Ivica Kralj
 Kralj in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivica Kralj | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Tivat, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1998 | Partizan | 69 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | → Arsenal Tivat (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Jastrebac Niš (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Porto | 7 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Radnički Kragujevac (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | PSV Eindhoven | 7 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Partizan (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Partizan | 74 | (0) |
| 2007 | Rostov | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Spartak Trnava | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | FR Yugoslavia | 41 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivica Kralj (pronounced [ı̑ʋitsa kráʎ]; born 26 March 1973) is a former Serbian-Montenegrin football goalkeeper.
Club career
He played for Partizan, Arsenal Tivat, Jastrebac Niš, Porto, Radnički Kragujevac, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov and Spartak Trnava.
In early August 2007, Kralj and Russian side Rostov agreed to a contract that ties the goalkeeper to the club until the end of the Russian league season in December 2007. At the time of Kralj's signing the club was already in a bad position with slim chances of avoiding relegation. The club got relegated from Russian Premier League at the end of the season.
In July 2008, 35-year-old Kralj signed for Slovak club Spartak Trnava coached by his former coach at Partizan Vladimir Vermezović. He signed two-year contract, but in November 2009 it was announced that contract was finished after mutual consent.
International career
Kralj made his international debut in a 3–2 victory away at Argentina, and went on to play 41 times for Yugoslavia. He played in all of Yugoslavia's 1998 FIFA World Cup games, and in 6 of Yugoslavia's 8 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying games, where he conceded 6 goals.[1] Yugoslavia went to the quarter-finals of the tournament but were ousted by the Netherlands in a big defeat 6–1. Kralj conceded 6 goals in where Patrick Kluivert became the man of the match with 3 goals scored.
International
| Serbian national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 0 |
References
External links
- Ivica Kralj at reprezentacija.rs
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- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Tivat
- Serbia and Montenegro footballers
- Montenegrin footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- FK Partizan players
- FC Porto players
- FK Radnički Kragujevac players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- FC Rostov players
- FC Spartak Trnava players
- Primeira Liga players
- Eredivisie players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Slovak Super Liga players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
- Montenegrin expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Montenegrin expatriates in Slovakia
- Montenegrin expatriates in Russia
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriates in the Netherlands
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriates in Portugal
- Serbs of Montenegro
- Montenegrin people of Serbian descent