Josip Pivarić

Josip Pivarić (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip pǐʋaritɕ];[2][3] born 30 January 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Prva HNL side Lokomotiva.[4]

Josip Pivarić
Pivarić in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiva
Youth career
1999–2008 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Dinamo Zagreb 115 (8)
2008–2012 → Lokomotiva (loan) 67 (1)
2017–2020 Dynamo Kyiv 29 (0)
2020– Lokomotiva 0 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2018

Club career

Dinamo Zagreb

Pivarić joined the Dinamo Zagreb youth academy at a young age. He was promoted to the first team during the spring of 2008. He went out on loan to Dinamo feeder club Lokomotiva Zagreb that same year, making 13 appearances in his first season with the Lokosi. In January 2009, he signed a seven and a half year contract with Dinamo Zagreb, spending until the end of the 2011–12 season on 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 over Karlovac. His first goal for the Modri came in a 1–1 draw with Rijeka on 21 April 2012.

Pivarić scored a historic goal for Dinamo in September 2015, the opening goal in a famous 2–1 victory over Arsenal in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[5]

In a friendly match against Norwegian side Strømsgodset in 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 probable UEFA Euro 2016 national team selection.[6] Pivarić made his return on 6 July 2016, in a 1–0 pre-season friendly victory over Copenhagen.[7]

Dynamo Kyiv

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

International career

Pivarić made his full international debut for the Croatian national football team on 14 August 2013, in a 3–2 win over Liechtenstein in Vaduz.

In May 2018 he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8] Throughout the tournament Ivan Strinić, Croatia's first choice left back, was battling injuries mostly due to his team playing three consecutive extra time matches to get to the final. This allowed Pivarić a great deal of playtime in Croatia's run to the 2018 World Cup Final.

Career statistics

Club
As of the match played on 2 October 2020[9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiva (loan) 2008–09 Druga HNL 13 1 — — — 13 1
2009–10Prva HNL90 — — — 90
2010–11290 — — — 290
2011–12160 — — — 160
Total671— — — 671
Dinamo Zagreb2011–12Prva HNL103 50 — — 153
2012–13283 10 11[lower-alpha 1]0 — 403
2013–14221 50 8[lower-alpha 2]0 — 351
2014–15160 40 9[lower-alpha 3]0 1[lower-alpha 4]0 300
2015–16150 — 11[lower-alpha 1]2 — 262
2016–17241 30 8[lower-alpha 1]0 — 351
Total1158180472 10 18110
Dynamo Kyiv2017–18Ukrainian Premier League210 30 8[lower-alpha 5]0 — 320
2018–1960 10 5[lower-alpha 6]0 — 120
2019–2020 10 00 — 30
Total29050 130 — 470
Lokomotiva2020–21Prva HNL 0000——00
Career Totals2119230 60210 29511
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  2. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in the Croatian 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
As of 15 October 2018[10]
Croatia
YearAppsGoals
201320
201400
201530
201640
201790
201880
Total260

Honours

International

Croatia

Orders

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Jòsip". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Jòsip
  3. "pȋvo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Pìvarić
  4. "Statistika: Josip Pivarić" (in Croatian). Hrvatska nogometna liga. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  5. "Historische overwinning Dinamo Zagreb op Arsenal".
  6. "Josip Pivarić teže ozlijeđen, propušta Europsko prvenstvo!".
  7. "Kapetan Antolić krasnim pogotkom donio slavlje – Dinamo Zagreb".
  8. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  9. "Croatia - J. Pivarić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. "Josip Pivarić - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. "News: President Decorates Croatian National Football Team Players and Coaching Staff". Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019. the Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon was awarded to Mr. Josip Pivarić...
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