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Danko Lazović
Данко Лазовић
Personal information Full name Danko Lazović Date of birth 17 May 1983 Place of birth Kragujevac, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Zenit Saint Petersburg Number 8 Youth career Radnički Kragujevac Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2003 Partizan 60 (20) 2000–2001 → Teleoptik (loan) 12 (7) 2003–2006 Feyenoord 41 (9) 2005–2006 → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 9 (0) 2006 → Partizan (loan) 11 (5) 2006–2007 Vitesse 32 (19) 2007–2010 PSV Eindhoven 82 (24) 2010– Zenit Saint Petersburg 47 (16) National team‡ 2002–2011 Serbia 43 (11) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:35, 5 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:27, 22 June 2011 (UTC)Danko Lazović (Serbian Cyrillic: Данко Лазовић, born 17 May 1983 in Kragujevac) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Zenit as a second striker or a winger.
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Club career
He started his career with hometown club FK Radnički Kragujevac.
Feyenoord
Before joining Feyenoord in the summer of 2003 for €7 million the forward had enjoyed 3 successful seasons at FK Partizan, making 60 appearances and scoring 20 goals for the club. Lazović found it difficult to break into the first team squad at Feyenoord and moved onto Bayer Leverkusen in 2005 on a loan deal.
He also failed to settle in at Bayer Leverkusen, and returned to FK Partizan in January 2006 on a 6-month loan deal. He had a decent half-season at his old stomping ground, scoring 5 league goals, but various reports continued about his apparent disruptive dressing room influence. In early May 2006, after the last league match of the season, Lazović was reportedly involved in a training ground bust up with teammate Niša Saveljić with bad blood even continuing later during lunch at the training facility.[1]
Vitesse
Over the summer of 2006, Lazović returned to the Eredivisie, this time with Vitesse. Vitesse paid Feyenoord €1.5 million for the forward, and Feyenoord agreed to pay the first year of his salary. To the dismay of many Feyenoord fans Lazović had an excellent season at Vitesse, rediscovering his scoring touch and being a serious contender for the league's golden boot for most of the season.
PSV Eindhoven
He attracted attention from PSV Eindhoven early on, before moving to them at the end of the season for €6.6 million, signing a five year deal. Lazović took over the number 9 jersey from legendary forward Patrick Kluivert, who was released and went to Lille OSC.[2][3]
Zenit
On 3 March 2010, Zenit Saint Petersburg completed the transfer of the striker from Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven almost for €5 million.[4] PSV general director Jan Reker said: "Danko Lazović told us about the interest of Zenit about a week ago. We've since discussed his situation several times and have eventually decided to cash in on him".[5]
Lazović made his Russian Premier League debut for Zenit on 13 March 2010 against Krylia Sovetov Samara, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute for Konstantin Zyryanov.[6] Two weeks later, Lazović made his first impact on the scoresheet, delivering a perfect ball to set up Danny for the first goal against Dynamo Moscow. His first goal however, did not come until 9 July 2010 against Alania Vladikavkaz, as he helped Zenit to a 3-1 away victory.
On 30 September 2010, he scored a double against AEK Athens in the Europa League at the Petrovsky Stadium. He scored from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute, beating AEK goalkeeper Giannis Arabatzis then added his second in the 57th minute, poking home a cross from Vladimir Bystrov.[7] On 14 November 2010, he scored the Championship-winning goal against Rostov in the 40th minute, helping Zenit win it's second Russian Premier League title in four years. Lazović finished the season with five goals in the Russian Premier League and seven in total. He tied with Georgi Peev of Amkar Perm for second-best assistant in the RPL with seven assists.
International career
Lazović made his international debut for the Serbian national team on 27 March 2002, in a friendly match against Brazil in Fortaleza. He scored 11 times in 43 matches he played for National team.
When Serbia and Montenegro split, Lazović represented Serbia, and scored the first goal ever in international football for the new team; an equaliser in their friendly against the Czech Republic on 16 August 2006 in Uherské Hradiště, which they went on to win 3-1.
In March 2011, two weeks before a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Northern Ireland, Lazović decided to retire from the national team at the age of 27, choosing to focus on his club Zenit. On the same occasion, his club colleague from Zenit Aleksandar Luković also made the same announcement.
Career statistics
- As of 6 November 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[8] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Partizan 2000–01 8 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 8 0 2001–02 26 9 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 27 9 2002–03 26 11 2 1 – 6 3 0 0 34 15 Total 60 20 2 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 69 24 Feyenoord 2003–04 23 6 1 0 – 2 0 0 0 26 6 2004–05 18 3 2 1 – 5 0 0 0 25 4 Total 41 9 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 51 10 Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 2005–06 9 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 3 Partizan (loan) 2005−06 11 5 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 11 5 Vitesse 2006–07 32 19 2 1 – 0 0 5 2 39 22 PSV Eindhoven 2007–08 31 11 0 0 – 12 3 0 0 43 14 2008–09 27 8 2 2 – 3 1 1 1 33 12 2009–10 24 5 3 1 – 11 1 0 0 38 7 Total 82 24 5 3 0 0 26 5 1 1 114 33 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2010 20 5 5 1 – 11 3 0 0 36 9 2011–12 27 11 2 0 – 3 0 1 0 33 11 Total 47 16 7 1 0 0 14 3 1 0 69 20 Career total 282 93 20 10 0 0 55 11 7 3 364 117 International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 August 2006 Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic 
Czech Republic1–1 1–3 Friendly 2. 6 September 2006 Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland 
Poland1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qual. 3. 11 October 2006 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Beograd, Serbia 
Armenia2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qual. 4. 17 October 2007 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 
Azerbaijan1–6 1–6 UEFA Euro 2008 qual. 5. 21 November 2007 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Beograd, Serbia Poland2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qual. 6. 6 February 2008 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia 
Macedonia0–1 1–1 Friendly 7. 19 November 2008 Partizan Stadium, Beograd, Serbia 
Bulgaria6–1 6–1 Friendly 8. 10 February 2009 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 
Cyprus0–2 0–2 Friendly 9. 12 August 2009 Super Stadium, Atteridgeville, South Africa 
South Africa0–2 1–3 Friendly 10. 14 November 2009 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 
Northern Ireland0–1 0–1 Friendly 11. 3 September 2010 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 
Faroe Islands0–1 0–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qual. Career honours
Partizan
- Serbian SuperLiga (2): 2001–02, 2002–03
PSV Eindhoven
- Eredivisie (1): 2007–08
Zenit St. Petersburg
- Russian Premier League (1): 2010
- Russian Cup (1): 2010
- Russian Super Cup (1): 2011
References
- ^ Tuča Saveljića i Lazovića? b92.net (Serbian)
- ^ Lazović cheered by PSV move by UEFA.com
- ^ Danko Lazovic: “Eindelijk komt mijn droom uit” PSV.nl (Dutch)
- ^ Данко Лазович – игрок «Зенита»
- ^ Reactie Fred Rutten op vertrek Danko Lazovic
- ^ "Матч Кр. Советов 0 — 1 Зенит". RFPL. 2010-03-13. http://www.rfpl.org/reports/id6554.
- ^ "Zenit zip proves too much for AEK". UEFA. 2010-09-30. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/matches/season=2011/round=2000128/match=2002950/postmatch/report/index.html.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Dutch playoff, Johan Cruijff Shield
External links
- Danko Lazović Danko Lazović official website
- Danko Lazović at rfpl.org
- Danko Lazović at reprezentacija.rs
- Danko Lazović at National-Football-Teams.com
• 2 Stančić • 3 Mijailović • 4 Krasić • 5 Jokić • 6 Baša • 7 Lazović (c) • 8 Lovre • 9 Delibašić • 10 Marić • 11 Matić • 12 Stojković • 13 Neziri • 14 Miladinović • 15 Milovanović • 16 Biševac • 17 Vukčević • 18 B. Petrović • 19 Ivanović • 20 Janković • 21 Đalović • 22 Dišljenković • Coach: V. Petrović
Serbia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Stojković • 2 Rukavina • 3 Kolarov • 4 Kačar • 5 Vidić • 6 Ivanović • 7 Tošić • 8 Lazović • 9 Pantelić • 10 Stanković (c) • 11 Milijaš • 12 Isailović • 13 Luković • 14 Jovanović • 15 Žigić • 16 Obradović • 17 Krasić • 18 Ninković • 19 Petrović • 20 Subotić • 21 Mrđa • 22 Kuzmanović • 23 Đuričić • Coach: Antić
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – current squad 2 Anyukov · 3 Alves · 4 Criscito · 6 Lombaerts · 8 Lazović · 9 Bukharov · 10 Danny · 11 Kerzhakov · 14 Hubočan · 15 Shirokov · 16 Malafeev · 17 Rosina · 18 Zyryanov · 20 Fayzulin · 22 Borodin · 23 Huszti · 24 Luković · 25 Semak · 27 Denisov · 28 Lumb · 30 Zhevnov · 34 Bystrov · 50 Cheminava · 57 Ionov · Manager: Spalletti
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
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- Serbian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
- Serbia international footballers
- FK Teleoptik players
- FK Partizan players
- Feyenoord players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- SBV Vitesse players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- Eredivisie players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
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