- Milan Smiljanić
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Lola Smiljanić
Smiljanić warming up with EspanyolPersonal information Full name Milan Smiljanić Date of birth 19 November 1986 Place of birth Kalmar, Sweden Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Partizan Number 99 Youth career Partizan Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2007 Partizan 48 (1) 2007–2011 Espanyol 47 (0) 2010 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 6 (0) 2010–2011 → Partizan (loan) 18 (1) 2011– Partizan 4 (0) National team‡ 2006–2009 Serbia U21 28 (2) 2007– Serbia 6 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 12 June 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:00, 12 June 2011 (UTC)Milan "Lola" Smiljanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Смиљанић Лола; born 19 November 1986) is a Serbian footballer who plays for FK Partizan as a midfielder.
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Early life
Smiljanić was born in Kalmar, Sweden, as his father Branko, who was also a professional footballer, was playing for Kalmar AIK FK at the time.
Club career
Smiljanić subsequently returned to his country and joined FK Partizan youth ranks. Under head coach Vladimir Vermezović, he made his debut for the first team in a league match against FK Sutjeska Nikšić, during the second part of 2004–05. He also spent some time playing for FK Teleoptik, the farm team. In little more than two professional seasons, he amassed more than 50 official appearances with Partizan, and eventually gained club captaincy despite his age.
On 18 July 2007, Spain's RCD Espanyol agreed with Partizan for the transfer of Smiljanić for an undisclosed fee, in a five-year contract.[1] He made his La Liga debut against Real Valladolid on 26 August, in a 0–1 home loss;[2] most of his first two seasons in Catalonia were spent mainly appearing from the bench, even though one of his main competitors in the team, Iván de la Peña, was often injured.
After the club's initial unsuccessful attempts to loan him out for 2009–10, Smiljanić spent the first months of the new campaign only training, not having been given any squad number; however, such a move was arranged in late January 2010, as he joined Sporting de Gijón until June.
In the summer of 2010, Smiljanić was loaned to his former club Partizan.[3] After his loan expired, he returned to Spain and agreed the contract termination with the Barcelona-based club.[4] On 16 August 2011, he signed a permanent contract with Partizan, penning a two-year deal.[5]
International career
After the 2006–07 season, Smiljanić was called up by Serbia's U-21 coach Miroslav Đukić to be part of his squad for the 2007 European Championships; he helped the national side finish runner-up to hosts Holland.
He made his international debut for the full squad on 22 August 2007, in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match in Brussels against Belgium, a 3–2 loss.
In July 2008, Smiljanić was picked to the 18-man squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with Đukić again as manager. Serbia ranked last in its group. Next year, he appeared in the 2009 European Under-21 Championship, as captain, but could not help repeat the previous edition's feat, as the nation did not progress through the group stages in his country of birth, Sweden.[6]
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 17 October 2007 Tofik Bahramov Stadium, Baku Azerbaijan
5–1 6–1 Euro 2008 qualifying Statistics
Club
- As of 18 August 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total 2004–05 Partizan SuperLiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2005–06 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1 2006–07 31 0 3 1 8 0 42 1 Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total 2007–08 Espanyol La Liga 30 0 4 0 0 0 34 0 2008–09 17 0 5 0 0 0 22 0 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting Gijón 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total 2010–11 Partizan SuperLiga 18 1 3 0 7 0 28 1 2011–12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Total Serbia 66 2 7 1 16 0 89 3 Spain 53 0 9 0 0 0 62 0 Career total 119 2 16 1 16 0 151 3 International
Serbia national team Year Apps Goals 2007 2 1 2008 4 0 Total 6 1 References
- ^ "El Espanyol cierra la plantilla con el serbio Smiljanic [Espanyol closes roster with Serbian Smiljanic]" (in Spanish). Terra. 18 July 2007. http://www.terra.es/deportes/articulo/html/dpo370332.htm. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Espanyol 0-1 Valladolid". ESPN Soccernet. 26 August 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/226455?cc=5739. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Smiljanić nova akvizicija crno-belih [Smiljanić new crno-belih acquisition]" (in Serbian). Partizan's official website. 23 July 2010. http://www.partizan.rs/arhiva/vest.php?Jezik=sr&IDV=539&akcija=show&prikaz1=2010&prikaz2=7&sec=2. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Lola deixa l'Espanyol [Lola leaves Espanyol]" (in Catalan). Espanyol's official website. 11 August 2011. http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=11677&idseccion=28&idsite=1&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Smiljanić ponovo u Partizanu! [Smiljanić returns to Partizan!]" (in Serbian). Partizan's official website. 16 August 2011. http://www.partizan.rs/16990-smiljani%C4%87-ponovo-u-partizanu/. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Captain's tears show Serbia dismay". UEFA.com. 24 June 2009. http://www.uefa.com/under21/news/newsid=841163.html. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Serbian)
- Milan Smiljanić at National-Football-Teams.com
Sporting positions Preceded by
Albert NađPartizan captain
2007Succeeded by
Antonio RukavinaPreceded by
Branislav IvanovićSerbia U-21 captain
2007–2009Succeeded by
Miralem SulejmaniSerbia squads 2 Ivanović (c) • 3 Rukavina • 4 Rnić • 5 Kačar • 6 Kolarov • 7 Smiljanić • 8 Janković • 9 Rakić • 10 Milovanović • 11 D. Tošić • 12 Stefanović • 13 Drinčić • 14 Babović • 15 Pavlović • 16 Ivelja • 17 Krasić • 18 Mrđa • 19 Basta • 20 Rajković • 21 Z. Tošić • 22 Petković • 23 Kesić • Coach: Đukić
•Serbia squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 2 Jovanović • 3 Fejsa • 4 Kačar • 5 Petković • 6 Gulan • 7 Smiljanić (c) • 8 Veljović • 9 Perović • 10 Sulejmani • 11 Tošić • 12 Šaranov • 13 Obradović • 14 Tomović • 15 Pejčinović • 16 Vuković • 17 Matić • 18 Milinković • 19 Brežančić • 20 Tadić • 21 Vilotić • 22 Tomić • 23 Živković • Coach: Krčmarević
•FK Partizan – current squad 2 Miljković · 3 Volkov · 4 Medo · 5 Ranković · 6 Stanković · 7 Tomić · 9 Eduardo · 10 Vukić · 11 Ninković · 13 Aksentijević · 15 Ivanov · 17 Manga · 18 Lazevski · 19 Jovančić · 20 Babić · 21 S. Marković · 22 S. Ilić (c) · 24 Rnić · 25 Babović · 26 Diarra · 30 Petrović · 31 Šćepović · 33 R. Ilić · 44 Anderson · 50 L. Marković · 88 Stojković · 99 Smiljanić · Manager: Stanojević
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Kalmar
- Swedish people of Serbian descent
- Serbian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- FK Partizan players
- La Liga footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Sporting de Gijón footballers
- Serbia international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Serbia
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
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