Goran Švonja Explained

Goran Švonja
Fullname:Goran Švonja
Birth Date:12 July 1990
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Defender
Years1:2008–2012
Years2:2012–2016
Caps2:78
Goals2:8
Years3:2016–2020
Years4:2021–

Goran Švonja (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Швоња; born 12 July 1990) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender with Veternik.

Club career

Early career

Švonja began his career in 2008 with Veternik in the Serbian League Vojvodina.[1] [2] In 2012, he was signed by Proleter Novi Sad in the Serbian First League.[3] He re-signed with the club in 2014.[4] His final season with Proleter was in the 2015-16 season.[5] [6] [7] Švonja received a trial with Vojvodina in January 2016.[8] After four seasons in the Serbian second division, he left Proleter in 2016 to pursue his career in Canada.[9]

Canada

In the summer of 2016, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[10] [11] Švonja assisted the club in securing a playoff berth where the Serbs defeated Toronto Atomic in the opening round.[12] The Serbs qualified for the championship final match by defeating FC Ukraine United in the semifinal.[13] He appeared in the championship match where Toronto won the title by defeating Hamilton City.[14]

He re-signed with Serbia the following season.[15] [16] He helped the Serbs secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the league's first division.[17] In the preliminary round of the postseason, Toronto defeated SC Waterloo Region.[18] The York Region Shooters would eliminate Serbia in the following round.[19] His final season in the Canadian circuit was in the 2020 season.[20] He helped Serbia qualify for the postseason where Vorkuta defeated them in the first round.[21]

Serbia

After several seasons in Canada, he returned to his former club Veternik in 2021.[22] [23] In 2024, he was named the team captain and helped the club reach the Novi Sad Football Cup finals.[24] [25]

Honors

Serbian White Eagles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goran Svonja . 18 June 2017 . footballdatabase.eu.
  2. Web site: player profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916035008/http://www.prvaligasrbije.com/?nav=klub&sub=igrac&igracid=1949&klubid=22 . 16 September 2016 . 8 October 2024 . prvaligasrbije.com.
  3. Web site: Serbia - G. Švonja - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway . 8 October 2024 . ca.soccerway.com.
  4. Web site: 24 September 2014 . Đuro Zec protiv "svojih" na Slanoj bari . Đuro Zec against "his" at Slana Bara . 8 October 2024 . srbijasport.net . sr.
  5. Web site: 17 January 2016 . Војводина: Милетић стигао, Малбашић се чека . Vojvodina: Miletić arrived, Malbasic is waiting . 8 October 2024 . Rádio-televízia Vojvodiny . sk.
  6. Web site: 12 January 2016 . Фудбалери Војводине почели припреме за наставак сезоне без Росића и Зличића - Србија данас . The football players of Vojvodina started preparations for the continuation of the season without Rosić and Zlićić . 8 October 2024 . www.sd.rs . sr-Cyrl.
  7. Web site: 1 December 2016 . Voša počela pripreme sa tri pojačanja, Radović bivši, Vasilić, Novaković i Zoćević na transfer listi . Voša started preparations with three reinforcements, former Radović, Vasilić, Novaković and Zoćević on the transfer list . 8 October 2024 . Mozzart Sport . sr.
  8. Web site: 12 January 2016 . Lalatović okupio "Lale", cilj je Evropa . Lalatović gathered "Lale", the goal is Europe . 8 October 2024 . B92.net . sr.
  9. Web site: 7 May 2016 . Припреме протичу плански . Preparations are going according to plan . 8 October 2024 . dnevnik.ha.rs . Sr.
  10. Web site: 2016 Serbian White Eagles FC roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702001635/http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/roster/ . 2 July 2017 . 18 June 2017 . serbianwhiteeagles.ca . en-US.
  11. News: 12 September 2016 . York Region Shooters ground Eagles and stay in first place in soccer division . Vaughan Citizen.
  12. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 16 October 2016 . Ukraine United, Serbian Eagles Advance........CSL playoffs continue Sunday . 21 July 2024 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  13. Web site: 3 November 2016 . SRBI OSVOJILI KANADU! Klub naših iseljenika uzeo šampionsku titulu u fudbalu! . Serbians Won Canada! The club of our emigrants won the football championship! . 14 May 2024 . informer.rs . sr.
  14. Web site: 31 October 2016 . Champions! . 17 June 2017 . serbianwhiteeagles.ca . en-US.
  15. Web site: 27 May 2017 . Eagles Begin With a Draw . 26 April 2024 . serbianwhiteeagles.ca.
  16. News: Topalović . M. . 23 September 2017 . Srpski klub iz Toronta na pragu novog trijumfa: Orlovi lete ka tituli . The Serbian club from Toronto is on the threshold of a new triumph: the Eagles are flying towards the title . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913003736/https://arhiva.vesti-online.com/Sport/Fudbal/667602/Srpski-klub-iz-Toronta-na-pragu-novog-trijumfa-Orlovi-lete-ka-tituli . 13 September 2020 . 11 November 2022 . sr . Vesti .
  17. Web site: 3 September 2017 . FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season….Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four . 30 October 2017 . canadiansoccerleague.ca . en-US.
  18. Web site: 15 September 2017 . ОРЛОВИ КРОЗ ДРАМУ ДО ПОЛУФИНАЛА . Eagles Through Drama to Semifinals . 26 April 2024 . serbianwhiteeagles.ca . en.
  19. Web site: 29 September 2017 . Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto . Defeat of the Eagles in the Semi-finals . 26 April 2024 . en.
  20. Web site: 2020 Serbian White Eagles roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201002100926/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/serbian-white-eagles/ . 2 October 2020 . 17 August 2020 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  21. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 11 October 2020 . Overtime Victory Puts Vorkuta in Championship Final . 7 October 2024 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  22. Web site: 18 September 2021 . ВФЛ ”Југ”: Јединство – Ветерник 3:0 . VFL "South": Jedinstvo - Veternik 3:0 . 8 October 2024 . НОВОСАДСКИ ФУДБАЛ / NOVOSADSKI FUDBAL . sr-RS.
  23. Web site: 2 November 2021 . ВОЈВОЂАНСКА ЛИГА – ЈУГ: Темеринци на лидерској позицији - Dnevnik . VOJVODIANSKA LEAGUE - SOUTH: Temerinci in the leading position . 8 October 2024 . www.dnevnik.rs . sr-Cyrl.
  24. Web site: 2 October 2024 . Капитен ФК „Ветерник“ Горан Швоња прима пехар од генералног секретара Александра Шовљанског и техничко-административне секретарке Марије Бацковић. . FC "Veternik" captain Goran Švonja receives the cup from general secretary Aleksandar Šovljanski and technical-administrative secretary Marija Backović. . 8 October 2024 . ФУДБАЛСКИ САВЕЗ ГРАДА НОВОГ САДА . sr-RS.
  25. Web site: 2 October 2024 . ФК „Индекс“ освајач Купа за сезону 2024/2025. . FC "Index" Cup winner for the 2024/2025 season. . 8 October 2024 . ФУДБАЛСКИ САВЕЗ ГРАДА НОВОГ САДА . sr-RS.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Goran Švonja".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.