Milivoje Ćirković
Milivoje Ćirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миливоје Ћирковић; born 14 April 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milivoje Ćirković | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Pazova, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2010 | Partizan | 104 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | → Budućnost Valjevo (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | → Milicionar (loan) | 42 | (2) |
| Total | 168 | (4) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
After returning from his loan at Milicionar, Ćirković played his first official game for Partizan in November 1999. He became a first-team regular in the 2000–01 season, making a career-high 34 appearances across all competitions.
In the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, Ćirković helped Partizan win back-to-back championship titles. He was subsequently a member of the team that reached the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, converting the decisive penalty in the shoot-out against Newcastle United in the final qualifying round.[1][2]
In January 2006, Ćirković extended his contract with Partizan for another four years.[3] He was deemed surplus to requirements after failing to make any appearances in the 2007–08 season.
International career
Ćirković was capped nine times for Serbia and Montenegro (previously known as FR Yugoslavia). He made his international debut in November 2000, coming on as a substitute for Nenad Sakić in a 2–1 away friendly loss to Romania.
In January 2001, Ćirković represented his country at the Millennium Super Soccer Cup, as they would go on to win the tournament.[4] However, these caps are not officially recognized by FIFA.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 1999–2000 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 104 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 142 | 2 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
- Partizan
References
- "Newcastle pay Partizan penalty". uefa.com. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Newcastle crash out". bbc.co.uk. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- "Ćirković produžio ugovor" (in Serbian). b92.net. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Mirna Bosna" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
External links
- Milivoje Ćirković at Soccerbase
- Milivoje Ćirković at WorldFootball.net
- Milivoje Ćirković at FootballDatabase.eu
- Milivoje Ćirković at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- Milivoje Ćirković at National-Football-Teams.com