Goran Stanic
Encyclopedia
Goran Stanić or Stanik (born 8 September 1972 in Skopje
) is a Macedonian
professional footballer
, currently without a club.
for St. Johnstone with a 35-yard strike against Hamilton
in October 2005. His form improved as the season progressed, resulting in a couple of supporters' awards at the end of the campaign.
In April 2007, Stanić was one of three St. Johnstone players named in the SPFA
's Scottish Division One "Team of the Year", voted for by the managers.
Stanic spent three seasons with St Johnstone but in April 2008, it was announced that he had joined Third Division champions East Fife
on a two-year contract. During his time in Perth, Stanic made 127 appearances for St Johnstone in all competitions, scoring once. He appeared in two Scottish Cup semi-finals and one League Cup semi-final, and was part of the side that won the Challenge Cup in November 2007. He officially signed for East Fife in June 2008. He was then released at the end of the 2009-10 season.
in November 2001, two years after winning his other cap in a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland
in Skopje
in a Euro 2000 qualifier.
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
) is a Macedonian
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
professional footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently without a club.
Domestic
He scored his first goal in Scottish League FootballScottish Football League
The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
for St. Johnstone with a 35-yard strike against Hamilton
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
in October 2005. His form improved as the season progressed, resulting in a couple of supporters' awards at the end of the campaign.
In April 2007, Stanić was one of three St. Johnstone players named in the SPFA
Scottish Professional Footballers' Association
The Professional Footballers' Association Scotland is the association for professional footballers in Scotland. It was formerly known as the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association , but that organisation was dissolved and replaced by PFA Scotland in 2007. PFA Scotland is affiliated to the ...
's Scottish Division One "Team of the Year", voted for by the managers.
Stanic spent three seasons with St Johnstone but in April 2008, it was announced that he had joined Third Division champions East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
on a two-year contract. During his time in Perth, Stanic made 127 appearances for St Johnstone in all competitions, scoring once. He appeared in two Scottish Cup semi-finals and one League Cup semi-final, and was part of the side that won the Challenge Cup in November 2007. He officially signed for East Fife in June 2008. He was then released at the end of the 2009-10 season.
International
Stanić won the last of his two international caps in a 5-0 friendly defeat to HungaryHungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in November 2001, two years after winning his other cap in a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
in a Euro 2000 qualifier.