Goran Popov
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Goran Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back / Left midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FK Vardar | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Belasica | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Proodeftiki (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | AEK Athens | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Odra Wodzisław (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Egaleo | 45 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Heerenveen | 51 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | 48 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014– | Vardar | 41 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Macedonia U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| Macedonia U-21 | 10 | (2) | |
| 2004– | Macedonia | 46 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:50, 21 April 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2014 |
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Goran Popov (Macedonian: Горан Попов; born 2 October 1984) is a Macedonian footballer, who plays as a defender for Macedonian side Vardar and the Macedonia national team.
Popov started his career with local side Belasica and moved to Greece with Proodeftiki and AEK Athens. He signed for Red Star Belgrade in 2004 but injuries prevented him from making an impact and he returned to Greek football with Egaleo after a short loan spell in Poland with Odra Wodzisław. Egaleo were relegated in 2007 and Popov joined Levadiakos before moving to Dutch club Heerenveen in July 2008. At Heerenveen he finally found some success and won the KNVB Cup in 2009 scoring in the final against FC Twente. After good form in European competitions Popov signed for Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv.
Popov was born in Strumica, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia and played football with local club Belasica making six appearances as the side finished second in the First Macedonian Football League. He moved on to Greek side Proodeftiki and then AEK Athens. His time at Athens was short and after eight matches he left for Red Star Belgrade where he made his debut away at PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League as Red Star lost 5–0. Injuries prevented him from making at impact with Red Star and he joined Polish side Odra Wodzisław on loan. At the end of the 2004–05 season Popov returned to Greek football with Egaleo spending two seasons there and then one season with Levadiakos. In 2008, he made the move to Dutch football with Heerenveen where he won the KNVB Cup in 2009 and impressed enough in European football to earn a move to Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv in June 2010.
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