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Marko Baša 
Personal information Full name Marko Baša Date of birth 29 December 1982 Place of birth Trstenik, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Lille Number 25 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2000 Trstenik PPT 35 (25) 2000–2005 OFK Beograd 81 (4) 2001 → Proleter Zrenjanin (loan) 12 (0) 2005–2008 Le Mans 95 (6) 2008–2011 Lokomotiv Moscow 49 (1) 2011– Lille 10 (1) National team‡ 2005 Serbia and Montenegro 3 (0) 2009– Montenegro 14 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2011Marko Baša (Cyrillic: Марко Баша, born 29 December 1982 in Trstenik, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin football player who plays for Lille.
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Career
Lille
On 23 June 2011 Marko Baša returned to France after three years in Russia with Lokomotiv Moscow, signing a contract with 2010-11 Ligue 1 champions Lille.[1]
He is first choice for centre back. He scored his first goal for Lille against Olympique de Marseille in Trophée des champions. His team lost 4:5.
He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 for Lille on October 23, against Olympique Lyonnais. His tim won 3:1.
International career
U21
Baša won Olympic qualification by finished runner-up at 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
He was part of the Serbian and Montenegrin 2004 Olympic football team that exited in the first round, finishing fourth in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.
Serbia-Montenegro
Baša has capped for Serbia-Montenegro in 2005. All were friendlies. He has also played for Serbian and Montenegrin team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
In the years after the dissolution of Serbia-Montenegro state union, Baša's international loyalty remained unclear. He received a call-up from Serbia national team by head coach Javier Clemente for the away friendly against Czech Republic on 16 August 2006 (first match since Montenegro left the state union)[2] but did not show up - apparently because of an injury. Since then, his international loyalty was often a subject of press speculation, but he did not receive any more official call-ups from Serbia.
Montenegro
In March 2007 he was frequently quoted in Montenegrin press (namely Vijesti daily) saying that he wants to play for Montenegro, but he made himself unavailable for their inaugural match on 24 March 2007 due to, as he said, "objective circumstances".[3]
Then, in late May he apparently did not respond to Montenegrin football officials' attempts to get in touch with him and as a result he wasn't included in the team that went to Japan to play in Kirin Cup.[4]
Finally, Baša received a call-up from Montenegro for their friendly against Slovenia on 22 August 2007 but did not show up.
Only in February 2009, new information appeared that Baša is considering appearing for Montenegro again if he gets a call up after Montenegro national team coach Zoran Filipović insistence. He received a call-up against Italy in March 2009, and made his debut as starter.[5][6]
He plays regularly for national team.
Personal life
Baša is Montenegrin from his father's side, who is from Vranjina in the Cetinje municipality in Montenegro. His mother is a Serb from Trstenik.
Marko and Miloš Krasić are close friends.
References
External links
- FootballDatabase provides Marko Baša's profile and stats
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- Marko Baša French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Marko Baša – FIFA competition record
- (Montenegrin)Baša:Nikada se nijesam dvoumio oko Crne Gore
- (Serbian) reprezentacija.rs
- (Serbian) Baša za Srbiju!, Vecernje novosti, 13 March 2007
- (Serbian) Baša ipak Crnogorac, Vecernje novosti, 15 March 2007
- (Serbian) Baša zatvorio vrata crnogorske reprezentacije, 20 August 2007
• 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
• 2 Biševac • 3 Neziri • 4 Stepanov • 5 Jokić • 6 Baša • 7 Milovanović • 8 Lovre • 9 Delibašić • 10 Vukčević • 11 Matić • 12 B. Petrović • 13 Lomić • 14 Lazarević • 15 Krasić • 16 Nikezić • 17 Radonjić • 18 Čanović • Coach: V. Petrović
Lille OSC – current squad 1 Landreau · 2 Debuchy · 3 Digne · 4 Balmont · 5 Gueye · 6 Souare · 7 Payet · 8 Sow · 9 de Melo · 10 Hazard · 11 Obraniak · 12 Wade · 13 Soumaoro · 14 Rozehnal · 16 Enyeama · 17 Pedretti · 18 Béria · 19 Bruno · 20 Rodelin · 21 Bonnart · 22 Chedjou · 24 Mavuba (c) · 25 Baša · 26 Cole · 27 Jeleń · 30 Mouko · 40 Oukidja · Manager: Garcia
Categories:- 1982 births
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- Montenegrin footballers
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- Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Association football defenders
- OFK Beograd players
- FK Proleter Zrenjanin players
- Le Mans FC players
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
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- Ligue 1 players
- Russian Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
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