Vanja Džaferović
{{Short description|Croatian actor, TV personality, and footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vanja Džaferović
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|3|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bosanski Brod, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
| occupation = Actor, former professional footballer
| spouse = {{marriage|Evgeniya Džaferović|2012}}
| children = 2
| module = {{Infobox football biography
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| position = Centre back
| youthyears1= | youthyears2 =
| youthclubs1 = Inter Zaprešić | youthclubs2 = NK Zagreb
| years1 = 2002–2005 | years2 = 2005–2007 | years3 = 2008–2010 | years4 = 2010 | years5 = 2011–2012
| clubs1 = Segesta | clubs2 = Beroe Stara Zagora | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Sofia | clubs4 = Ethnikos Achna | clubs5 = Beroe Stara Zagora
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 64 | goals2 = 8 | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 5
| totalcaps = 129 | totalgoals = 13
| nationalyears1=
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| nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate = 26 May 2012
| ntupdate =
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Vanja Džaferović (born 19 March 1983) is a Croatian actor, TV personality and former footballer.{{cite web|work=The Guardian|title=Stats Centre: Vanja Džaferović Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/?pStr=Player&plid=196197&cust=&lang=0&teid=326&cpid=120&ctid=57}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://beroe.eu/article.php?id=22092006_1|publisher=beroe.eu|title=Дзаферович: бих играл за Босна|access-date=22 September 2006|language=bg}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbrod-online.com/news.aspx?newsid=1198|publisher=bbrod-online.com|title=Vanja Dzaferovic: I Always Do my Best When Playing|access-date=19 February 2008}}
Career
=Football career=
Džaferović began his career in the local NK Inter Zaprešić.{{Cite web|url=http://beroe.eu/beroe/players.php?pid=28|publisher=beroe.eu|title=Džaferović Profile|language=bg}} In June 2002, he transferred to HNK Segesta from Croatian town Sisak.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://beroe.eu/article/26102006_1|publisher=beroe.eu|title=Ваня Дзаферович – капитан на Берое|access-date=26 October 2006|language=bg}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://novsport.bgnews.info/news103946_1070.html?PHPSESSID=07a18224183d1d2906156e08553f3fcd|publisher=novsport.com|title=Дзаферович ще играе в Кипър|access-date=10 July 2010|language=bg}} The following month, he suffered a severe injury and was ruled out for nine months.{{Cite web|url=http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=711624|publisher=dariknews.bg|title=Дзаферович се връща на терена след 9 месеца|access-date=5 May 2011|language=bg}}
Džaferović was out of contract with Ethnikos when he was signed by the Beroe manager Ilian Iliev on 15 December 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://livesport.bg/Vanya-Dzaferovich-se-varna-v-Beroe-1197|publisher=livesport.bg|title=Ваня Дзаферович се върна в Берое|access-date=15 December 2010|language=bg}} 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 eventually did not return to football. Džaferović has made 129 appearances in the A PFG, being in the "top 20 club" for foreign players in the top flight of Bulgarian football.{{cite web|publisher=bgfootball.eu|title=Топ-Клуб 100 за чуждестранни футболисти|url=http://www.bgfootball.eu/top-clun100foreigners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812020736/http://bgfootball.eu/top-clun100foreigners|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2015|date=1 March 2015|access-date=31 July 2016}}
=TV career=
In 2014 Džaferović won the 5th season of the Bulgarian version of the popular reality show Survivor.[https://www.standartnews.com/balgariya-obshtestvo/vanya_dzhaferovich_specheli_survivor_kambodzha-266626.html Ваня Джаферович спечели "Survivor: Камбоджа"] In 2015 he finished as runner-up in the all-star spin-off of Big Brother – Big Brother All Stars.[https://www.vesti.bg/razvlechenia/shoubiznes/desi-slava-e-pobeditel-v-big-brother-all-stars-6047140 Деси Слава е победител в Big Brother All Stars – Развлечения] He also joined Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2017 as a contender.
In 2020 he got TV series debut in a main role, joining the Bulgarian TV Series Strawberry Moon, where he plays the role of Alex, a firefighter.[https://nova.bg/accents/view/2020/02/19/278534/%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BE%D1%82-%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D1%8F%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0/ Ексклузивно от снимачната площадка на новия сериал "Ягодова луна" – NOVA][https://nova.bg/accents/view/2020/02/23/278900/%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8A%D1%80-%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F-%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87-%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%8F%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B6%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0 Александър Сано и Ваня Джаферович: Актьорите на „Ягодова луна" на дежурство в пожарната – NOVA]
Personal life
Džaferović is married to Evgeniya, a TV personality and participant of Survivor BG: Pearl Islands. In 2012 he completed some paperwork to allow him to stay in Bulgaria.{{Cite web|url=http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=392376|publisher=football.sportal.bg|title=Ваня Дзаферович: мъчим се да извадим виза|access-date=25 December 2012|language=bg}}
Career statistics
{{updated|27 October 2011}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center" | |||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan=4|Beroe Stara Zagora
|2005–06 |24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |
| 2006–07
|27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 5 | |
| 2007–08
|13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | |
| colspan=1 | Total
! 64 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 |
| rowspan=4|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 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |
| colspan=1 | Total
! 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| rowspan=2|Ethnikos Achna
|2010–11 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=1 | Total
! 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan=3|Beroe Stara Zagora
|2010–11 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011–12
|11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 5 | |
| colspan=1 | Total
! 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| colspan=2 | Career total
! 121 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 13 |
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television ! Year !! Title !! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2014
| Himself – participant | Season 5 |
| 2015
| Himself – participant | Season 4 |
| 2017
| Himself – performer | Season 5 |
| 2018–2019
| Guest presenter | |
| 2020
| Strawberry Moon | Alex Dragić | Recruiting role: 12 Episodes |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|8814931}}
- {{Soccerway|vanja-dzaferovic/51780}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzaferovic, Vanja}}
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