Goran Gančev

Goran Gančev

Personal information
Full name	Goran Gančev
Date of birth	(1983-08-04) 4 August 1983
Place of birth	Negotino, Macedonia
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Arema Cronus
Number	16
Youth career
	FK Rabotnički
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	FK Rabotnički	17	(1)
2005–2006	FK Tikveš	30	(2)
2006–2007	FK Metalurg Skopje	28	(2)
2007–2008	Milano Kumanovo	8	(2)
2008	→ Baškimi Kumanovo (loan)	15	(1)
2008–2009	Milano Kumanovo	22	(1)
2009–2010	Pelister	33	(0)
2010–2011	Željezničar Sarajevo	12	(0)
2011	→ Velež Mostar (loan)	14	(0)
2011–2012	NK Inter Zaprešić	9	(0)
2012	PSMS Medan	15	(2)
2013	Persebaya 1927	21	(2)
2014	Busaiteen Club	9	(0)
2014	FK Pelister	10	(0)
2015	Semen Padang	2	(0)
2015–2016	Pusamania Borneo F.C.	9	(4)
2016–	Arema Cronus	1
International career‡
	Macedonia U-21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 February 2011

Goran Gančev (Macedonian: Горан Ганчев) (born 4 August 1983) is a Macedonian footballer who currently plays as a defender.

Career

Early career

Gancev began his career as a youth player for Vardar, a team from his home town of Negotino. He played for the youth selection and made his debut for the senior team at the age of 16 when the team played in the Macedonian 2nd division. At age 17, Gancev signed for the Macedonian club Rabotnicki in Skopje.

Gancev played in the U-18 team in his first season, before moving to the senior squad where he debuted as a central defender.

After three years at Rabotnicki, Gancev moved to Tikves Kavadarci for one year, and then spent the next two years in Skopje playing for Madjari and Metalurg. During this time he finished his education at the Economics faculty of the European University of Skopje.

A move to Kumanovo saw Gancev playing for six months for Baskimi.

Gancev's next move took him to Pelister, in Bitola.

Abroad

From there, Gancev received several offers to move abroad, and chose Zeljeznicar in Sarajevo, a team playing in UEFA Champions League. In his time in Bosnia and Hercegovina, he also played for six months for Velez Mostar.

In summer 2011, he signed a one-year contract for Croatian team Inter Zapresic, playing there until winter 2012.

Gancev's next destination was Indonesia, with a contract with PSMS in Medan playing in the country's Premier League, where he played in defence. Media and newspapers called him "Big Macedonian", and praised his acceleration, fighting spirit and stability on the ground. Gancev next moved to Indonesian club Persebaya in Surabaya, on a one-year contract.

After his time in Indonesia, Gancev signed for Bahrain champions FC Busaiteen in the Bahraini Premier League.

External links

• Goran Gančev at Soccerway
• Goran Gancev move to Arema Cronus at IndoBola