Mladen Božović

Mladen Božović

Božović with Montenegro in May 2014
Personal information
Full name	Mladen Božović
Date of birth	1 August 1984
Place of birth	Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Zeta
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Zabjelo	17	(0)
2004–2007	Budućnost Podgorica	57	(0)
2004	→ Mladost Podgorica (loan)	9	(0)
2005–2006	→ Kom (loan)	29	(0)
2008–2010	Partizan	68	(0)
2010–2013	Videoton	63	(0)
2013–2015	Tom Tomsk	8	(0)
2014	→ Khimik Dzerzhinsk (loan)	9	(0)
2016–	Zeta	26	(0)
National team^‡
2007–	Montenegro	40	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2016

Mladen Božović (Cyrillic: Младен Божовић; born 1 August 1984) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zeta.

Club career

After starting out with his local club Zabjelo, Božović joined Budućnost Podgorica in the 2004 winter transfer window. He was also loaned to Mladost Podgorica and Kom, before returning to the club and becoming the first-choice goalkeeper in the 2006–07 season.

On 14 January 2008, Božović was transferred to Partizan, on a four-year deal.^[1] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 2–0 home league win over Bežanija on 22 March 2008, replacing his compatriot Darko Božović in the 87th minute of the game. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, Božović became the first-choice goalkeeper, as Partizan won the double. He then played the full 90 minutes in all of his team's league fixtures in the 2008–09 campaign, keeping a clean sheet in nine consecutive games,^[2] eventually being named in the competition's best eleven. Additionally, Božović helped Partizan win the 2008–09 Serbian Cup, collecting the double for the second year in a row.^[3] He briefly lost his place in the team to Aleksandar Radosavljević between late September and early November 2009,^[4] before again becoming Partizan's undisputed first-choice goalkeeper. In May 2010, Božović celebrated his third Serbian championship title.^[5]

On 4 June 2010, Božović moved to Hungarian side Videoton.^[6] He was a regular starter in his debut season at Sóstói Stadion, helping the club win their first championship title ever. In the following two years, Božović added three more trophies to his collection, one Ligakupa and two Szuperkupa (2011 and 2012).

On 23 June 2013, Božović joined Russian club Tom Tomsk on a free transfer. He was the first-choice goalkeeper at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, before losing his place in the starting lineup. In August 2014, Božović was loaned to Khimik Dzerzhinsk. He returned to the Siberian club in December 2014, making one league appearance until the end of the 2014–15 season.

In the 2016 winter transfer window, Božović returned to his homeland and signed with Zeta.

International career

Božović made his international debut for Montenegro in a 0–1 loss to Colombia at the Kirin Cup on 3 June 2007. He then served as a backup goalkeeper for Vukašin Poleksić during the team's unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Subsequently, Božović played the full 90 minutes in all of his team's UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying games, including a play-offs tie against the Czech Republic. However, Montenegro failed to reach the final tournament.^[7]

During the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying stage, Božović maintained his role as Montenegro's first-choice goalkeeper, appearing in eight games (out of 10), as the team finished in third place behind England and Ukraine.

In August 2016, Božović was called up to the national team after more than a year of absence.^[8] He helped Montenegro make a successful start of the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying phase, winning seven points in the first three games.

Statistics

As of 10 August 2016

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Super Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Partizan	2007–08	10	0	3	0	–		–		0	0	13	0
	2008–09	33	0	3	0	–		–		10	0	46	0
	2009–10	25	0	2	0	–		–		9	0	36	0
	Total	68	0	8	0	–		–		19	0	95	0
Videoton	2010–11	25	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	34	0
	2011–12	13	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2012–13	25	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	11	0	43	0
	Total	63	0	13	0	6	0	2	0	13	0	97	0
Career total		131	0	21	0	6	0	2	0	32	0	192	0

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montenegro	2007	1	0
	2008	3	0
	2009	2	0
	2010	8	0
	2011	8	0
	2012	7	0
	2013	4	0
	2014	3	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	4	0
Total		41	0

Honours

Club

Budućnost Podgorica

• Second League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2003–04

Partizan

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Serbian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09

Videoton

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2010–11
• Ligakupa: 2011–12
• Szuperkupa: 2011, 2012

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2008–09

References

1. "Božović potpisao za Partizan!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
2. "Rekorder Božović i "udarač" Dijara" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
3. "Trofeji ostaju tamo gde im je i mesto!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
4. "Pobeda raduje, igra baš ohrabruje!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
5. "Puna srca na radnoj proslavi 22. titule" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
6. "Mladen Bozsovics a Videoton FC új kapusa!" (in Hungarian). vidi.hu. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
7. "Czech cheer as Jiráček ends Montenegro bid". uefa.com. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
8. "Božović: Srećan sam zbog reprezentacije, Zeta može dosta" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

External links

• Mladen Božović profile at Soccerway
• Mladen Božović – FIFA competition record
• Mladen Božović – UEFA competition record
• Mladen Božović at National-Football-Teams.com