caption fullname years clubs caps goals nationalteam image_size article_title position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date clubnumber image currentclub name nationalgoals
ivanović playing for chelsea in 2015 branislav ivanović 2002 2008 -- -- 2003 2003 -- 2006 2006 -- 2008 srem ofk beograd lokomotiv moscow chelsea 19 55 54 219 2 5 5 20 serbia u21 serbia 230 branislav ivanović
 defender 38 79 2003 -- 2007 2006 -- 22 february 1984 2 chelsea jpg 1 man city 1 -lrb- 15791681034 -rrb- . chelsea branislav ivanović 4 10
branislav ivanović

branislav ivanović -lrb- , ; born 22 february 1984 -rrb- is a serbian professional footballer who plays for english club chelsea and the serbia national team which he captains .
he is a versatile defender who usually plays at right-back or as a right-sided centre back .
ivanović started his career at hometown club fk srem before transferring to top division side ofk beograd in january 2004 .
two years later he moved to russia to play for lokomotiv moscow in the russian premier league , winning the 2007 russian cup .
he signed for premier league side chelsea for a # 9 million fee in january 2008 , where he has made over 300 appearances across all competitions .
his honours at chelsea include two league titles and the uefa champions league in 2012 , and he has twice been named in the pfa team of the year .
ivanović was first capped for serbia in august 2006 , and has since earned 79 caps and scored 10 goals for his country .
he played for the nation at their first international tournament as an independent country , the 2010 fifa world cup in south africa , and was made captain of the national team in 2012 .
