Milan Smiljanić
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Smiljanić warming up with Espanyol in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milan Smiljanić | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalmar, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Partizan | 48 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Espanyol | 47 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Partizan (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Partizan | 47 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Gençlerbirliği | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Netanya | 31 | (0) |
| 2016– | Perth Glory | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2009 | Serbia U21 | 28 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Serbia | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016. | |||
Milan "Lola" Smiljanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан 'Лола' Смиљанић; born 19 November 1986) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Australian A-League club Perth Glory as a midfielder.
Early life
Smiljanić was born in Kalmar, Sweden, as his father Branko, who was also a professional footballer, was playing for Kalmar AIK FK at the time.
Club career
Partizan
Smiljanić subsequently returned to Serbia and joined FK Partizan youth ranks. Under head coach Vladimir Vermezović, he made his debut for the first team in a league match against FK Sutjeska Nikšić, during the second part of 2004–05.
Smiljanić also spent some time playing for farm team FK Teleoptik and, in little more than two professional seasons, he amassed more than 50 official appearances with the club, and eventually gained club captaincy despite his age.
Espanyol
On 18 July 2007, Spain's RCD Espanyol agreed with Partizan for the transfer of Smiljanić for an undisclosed fee, in a five-year contract.[1] He made his La Liga debut against Real Valladolid on 26 August, in a 0–1 home loss;[2] most of his first two seasons in Catalonia were spent mainly appearing from the bench, even though one of his main competitors in the team, Iván de la Peña, was often injured.
After the club's initial unsuccessful attempts to loan him out for 2009–10, Smiljanić spent the first months of the new campaign only training, not having been given any squad number. However, such a move was arranged in late January 2010, as he joined Sporting de Gijón until June.[3]
Partizan return
In the summer of 2010, Smiljanić was loaned to his former club Partizan.[4] After his loan expired he returned to Spain and agreed the contract termination with the Barcelona-based club.[5]
On 16 August 2011 Smiljanić signed a permanent contract with Partizan, penning a two-year deal.[6]
Gençlerbirliği
On 29 May 2013, it was announced that Gençlerbirliği S.K. had agreed terms with Smiljanić to sign him as a free agent.[7] He appeared in only four competitive games during his spell, his Süper Lig debut coming on 19 October 2013 in a 1–3 home loss against Kasımpaşa SK.
Smiljanić was released on 30 June 2015.
Maccabi Netanya
On 30 July 2015, Smiljanić joined Maccabi Netanya on a 1+1 contract.[8]
Perth Glory
On 9 August 2016, Smiljanić signed with Australian club Perth Glory joining countryman Nebojša Marinković.[9]
International career
After the 2006–07 season, Smiljanić was called up by Serbia under-21 coach Miroslav Đukić to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Championships. He helped the national side finish runner-up in the tournament, to hosts the Netherlands.[10]
Smiljanić made his international debut for the full squad on 22 August 2007, in a 2–3 loss against Belgium in Brussels for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers. In July of the following year he was picked to the 18-man squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with Đukić again as manager – Serbia ranked last in its group.[11]
Next year, Smiljanić appeared in the 2009 European Under-21 Championship as captain, but could not help repeat the previous edition's feat as the nation did not progress through the group stages in his country of birth, Sweden.[12]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2007 | Tofiq Bahramov, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 5–1 | 6–1 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
Statistics
Club
- As of 4 December 2013[13]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Partizan | SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Espanyol | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sporting Gijón | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Partizan | SuperLiga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Gençlerbirliği | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Serbia | 113 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 146 | 4 | |
| Spain | 53 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 212 | 4 | ||
International
- As of 31 May 2008[14]
| Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "El Espanyol cierra la plantilla con el serbio Smiljanic" [Espanyol closes roster with Serbian Smiljanic] (in Spanish). Terra. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ↑ "Espanyol 0–1 Valladolid". ESPN Soccernet. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ↑ "Lola Smiljanic, cedido al Sporting de Gijón hasta final de temporada" [Lola Smiljanic, loaned to Sporting de Gijón until end of season] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "Smiljanić nova akvizicija crno-belih" [Smiljanić new acquisition of Black and Whites] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ↑ "Lola deixa l'Espanyol" [Lola leaves Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ↑ "Smiljanić ponovo u Partizanu!" [Smiljanić returns to Partizan!] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ↑ Смиљанић сутра потписује за Генчлер (in Serbian). Zurnal. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "סמיליאניץ' ועומר בוארון חתמו במכבי נתניה" [Smiljanić and Omer Buaron signed with Maccabi Netanya] (in Hebrew). Sport 5. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Glory signs second international Serbian". Perth Glory. 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jong Oranje clinch European crown". UEFA.com. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Milan Smiljanic". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "Captain's tears show Serbia dismay". UEFA.com. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ↑ "M. Smiljanić". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Milan Smiljanić". European Football. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Milan Smiljanić. |
- Milan Smiljanić profile at BDFutbol
- National team data (Serbian)
- Milan Smiljanić at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Albert Nađ |
Partizan captain 2007 |
Succeeded by Antonio Rukavina |
| Preceded by Branislav Ivanović |
Serbia U-21 captain 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Miralem Sulejmani |