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Daniel Bogdanović Personal information Full name Danijel Bogdanović Date of birth 26 March 1980 Place of birth Misrata, Libya Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Blackpool Number 13 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2001 Sliema Wanderers 7 (2) 2001–2002 Vasas SC 4 (1) 2000–2001 Naxxar Lions 18 (11) 2002 Valletta 15 (11) 2003 Cherno More 7 (1) 2003 Sliema Wanderers 10 (1) 2004–2005 Marsaxlokk 21 (14) 2005–2006 Sliema Wanderers 22 (10) 2006–2007 Marsaxlokk 28 (31) 2007–2008 Cisco Roma 16 (4) 2008–2009 Lokomotiv Sofia 14 (2) 2009–2010 Barnsley 45 (16) 2010–2011 Sheffield United 34 (5) 2011– Blackpool 4 (2) National team‡ 2002– Malta 34 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 1 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:06, 6 August 2011 (UTC)Danijel Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Богдановић; born 26 March 1980 in Misrata, Libya), more commonly spelled Daniel Bogdanović, is a Maltese professional footballer of Serb descent[1] who plays as a striker for Blackpool.
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Playing career
In the 2006/07 season Bogdanović scored 31 goals, winning him the Golden Boot and also the Maltese Player of the Year.
Marsaxlokk
Bogdanović joined Marsaxlokk for the 2006–07 Maltese season, and Marsaxlokk built a strong title challenge. With Marsaxlokk front-runners and the season drawing to a close, Bogdanović found himself well ahead in the goalscoring charts and scored the final goal in a 4–1 defeat of second-placed Sliema Wanderers.[2] With this win, Marsaxlokk were crowned as league champions for the first time in their history. Bogdanović finished as the league's top goalscorer with 31 goals in 28 appearances,[3] and ended the season one goal short of the record set by Danilo Dončić, who twice hit the 32-goal mark in a single season, first with Valletta during the 1996–97 season and then with Sliema Wanderers in the 2001–02 season.
Following Marsaxlokk's triumph in the Maltese Premier League, and the end of the player's one-year contract, Bogdanović decided not to renew and instead decided to search for a club elsewhere in continental Europe.
Cisco Roma
Following weeks of various different trials, Bogdanović joined Italian side Cisco Roma, just in time to feature for the new season in Italy (during this time Cisco Roma was playing in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione).[4] Bogdanović went on to form a partnership with Paolo Di Canio.
During his time with the club, Bogdanović made sixteen appearances and found the net four times.
Lokomotiv Sofia
In August 2008, Bogdanović signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, following a successful trial.[5]
Bogdanović had initially joined Lokomotiv Sofia two weeks prior at a training camp in the Netherlands. He appeared as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Israeli outfit Maccabi Petah Tikva, a game in which Lokomotiv came out 1–0 winners. Bogdanović was again included in the next friendly match against German Bundesliga team Schalke, and played the full match.
The team's next game was against Turkish side Ankaraspor, in which Bogdanović played no part, but he was back for the final game, against Second Division outfit Sportist Svoge, in which he made a second-half substitute appearance and scored the second goal in his team's 4–2 victory.
Lokomotiv had, earlier on in the season, appointed Danilo Dončić as assistant to manager Dragan Okuka, and it was at the request of the former Floriana coach Dončić that Bogdanović received his trial.
Barnsley
On 26 January 2009 it was confirmed that Bogdanović had signed for Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, signing a deal until 2010.[6] He received clearance and played in the 1–2 defeat to Ipswich Town, scoring Barnsley's goal on 47 minutes.[7]
Bogdanović was included in "The Best Signings of the Season" list in The Daily Mail,[8] but despite having a second successful season at Oakwell he was released by the Yorkshire club.
Sheffield United
He began talks with Sheffield United, before eventually signing a two–year deal with the club at the start of June 2010.[9] Despite being a relatively high profile signing he found it difficult to break into the first team. Although he made 33 appearances during his first season the majority were from the bench. He finished the finished the season having scored only five goals as The Blades were relegated to League One. The start of the following season found him still unable to hold down a first team place as he was overlooked by new manager Danny Wilson
Blackpool
On 31 August 2011 he signed a one-year deal with the option of a further year with Blackpool, for a fee of £250,000.[10] He was given the number 13 shirt,[11] and he made his debut for the Tangerines as a second-half substitute in a victory over Ipswich Town at Bloomfield Road on 10 September.
International career
Malta
Bogdanović was born in Libya, to ethnic Serb parents but chose to represent Malta after moving there. He made his international debut on 9 February 2002 in a friendly against Jordan. To date Bogdanović has received thirty-two caps and scored once for Malta.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Malta's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 12 February 2003 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali 
Kazakhstan1–0 2–2 Friendly References
- ^ "Rich States Poach Former Yugoslavia’s Sporting Talent". Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. 15 November 2007. http://www.birn.eu.com/en/113/10/5822/.
- ^ "BoV Premier League highlights". Times of Malta. 15 May 2007. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20070515/sport/bov-premier-league-highlights.17790. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Dominant Marsaxlokk made title quest look easy". Times of Malta. 15 May 2007. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20070515/football/dominant-marsaxlokk-made-title-quest-look-easy.17791. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Bogdanovic signs for Cisco Roma in Italian Serie C2". Times of Malta. 3 October 2007. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20071003/football/bogdanovic-signs-for-cisco-roma-in-italian-serie-c2.3181. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Bogdanovic for trial with Lokomotiv Sofia". Times of Malta. 24 July 2008. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/sport/bogdanovic-for-trial-with-lokomotiv-sofia.217989. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Barnsley sign striker Bogdanovic". BBC Sport. 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/7851757.stm.
- ^ "Barnsley 1-2 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7845583.stm.
- ^ "THE LIST: The best signings of the season". The Daily Mail. 4 May 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1176876/THE-LIST-Nos-50-41-best-signings-season.html.
- ^ "Daniel Bogdanovic clinches Sheffield United switch". BBC Sport. 2010-06-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8665582.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ "Dead ends on deadline day" - Blackpool Gazette, 1 September 2011
- ^ "Dan The Man". Blackpool F.C.. 2011-08-31. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2437598,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
External links
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