- Marko Perović (footballer born 1984)
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Marko Perović 
Personal information Full name Marko Perović Date of birth January 11, 1984 Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Forward Youth career 1998–2000 Pristina Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2008 Red Star Belgrade 90 (10) 2003 → Jedinstvo Ub (loan) 14 (8) 2008 → FC Basel (loan) 12 (2) 2008–2010 FC Basel 28 (8) 2010–2011 New England Revolution 29 (7) 2012– Red Star Belgrade National team 2004–2007 Serbia U-21 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 19, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Marko Perović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Перовић) (born January 11, 1984 in Pristina) is a Serbian footballer.
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Career
Club
Perović came through the ranks of FK Priština before moving to Red Star Belgrade or Crvena Zvezda in 2000. He made an impact at Red Star, proving to be an energetic and skillful player. On January 31, 2008 Perović signed for Swiss giants FC Basel on a 6-month loan deal, hoping for a permanent deal after coming back from an injury plagued year at Red Star. He scored on his Basel debut, on 9 February, in a 3–0 win over Neuchâtel Xamax. On June 2, it was announced that he had signed a permanent contract with Basel until 2011. He also scored on his full Basel debut, in a 2–1 win over BSC Young Boys on 18 July, and followed up the next week by scoring the winner in a 1–0 home win over Grasshopper-Club Zürich. He was also named as Man of the Match for that game. When Christian Gross was sacked as Basel manager, Perović saw little first-team football under his successor Thorsten Fink.
The 2009/10 season saw him play just 12 minutes of football, and in January 2010 he was called in for a trial with Major League Soccer side New England Revolution.[1] After a successful trial, the New England Revolution elected to sign Perović. Basel committed to a free transfer.[2] He signed with New England on March 26, 2010.[3] and made his MLS debut as a substitute in the second half of the Revolution's 4–1 victory over Toronto FC on April 10, 2010. New England declined on their option to extend his contract on July 1, 2011.[4]
International
Perović was also a member of the Serbia national under-21 football team. He broke his leg in May 2007 against Mladost Apatin during Red Star's second-last game of the season. This injury caused him to miss the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, in which Serbia eventually reached the final, losing to the Netherlands.
Honours
Club
Red Star- Yugoslav Cup: 2004, 2006
- Serbian Cup: 2007
- Serbian Superliga: 2004, 2006, 2007
Basel- Swiss Cup: 2008
- Swiss Super League: 2008
- Uhren Cup: 2008
Individual
New England Revolution- Team Most Valuable Player: 2010
References
- ^ http://library.kraftsportsgroup.com/2010_Roster_NC1.pdf
- ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2010/03/perovic_priorit.html
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/revolution-ink-serbian-midfielder-bring-khano-back
- ^ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/06/revs-decline-contract-options-perovic-stolica
External links
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Serbian footballers
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- KF Prishtina players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- FK Jedinstvo Ub players
- FC Basel players
- New England Revolution players
- Kosovar expatriates in Switzerland
- Kosovar Serbs
- People from Pristina
- Swiss Super League players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Expatriate footballers in Kosovo
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
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