Mirko Medić
Medić with the Defender of the Year award in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mirko Medić | ||
Date of birth | November 23, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Valjevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Serbia AC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Budućnost Valjevo | 11 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Železničar Lajkovac | ||
2001–2002 | Mladost Lučani | 6 | (0) |
2006–2012 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
2013 | Brampton City United | ||
2014–2015 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
2017– | Serbia AC (indoor) | ||
Teams managed | |||
2011–2012 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
2016 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Mirko Medić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Медић; born November 23, 1980) is a Serbian former footballer and current manager.
Playing career
Medić began his career in 1995 in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia, where he had stints with Budućnost Valjevo and FK Železničar Lajkovac.[1] In 2001, he played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia with FK Mladost Lučani.[2][3] In 2006, he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Serbian White Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season he was selected for the CSL All-Star roster against Clyde FC.[4] Further achievements included clinching the International division title, and featuring in the CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters.[5] For the second year in a row he was named an all-star for the 2007 season.[6] In 2008, he won the CSL Championship in a 2-1 win in a penalty shootout against Trois-Rivières Attak.[7] In 2009, he was named the CSL Defender of the Year.[8]
On July 21, 2010, Medić was part of the Toronto FC side that played an international friendly against Bolton Wanderers at BMO Field.[9]
In 2013, he signed with Brampton City United, where he helped Brampton clinch a postseason berth.[10] In 2014, he was traded back to the White Eagles, and retired in 2015.[11] After his retirement he was appointed head coach along with Uroš Stamatović for Serbia in 2016.[12] In his first season as manager he led the team to their second championship.[13]
Honours
Player
- Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League: 2008
- Canadian Soccer League Defender of the Year: 2009
Manager
- Serbian White Eagles
References
- ↑ "Official Website of the White Eagles Soccer Club". 2010-06-27. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Mladost Lucani 2001-02". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ "FK Mladost Lučani kroz vreme". Yu fudbal (in Serbian). 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ "May 7, 2006 CPSL All-Stars vs Clyde FC (Scotlanc) (from CPSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 15, 2006 CSL Playoff Final Serbian White Eagles vs Italia Shooters". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ "July 24, 2007 CSL All Star game lineups (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 26, 2008 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ "October 27, 2009 CSL Award Winners (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ Glover, Robin. "July 21, 2010 International Friendly Toronto FC vs. Bolton Wanderers". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ↑ "Canadian Soccer League". 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ "Serbian White Eagles | Canadian Soccer League". 2015-03-14. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ "FIRST DIVISION UNDERWAY IN THE CSL - insoccer.ca". Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES CSL CHAMPIONS……defeat Hamilton City in final | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Saša Viciknez |
Serbian White Eagles captain 2010 |
Succeeded by Alex Braletic |