Milan Purović

Milan Purović

Personal information
Date of birth	7 May 1985 (1985-05-07) (age 26)
Place of birth	Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	OFK Beograd
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2005	Budućnost Podgorica	72	(29)
2005–2007	Red Star	46	(17)
2007–2011	Sporting CP	15	(2)
2008–2009	→ Kayserispor (loan)	16	(3)
2009	→ Videoton (loan)	7	(0)
2010	→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)	7	(1)
2010	→ Belenenses (loan)	7	(0)
2011	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	4	(0)
2011–	OFK Beograd	6	(3)
National team‡
2007–	Montenegro	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2011

Milan Purović (born 7 May 1985 in Titograd, Socialist Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for OFK Beograd in Serbia, as a centre forward.

Club career

After making his professional debuts with FK Budućnost Podgorica, Purović played for Red Star Belgrade from 2005–07, alongside Nikola Žigić, with the strikers standing at respectively 193 and 202 cm.

He attracted interest from several clubs outside Serbia and signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2007.^[1] However, he only managed two league goals in 15 contests in his first season (21/6 all competitions comprised), and would be loaned to Turkish first division outfit Kayserispor for 2008–09.

In the 2009–10 season another loan ensued, as Purović joined Hungary's Videoton FC. It would be however a short-lived one, as in early 2010, in the same predicament, he moved to Slovenia with NK Olimpija Ljubljana. He split the following season between another two teams, C.F. Os Belenenses in the Portuguese second division and Cercle Brugge KSV in Belgium, both still on loan from Sporting; he appeared in only 11 league games for the two clubs combined.

On 27 July 2011, Purović ceased his link with the Lisbon-based club, and signed for OFK Beograd.

International career

A member of the Montenegro national football team, Purović made his debut against Hungary during his country's first international match as an independent country, on 24 March 2007.

Previously, he represented Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team|Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, alongside future Sporting teammates Vladimir Stojković and Simon Vukčević, and also appeared for FR Yugoslavia at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

References

1. ^ "Purović signs up for Sporting". UEFA.com. 13 July 2007. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=560857.html. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Milan Purović at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Purovic, Milan
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	7 May 1985
Place of birth	Titograd, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death