Branislav Ivanovic

Full Name
Branislav Ivanovic
Birth Date
February 22, 1984
Birth Place
Sremska Mitrovica
Height
1.83m
Weight
84 kg

Age
24
Position
Defender
Squad #
2

Branislav Ivanovic Bio

Chelsea's very own version of the 'Invisible Man' during the 2007/8 season, Ivanovic signed for a sizeable £9.7m fee that was the largest ever paid to a Russian club as Lokomotiv Moscow were the benefactors.
And that was almost the last that was heard from him. Many believed that the deal had been done to stop Manchester United signing a player known to be a close friend of Nemanja Vidic. Ivanovic did not even feature on the bench for his new club for the rest of the 2007/8 season and mystery surrounded his absence and future as a Chelsea player.
Ivanovic began his career in his home town in FC SREM Sremska Mitrovica, before transferring to OFK Beograd in 2003.
After three years of playing in the Serbian Superliga, the first division of football in Serbia and previously Montenegro, he was signed by Lokomotiv in 2006.
He became a member of national Serbian team during his Russian career. He won was the Russian Cup in 2007 with 'Loko' and also captained Serbia's U21 team to the finals of the U21 championships.