Srdjan Djekanovic

Infobox Football biography
playername = Srdjan Djekanovic
fullname = Srdjan Djekanovic
height = height|ft=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|1|8
cityofbirth = Belgrade
countryofbirth = Serbia
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
years = 2001-2002
2002
2003
2003-2004
2005-2006
2005-2007
2007-2008
2008
clubs = FK Zemun
FK Zmaj Zemun (loan)
Radnički Obrenovac
Železničar Belgrade
Vancouver Whitecaps
University of British Columbia
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
022 (0)
00 (0)
034 (0)
00 (0)
053 (0)
08 (0)
07 (0)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = Canada U-20
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
pcupdate = 7 July 2007
ntupdate = 12 December 2003

Srdjan Djekanovic (Serbian: Срђан Ђекановић, "Srđan Đekanović" or "Srdjan Djekanović", (born January 8, 1983 in Belgrade, Serbia), is a Serbian / Canadian soccer player. He is a goalkeeper who last played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2008, in the USL First Division and is currently a free agent.

Club career

Early career in Europe

Srdjan Djekanovic's professional career has included stops at FK Zemun, FK Zmaj Zemun, FK Radnički Obrenovac, and FK Železničar Beograd, in Serbia from 2001-2004. Following this he played 2 seasons for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds with whom he won the CIS National Championships in 2005, and at the same time he played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL with whom he also won the USL Championship in 2006.

The move to North America

On 2 June 2007, Srdjan made his first ever MLS start in goal in a match versus the Colorado Rapids. Srdjan recorded his first victory as Toronto won 2-1. Djekanovic earned his first clean sheet on June 17, 2007 in a 4-0 Toronto FC win over FC Dallas. Toronto FC finished the 2007 season with the team record 6-17-7, team record with Srdjan starting was 2-3-2, with 1.28 goals against average, both by far being the team best. Srdjan also played in 10 reserve team games during the 2007 season while with the Toronto FC, not allowing a goal in his last 6 games played with the reserves. Following the 2007 MLS season, he returned to UBC and backstopped them to yet another national championship. On February 28, 2008, Djekanovic was signed to his former team of the Vancouver Whitecaps. [ [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature02280801.aspx Whitecaps Sign Djekanovic And Forko ] ] On August 13, 2008 Djekanovic was released by the Whitecaps. [ [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature08130801.aspx] ] After leaving the Whitecaps, Djekanovic has been linked with the move to Houston Dynamo, in Major League Soccer, on September 11, 2008. [ [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature09110803.aspx] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/_profile.asp?playerid=106&sub=3 Profile at canadasoccer.com]
* [http://www.kickabola.com/showthread.php?t=1462 Interview with Srdjan Djekanovic during his 2007 season with Toronto]
* [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature09110803.aspx]