Josip Pivaric

Josip Pivaric (Croatian pronunciation: [josip piʋaritɕ]; born 30 January 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Prva HNL side Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Club Career

Dinamo Zagreb

Pivaric 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, Pivaric 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.

Pivaric 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.

In a friendly match against Norwegian side Stromsgodset in January 2016, Pivaric 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. Pivaric made his return on 6 July 2016, in a 1–0 pre-season friendly victory over Copenhagen.

Dynamo Kyiv

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

This page also has a version in other languages :  Йосип Пиварич (russian)