Jovan Kirovski

Personal information
Full name	Jovan Kirovski
Date of birth	March 18, 1976 (1976-03-18) (age 33)
Place of birth	Escondido, California, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Galaxy
Number	9
Youth career
1992	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1996	Manchester United	0	(0)
1996–2000	Borussia Dortmund	20	(1)
1998–1999	→ Fortuna Köln (loan)	23	(2)
2000–2001	Sporting CP	5	(0)
2001–2002	Crystal Palace	36	(5)
2002–2004	Birmingham City	23	(2)
2004–2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	51	(12)
2005–2008	Colorado Rapids	61	(12)
2008	San Jose Earthquakes	9	(0)
2008–	Los Angeles Galaxy	22	(2)
National team‡
1994–2004	United States	62	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 2, 2006

Jovan Kirovski (born March 18, 1976 in Escondido, California) is an American soccer player of Macedonian descent^[1][2] who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

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Kirovski joined Manchester United's youth team in 1992, becoming the first American to sign with the club. He led the reserve team in scoring in 1996, but was not able to break into the first team because of work permit regulations. After that season, he signed with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Kirovski spent the next four seasons in Germany, playing sparingly for Dortmund; he did however play and score in Dortmund's 1996–97 Champions League campaign, becoming the first American to win the competition. His only significant playing time in Germany was in the 1998–99 season, when Borussia loaned him out to second division club Fortuna Köln.

In 2000, Kirovski signed with Portuguese club Sporting CP, but once again could not get much playing time. After a season there, he went back to England, signing with Football League First Division club Crystal Palace. In 2002, Kirovski signed with Birmingham City, but after two seasons and not much first-team action there, he signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy. In his first season in MLS, Kirovski scored eight goals. In 2005, the Galaxy traded him to the Colorado Rapids for a first round pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. After spending the 2008 season with the San Jose Earthquakes, he rejoined the Galaxy in a November 2008 trade.

[edit] International

Kirovski made his US national team debut at the age of 18 on October 19, 1994, against Saudi Arabia, and played at the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Kirovski has 62 caps in total with the US, but has never been selected for a World Cup squad.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Borussia Dortmund

• UEFA Champions League: 1996-97
• Intercontinental Cup: 1997

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile

v • d • e United States squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Keller • 2 McKeon • 3 Walsh • 4 Pope • 5 Peay • 6 Lalas • 7 Baba • 8 Kirovski • 9 Wood • 10 Reyna • 11 Joseph • 12 Pollard • 13 Hejduk • 14 Maisonneuve • 15 Vargas • 16 Smith • 17 Silvera • 18 Snitko • Coach: Arena

v • d • e United States squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place 1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Fraser • 5 Brown • 6 Harkes • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Kirovski • 11 Bravo • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 McKeon • 15 Williams • 16 Llamosa • 17 Balboa • 18 Keller • 19 Olsen • 20 McBride • Coach: Arena

v • d • e United States squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Cannon • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Mastroeni • 5 Vanney • 6 Cherundolo • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Kirovski • 10 Donovan • 11 Mathis • 12 Bocanegra • 13 Martino • 14 Armas • 15 Convey • 16 Califf • 17 Beasley • 18 Howard • 19 Hahnemann • 20 Twellman • 21 Cunningham • 22 Klein • 23 Gibbs • Coach: Arena