Miljan Mrdaković
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miljan Mrdaković | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Niš, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 22 May 2020 | (aged 38)||
Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1995 | Radnički Niš | ||
1995–1998 | Partizan | ||
1998–2001 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
2002 | → Eendracht Aalst (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2002–2003 | OFK | 32 | (20) |
2003–2004 | Gent | 22 | (4) |
2004 | OFK | 10 | (1) |
2005 | Austria Salzburg | 10 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Metalist Kharkiv | 27 | (7) |
2006–2007 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Vitória Guimarães | 27 | (6) |
2008–2009 | Shandong Luneng | 18 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Apollon Limassol | 31 | (21) |
2010 | → Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 14 | (8) |
2011–2012 | AEK Larnaca | 18 | (7) |
2012 | Jiangsu Sainty | 5 | (1) |
2013 | Enosis Neon | 15 | (7) |
2013–2014 | Veria | 13 | (5) |
2014 | Tampines Rovers | 25 | (11) |
2015 | Levadiakos | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Vojvodina | 6 | (0) |
2016 | Agrotikos Asteras | 5 | (1) |
2016 | Rad | 0 | (0) |
2017 | OFK | 5 | (2) |
Total | 318 | (119) | |
International career | |||
1999–2001 | FR Yugoslavia U18 | 8 | (0) |
2002 | FR Yugoslavia U21 | 1 | (0) |
2008 | Serbia Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Miljan Mrdaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миљан Мрдаковић, pronounced [mǐʎan mr̩dǎːkoʋitɕ]; 6 May 1982 – 22 May 2020) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a striker.
A journeyman, he played for 20 clubs across ten countries and scored 150 goals in all competitions. He also represented Serbia at the 2008 Olympics.
Club career
Mrdaković was born in Niš, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After starting out at FK Radnički Niš and FK Partizan he moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht at the age of 16, playing for their youth and reserve teams before going on loan to fellow Belgian Pro League side S.C. Eendracht Aalst in early 2002.
Subsequently, Mrdaković returned to his homeland and signed for OFK Beograd on a free transfer. He was his team's top scorer in the 2002–03 season and third overall with 20 league goals, and in August 2003 transferred back to Belgium by joining K.A.A. Gent on a four-year contract. He left by mutual agreement in April 2004, then spent a further one and a half years with OFK.
In early 2005, Mrdaković signed with SV Austria Salzburg. Six months later, he left for FC Metalist Kharkiv of the Ukrainian Premier League and, in August 2006, was acquired by Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv FC. During his spell at the latter, he scored eight times across all competitions.
After spending the 2007–08 campaign in the Portuguese Primeira Liga with Vitória de Guimarães, Mrdaković plied his trade in the Chinese Super League with Shandong Luneng Taishan FC. In July 2009, he agreed to a two-year deal at Apollon Limassol FC. He failed to make an immediate impact, being loaned to fellow Cypriot First Division club Ethnikos Achna FC the following transfer window.
Mrdaković returned to the Tsirio Stadium for 2010–11, netting a career-best 21 goals to lead all players. In June 2011, he signed with AEK Larnaca FC on a three-year contract. He scored seven times in the league during his tenure, leaving in February 2012.
In early 2012, Mrdaković rejoined the Chinese top flight with Jiangsu Sainty FC. He returned to Cyprus shortly after, joining Enosis Neon Paralimni FC.
After a few months in the Super League Greece with Veria FC, Mrdaković moved to Tampines Rovers FC of Singapore in January 2014 as their marquee player. He scored 25 goals overall, helping his team to win two cup titles (Charity Shield in February and League Cup in July).
In February 2015, Mrdaković returned to Greece and signed with Levadiakos FC. He joined FK Vojvodina on a one-year deal in June, scoring twice in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League as the side progressed to the play-off round.
Mrdaković returned to OFK Beograd on 19 January 2017, stating his intention to retire at the club.
International career
Mrdaković represented FR Yugoslavia at the 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. He was also capped for the national under-21 team, but saw little action due to a conflict with Vladimir Petrović.
In July 2008, Mrdaković was additionally called up by Miroslav Đukić to the Serbia squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics; he was one of the three overage players alongside Aleksandar Živković and Vladimir Stojković. He appeared in all three group stage matches, scoring in the 4–2 loss against Ivory Coast.
Mrdaković received his first call-up to a full Serbia squad in May 2011, when Petrović selected him for two friendlies in Asia and Oceania. However, he missed the mini tour due to an injury picked up in a training session.
Death
Mrdaković died by suicide in the Zvezdara municipality of Belgrade on 22 May 2020, aged 38.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eendracht Aalst (loan) | 2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
OFK | 2002–03 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 20 | ||
2003–04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 20 | ||
Gent | 2003–04 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
OFK | 2003–04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2004–05 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
Austria Salzburg | 2004–05 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
Metalist Kharkiv | 2005–06 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2006–07 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 36 | 8 | |
Vitória Guimarães | 2007–08 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 7 | |
Shandong Luneng | 2008 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | |||
2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
Total | 18 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |||
Apollon Limassol | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 2009–10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||
Apollon Limassol | 2010–11 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 24 | |
Total | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 24 | ||
AEK Larnaca | 2011–12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 30 | 11 | |
Jiangsu Sainty | 2012 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Enosis Neon | 2012–13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 8 | ||
Veria | 2013–14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
Tampines Rovers | 2014 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 25 |
Levadiakos | 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Vojvodina | 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
Agrotikos Asteras | 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Rad | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
OFK | 2016–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
Career total | 318 | 119 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 379 | 150 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup.
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League.
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
- ^ One appearance and one goal in AFC Champions League, four appearances and three goals in AFC Cup.
Honours
Shandong Luneng
Tampines Rovers
Individual
- Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2010–11
- 1982 births
- 2020 deaths
- 2020 suicides
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Serbian men's footballers
- Footballers from Niš
- Men's association football forwards
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Serbian First League players
- FK Partizan players
- OFK Beograd players
- FK Vojvodina players
- FK Rad players
- Belgian Pro League players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- S.C. Eendracht Aalst players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- FC Metalist Kharkiv players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Chinese Super League players
- Shandong Taishan F.C. players
- Jiangsu F.C. players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Ethnikos Achna FC players
- AEK Larnaca FC players
- Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
- Super League Greece players
- Football League (Greece) players
- Veria F.C. players
- Levadiakos F.C. players
- Agrotikos Asteras F.C. players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Tampines Rovers FC players
- Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Serbia
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Suicides in Serbia