Branislav Ivanović Football player
Branislav Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Ивановић, pronounced [brǎnislaʋ iʋǎːnoʋitɕ]; born 22 February 1984) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Chelsea and the Serbian national team, which he is captain. He is a versatile defender who can operate as a right-back or as a right-sided centre back.Ivanović started his career in Serbia, playing for Remont, FK Srem and OFK Beograd, where he earned his first cap for Serbia, before moving to Russia to play for Lokomotiv Moscow. After two years in Moscow he moved to Chelsea. Ivanović was selected as the right-back of the season for the 2009–10 Premier League season as Chelsea won the league title and the 2010 FA Cup Final. In 2012 he was part of the Chelsea team that won the Champions League, playing a pivotal role in their win against Barcelona in the semi-finals, however a yellow card in that game meant he missed the team's victory in the final. The following year Chelsea again reached a final in Europe, this time winning the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final with Ivanović scoring a stoppage-time header to win the match.Ivanović was first capped for Serbia in 2005 and has since earned over 70 caps. He played for the nation at their first international tournament as an independent country, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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