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name: Jovan Kirovski
position: F height: 6-1 weight:180 Birthdate: March 18, 1976 Hometown: Escondido, CA last club: San Jose (MLS) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Los Angeles | 22 | 13 | 1,202 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 140 | 115 | 9,700 | 26 | 11 | 217 | 88 | 149 | 118 | 17 | 0 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 06/20/09 | Galaxy @ Quakes |
 LA's Kirovski strikes back
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| 10/07/07 | Toronto FC @ Rapids |
Jovan Kirovski Goal
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| 08/16/07 | Revolution @ Rapids |
Jovan Kirovski Goals
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MLS Experience
2007: Won first-ever Budweiser Golden Boot Award for leading Colorado in scoring six goals on the season … Started all 28 of the games he appeared in … Was third on the team in minutes played with 2,161 … Led team in game-winning goals with two … Scored first goal on April 22 at DAL … Netted goal on May 19 vs. KC … Notched goal on July 22 at KC … Struck for a pair of goals vs. NE on Aug. 16 … Registered assist on Aug. 26 vs. LA … Scored on Oct. 7 vs. TOR.2006: Played 26 games for Colorado and scored five goals and notched two assists … Scored first goal of season in debut on April 2 at HOU … Scored second goal on April 8 vs. COL … Scored his third goal on April 15 vs. Dallas … Scored fourth goal on May 6 vs. DC … Scored fifth goal on May 27 at RSL … Recorded first assist on July 20 vs. CHV … Recorded second assist on Oct.14 at HOU … Playoffs: Played 19 minutes in the first leg Western Conference Semifinals … Played 120 minutes, recorded an assist and scored a goal in the penalty kick shootout in the second leg at DAL … Played 90 minutes with one goal in Conference Final at HOU.
2005: Recorded four goals, four assists and two cautions in 24 games with Los Angeles before being traded to Colorado … Made his Rapids debut at DC on Sept. 17 … Scored first goal and recorded his first assist with the Rapids at CHV on Sept. 24 … Playoffs: Played every minute of every game … Scored a goal in the shootout against Dallas to help reach the Western Conference Championship … Played 90 minutes vs. LA in Western Conference Championship.
2004: Recorded 8 goals and 2 assists on the season for the Galaxy … Began his MLS career with a goal in his first game vs. NE on April 3 … Scored two goals in a win at DAL on May 8, and two more on Oct. 9 against the same opponent, with both performances earning him MLS Player of the Week honors … Scored the only goal at CHC on June 27 … Named a Western Conference reserve at the 2004 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game … Playoffs: Recorded three starts and 267 total minutes for LA in the '04 playoffs, notching 1 assist along the way.
Other Professional Experience
Began his career at Manchester United in 1992 … Signed with two-time defending Bundesliga Champion Borussia Dortmund in 1996 … Helped Dortmund capture the 1997 Champions League and the 1997 World Club Championship … Only American-born player to win the Champions League … Loaned to second division club Fortuna Cologne … Scored two goals in 20 appearances for Fortuna Cologne before returning to Dortmund for the 1999-2000 season … Joined Portuguese champion Sporting Lisbon before moving to English first division club Crystal Palace … Played in 26 games, made 22 starts and scored five goals as an attacking midfielder … Spent two seasons with Birmingham City of the English Premier League … Played in 20-plus games and scored two goals.
International
Made 59 international appearances for U.S. National Team … Participated in such prestigious tournaments as FIFA World Cup Qualifying, Copa America and the CONCACAF Gold Cup … Boasted nine goals with the full U.S. National Team, ranking him in the top 20 all-time … Made first international appearance vs. Saudi Arabia in a 2-1 loss on 10/19/1994, in Dhahran … Scored game-winning goal vs. Jamaica on 11/22/1994 … Made 10 all-time appearances for the U.S. National Team during World Cup qualifying from 1996-2002 … Played in eight games, made seven starts in qualifying matches for the 2002 World Cup, helping the team qualify for Korea/Japan … Earned 50th cap in the team's 3-2 loss against Honduras on 9/1/01 … In 1996, scored five goals in the last nine games with the U.S. Olympic Team, including three game-winners, one of them a freekick tally against Tunisia … Scored a goal in the USA's 3-0 win in the third-place match against Guatemala at the 1996 Gold Cup … Was a member of the USA's U.S. Cup '95 championship squad and the '95 Copa America semifinalists.
Personal
A native of Escondido, Calif. … Eschewed going to college in favor of joining the ranks of European clubs' youth teams straight out of high school.
