Mirko Medić
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) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
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 | ||
2017–2018 | Serbia AC (indoor) | ||
Teams managed | |||
2011–2012 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
2016 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
2021– | Scarborough SC | ||
* 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 who played as a defender and is currently the head coach for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.
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][11] In 2014, he was traded back to the White Eagles, and retired in 2015.[12] In 2017, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Serbia AC.[13]
Managerial career[]
After his retirement he was appointed head coach along with Uroš Stamatović for Serbia in 2016.[14] In his first season as manager he led the team to their second championship.[15] In 2021, he was named the head coach for league rivals Scarborough SC.[16][17] In his debut season with Scarborough he led the team to the ProSound Cup final, but were defeated by FC Vorkuta in a penalty shootout.[18][19] He also successfully led Scarborough to a CSL Championship by defeating Vorkuta in the playoffs.[20][21]
Honours[]
Player[]
- Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League: 2008
- Canadian Soccer League Defender of the Year: 2009
Manager[]
- Serbian White Eagles
- Scarborough SC
References[]
- ^ "Official Website of the White Eagles Soccer Club". 2010-06-27. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2017-04-25.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ^ "CSL TO SELECT TWO ALL STAR TEAMS FOR UPCOMING SEASON – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. June 25, 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "CSL All-Star Game Rosters". Windsor Star. July 26, 2007. p. 41.
- ^ "2008 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "2009 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Molinaro, John F. (July 21, 2010). "Toronto FC loses to Bolton in friendly | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League". 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2017-04-25.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "First-place hopes on hold". Brampton Guardian. September 13, 2013.
- ^ "Serbian White Eagles | Canadian Soccer League". 2015-03-14. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2017-04-25.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Serbia AC – APL". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (March 2, 2021). "Scarborough announces the impressive Mirko Medic new head coach – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Stanchev, Stancho (September 9, 2021). "Мениджър от Брежани смени наставника на канадския „Скарбъро" и почна сезона с 2 победи" [Manager from Brezani replaced the coach of the Canadian "Scarborough" and started the season with 2 victories]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "VORKUTA TRIUMPHANT IN PRO SOUND CUP FINAL...Penalty kicks defeat Scarborough". Canadian Soccer League. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ Stanchev, Stancho (October 30, 2021). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров загуби футболен финал в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (November 7, 2021). "SCARBOROUGH CSL CHAMPIONS.......Decisive 4-1 victory over FC Vorkuta". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ Stanchev, Stancho (November 11, 2021). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе „Скарбъро" до втора титла в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
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