Goran Lovre
Encyclopedia
Goran Lovre is a Serbia
n football player playing for Barnsley
. He also has Belgian
descendance.
He won a silver medal as part of the Serbia and Montenegro national team in the Under-21 European Championship. He was a part of the Serbia and Montenegro team that participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
, that exited in the first round, finishing fourth in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina
, Australia
and Tunisia
.
On May 12, 2006 it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract at Dutch football club FC Groningen, with a possibility of a two-year extension at the end of the contract. He has played for Groningen since the start of the 2006/07 season, scoring over 20 goals for them as of March 2009.
On 28 May 2010 Lovre signed for Barnsley
in the English Championship
He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Ipswich Town where he was influential in the middle of the park, getting an assist.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n football player playing for Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
. He also has Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
descendance.
He won a silver medal as part of the Serbia and Montenegro national team in the Under-21 European Championship. He was a part of the Serbia and Montenegro team that participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, that exited in the first round, finishing fourth in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
.
On May 12, 2006 it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract at Dutch football club FC Groningen, with a possibility of a two-year extension at the end of the contract. He has played for Groningen since the start of the 2006/07 season, scoring over 20 goals for them as of March 2009.
On 28 May 2010 Lovre signed for Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
in the English Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Ipswich Town where he was influential in the middle of the park, getting an assist.