Ivan Cvetković (; born 12 February 1981) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as

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Club career

While playing for

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, Cvetković made his

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debuts in the 2001–02 campaign, the club's first season in the nation's top flight. He subsequently moved to

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

in the summer of 2002. During his first season with the ''Romantičari'', Cvetković was a first-team regular, making 30 league appearances and scoring two goals. In the 2005 winter transfer window, Cvetković switched to

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. He was a regular member of the team that won the

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with an unbeaten record. In early 2009, Cvetković moved abroad for the first time and joined Russian side

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. He scored two goals in 21 games during the

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, as the club suffered relegation. After a short spell at

, Cvetković moved abroad again and signed with

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club

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in the summer of 2010. He amassed 56 league appearances and scored three goals over the next two years. In August 2012, Cvetković returned to Serbia and joined

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. He helped the club win the

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, their first major trophy ever, and reach the final the very next year. In early 2015, Cvetković made a return to Kazakhstan and his former club

. He also played for Okzhetpes in the second half of the year. In early 2016, Cvetković returned to

. In the summer of 2016, Cvetković rejoined

. In June 2020, Cvetković finished his playing career, after

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game between

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and Javor.

International career

At international level, Cvetković made one appearance for FR Yugoslavia U21, playing the first half of a 1–2 friendly loss away against Spain U21 in April 2002.

Honours

;Javor Ivanjica *

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: 2007–08 ;Jagodina *

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; Runner-up 2013–14

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cvetkovic, Ivan 1981 births Living people Footballers from Prizren Kosovo Serbs Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Zvezdara players OFK Beograd players FK Javor Ivanjica players FC Khimki players FC Zhetysu players FK Jagodina players FC Okzhetpes players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Serbian First League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan