup runners-up after losing the final against his former club Red Star, by 0–3.{{cite web|title=Mario Đurovski: Titula je Vošina|url=http://www.svevesti.com/a122352-mario-%C4%91urovski-titula-je-vo%C5%A1ina|website=www.svevesti.com}} Gjurovski left Vojvodina during the winter break of the 2010–11 season after having played over 50 league matches in {{frac|3|1|2}} years.
==Ukrainia==
On 1 March 2011, Gjurovski signed a 3-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side Metalurh Donetsk.
==Thailand==
In 2012, he moved to Muangthong United from Thailand Premier League.[http://www.thai-fussball.com/en/News-Muang-Thong-Fowler-leave-and-Mario-Gjurovski-arrives-item-282.html Muang Thong: Fowler leave and Mario Gjurovski arrives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709163108/http://www.thai-fussball.com/en/News-Muang-Thong-Fowler-leave-and-Mario-Gjurovski-arrives-item-282.html |date=9 July 2018 }} thai-fussball.com Gjurovski played under Slaviša Jokanović coaching and helped Muangthong United to win the invincible domestic title in his first season in Thailand. Gjurovski scored a goal for Muangthong United and 1–3 lost against Buriram in 2015 Thai FA Cup final. It was the last match of him under Maungthong United shirt.
In May 2013, Gjurovski gained notoriety when after scoring a goal, he took his shorts off and put them on his head, revealing his tight grey briefs. He received a second yellow card and got sent off.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mario-gjurovski-removes-pants-soccer_n_3326808|title = WATCH: Soccer Player Ejected After Wild Goal Celebration|date = 23 May 2013}}
Despite the four successful seasons at Muangthong United, he rejected to renew the contract with Muangthong and moved to Bangkok United in 2016 on a free transfer.{{Cite web|title = BREAKING : แบงค็อกเซ็นมาริโอร่วมทัพ3ปี - Goal.com|url = http://www.goal.com/th/news/4280/%25E0%25B8%259F%25E0%25B8%25B8%25E0%25B8%2595%25E0%25B8%259A%25E0%25B8%25AD%25E0%25B8%25A5%25E0%25B9%2584%25E0%25B8%2597%25E0%25B8%25A2/2016/01/05/18995962/BREAKING-%25E0%25B9%2581%25E0%25B8%259A%25E0%25B8%2587%25E0%25B8%2584%25E0%25B9%2587%25E0%25B8%25AD%25E0%25B8%2581%25E0%25B9%2580%25E0%25B8%258B%25E0%25B9%2587%25E0%25B8%2599%25E0%25B8%25A1%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%25A3%25E0%25B8%25B4%25E0%25B9%2582%25E0%25B8%25AD%25E0%25B8%25A3%25E0%25B9%2588%25E0%25B8%25A7%25E0%25B8%25A1%25E0%25B8%2597%25E0%25B8%25B1%25E0%25B8%259E3%25E0%25B8%259B%25E0%25B8%25B5?ICID=AR_FS_3|website = Goal.com|access-date = 2016-01-05|language = th}}
On 21 November 2018, Gjurovski signed a contract with Muangthong United.{{Cite web|title = เกรียนโอ้รีเทิร์น! เมืองทองเปิดตัว 'มาริโอ ยูรอฟสกี้' คัมแบ็ครอบสอง|url = https://www.foxsports.co.th/foot-ball/thai-football/78878/เกรียนโอ้รีเทิร์น-เมือง/|website = foxsports.co.th|access-date = 2018-11-21|language = th}}
On 10 January 2020, Gjurovski has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34 after a seven-year in the Thai League.{{Cite web|title = รักกิเลนยิ่งชีพ! 'มาริโอ' ประกาศแขวนสตั๊ด แต่ขออยู่เมืองไทยต่อไป|url = https://www.tnnthailand.com/content/26043|website = tnnthailand.com|date = 10 January 2020|access-date = 2020-10-01|language = th}}
=International=
He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a May 2010 friendly match against Azerbaijan in which he immediately scored his first international goal and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a November 2011 friendly against Albania.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24692|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=2020-04-05}}
Managerial career
=Muangthong United=
On 19 October 2020, Gjurovski was appointed as the new head coach of Thai giant Muangthong United.{{cite news |title=Trio of top Thai League 1 coaches quit jobs |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2004743/trio-of-top-thai-league-1-coaches-quit-jobs |newspaper=Bangkok Post}} On 18 September 2023, Gjurovski announced his resignation from managing Muangthong United to take responsibility for a performance that did not go as expected.{{cite news |title=มาริโอ ประกาศลาออกคุมทีมเมืองทอง รับผิดชอบผลงานย่ำแย่ |url=https://www.pptvhd36.com/sport/news/205993 |newspaper=pptvhd36}}
Personal life
He is the son of former Macedonian international striker Milko Djurovski who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, Partizan and Groningen, and nephew of Boško Gjurovski, who also represented North Macedonia and Yugoslavia internationally.{{cite web|publisher=Macedonian Football|title=Mario Gjurovski|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/mario-gjurovski/|date=11 January 2010}}
The correct spelling of his last name is Gjurovski, as it appears in his Macedonian passport.
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|Cups !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Muangthong United
|2012 |31 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 |
| 2013
|30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 |
| 2014
|26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 18 |
| 2015
|31 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 |
| rowspan="2"|Bangkok United
|2016 |29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 2017
|28 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 17 |
| Bangkok Glass
|2018 |14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Muangthong United
|2019 |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| colspan=2|Total
!0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |
=International goals=
| class="wikitable" align=center
! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Goals !! Competition | |||||
| 29 May 2010 | Bischofshofen, Austria | {{fb|Azerbaijan}}{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZb1UGZL2M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/feZb1UGZL2M |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|title=Macedonia-Azerbaijan Goals|access-date=25 June 2009}}{{cbignore}} | 3–1 | 88' | Friendly |
| 7 September 2010 | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia | {{fb|Armenia}} | 2–2 | 42' | Euro 2012 Qualifying |
=Managerial=
{{Updated|match played 16 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure | ||||
| rowspan="2" |Team
!rowspan="2" |From !rowspan="2" |To !colspan="5" |Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|P|Matches played}} | {{abbr|W|Matches won}} | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} | {{abbr|L|Matches lost}} | {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| align="left"|Muangthong United
|align="left"|19 October 2020 |align="left"|16 September 2023[https://www.pptvhd36.com/sport/news/205993 มาริโอ ประกาศลาออกคุมทีมเมืองทอง รับผิดชอบผลงานย่ำแย่] {{WDL|99|46|23|30|decimals=2}} | ||||
| colspan="3" |Total
{{WDLtot|99|46|23|30|decimals=2}} |
Honours
=Player=
Muangthong United
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT|38548}}
- [http://macedonianfootball.com/mario-gjurovski/ Profile at MacedonianFootball.com]
- {{Soccerway|mario-djurovski/47185}}
- {{FFU}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gjurovski, Mario}}
Category:Footballers from Belgrade
Category:Macedonians of Serbia
Category:Macedonian people of Serbian descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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Category:North Macedonia men's international footballers
Category:OFK Mladenovac players
Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players
Category:First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Macedonian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand