Krunoslav Lovrek

Krunoslav Lovrek
Personal information
Date of birth	11 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Varaždin, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2003	NK Zagreb
2004	Cerezo Osaka
2004–2005	Hajduk Split
2005–2006	Lierse
2006	Croatia Sesvete
2006–2008	NK Zagreb
2008–2009	Eskişehirspor
2010–2011	Jeonbuk Hyundai
2012	Qingdao Jonoon
2012–2013	Sydney FC
2013	NK Sesvete
2015	Tehničar Cvetkovec
2016	USV Dechantskirchen
2016–2022	Tehničar Cvetkovec
International career
1998	Croatia U19
1998–1999	Croatia U20
1999–2000	Croatia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krunoslav Lovrek (Croatian pronunciation: [krǔnoslaʋ lǒʋrek];^[1]^[2] born 11 September 1979), also known as Kruno Lovrek [krǔːno-],^[1] is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

On 5 July 2012, it was announced that Lovrek had signed a one-year deal with Sydney FC for the 2012–13 A-League season and joined his new teammates for the first time in pre-season training on 23 July 2012.^[3] However, as a result of Sydney FC failing to qualify for the A-League finals, Lovrek, along with teammates Paul Reid, Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan, Adam Griffiths and Jarrod Kyle were released by Sydney FC at the conclusion of the 2012–13 A-League season.^[4]

He later had a spell at Austrian amateur side USV Dechantskirchen.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "krȕna". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Krùnoslav, Krúno
^ "Lóvro". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Lòvrek
^ "Sydney FC Signs Croatian Striker Kruno Lovrek". Football Federation Australia (Sydney FC). 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^ "Sydney FC culls its roster : The World Game on SBS". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^ Austrian career stats - ÖFB

Krunoslav Lovrek – FIFA competition record (archived)
Krunoslav Lovrek at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Krunoslav Lovrek national team appearances at the Croatian Football Federation official website (in Croatian)
Krunoslav Lovrek Prva HNL stats at 1hnl.net at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 May 2008) (in Croatian)
Krunoslav Lovrek – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
Krunoslav Lovrek at Soccerway