- Perica Ognjenović
Football player infobox
playername = Perica Ognjenović
| fullname = Perica Ognjenović
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|2|24
cityofbirth =Smederevska Palanka
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
currentclub =Ergotelis FC
position = Striker
youthyears = ?-1994
youthclubs = Mladost Goša
years = 1992-1994 1994-1998 1999-2001 Jun'01 - Jan'02 2002 2003 2003-2005 2005 - 2006 2006 2006-
clubs = flagicon|FR Yugoslavia Mladost Goša flagicon|FR YugoslaviaRed Star Belgrade flagicon|SpainReal Madrid no club flagicon|Germany1. FC Kaiserslautern flagicon|ChinaDalian Shide flagicon|UkraineDynamo Kyiv flagicon|FranceAngers SCO flagicon|MalaysiaSelangor FA
flagicon|GreeceErgotelis FC
caps(goals) = 28 (9) 89 (24) 12 (1) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 7 (0) 0 (0) 26 (3)
nationalyears =1995 -1998
nationalteam = FR Yugoslavia
nationalcaps(goals) = 8 (0)Perica Ognjenović (Serbian
Cyrillic : "Перица Огњеновић") (born24 February 1977 inSmederevska Palanka ,Serbia , SFR Yugoslavia), is a Serbian footballer.At one point considered to be among Serbia's brightest footballing talents, he is now widely viewed as one of the more spectacular examples of a sports-related bust.
Ognjenović's first football steps were taken with modest hometown side Mladost Goša where he went through all age levels before cracking the senior squad just short of his 16th birthday during 1992-93 season. At the time, FK Mladost competed in Srpska liga (3rd tier competition) and it soon became apparent Ognjenovic's skill and talent far surpassed that level of competition. He caught the eye of Serbian powerhouse
Red Star Belgrade that brought the promising 17-year-old into their squad during summer 1994.Extremely speedy and skillful on the ball, he quickly marked himself out as a potential star. A series of glowing performances for
Red Star Belgrade earned him a move toReal Madrid onJanuary 12 ,1999 for a DM5 million transfer fee, and a reported annual salary of DM1.2 million. [http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu/arhiva/1999/01/14/06gv-14-01.html] However, his time inMadrid was not a happy one. Ognjenovic spent two and a half fruitless years at Bernabeu, barely making around 30 first team appearances, mostly as a substitute, in all competitions (Primera, Copa del Rey, and Champions League). He was finally released during summer of2001 .For the next six months, Ognjenovic had no club. He trained alone with a private coach until Kaiserslautern arranged a tryout and brought him in for free on
January 17 ,2002 . The contract was signed until summer of 2002 with a 2-year extension option. [http://www.blic.co.yu/arhiva/2002-01-21/strane/sport.htm] [http://www.arhiva.srbija.sr.gov.yu/vesti/2002-01/17/323021.html]After failing to settle in
Germany , Ognjenović's next stop wasChina withDalian Shide where he was brought during January2003 by the club's coachMilorad Kosanović who also previously coached him at Red Star.Ognjenović then moved on to
Dynamo Kyiv in the summer of 2003, but couldn't earn playing time there either. Once one of the greatest European talents, his next stop was in French lower league clubAngers SCO beginning in January2005 .In May
2006 , Ognjenović joinedMalaysian Super League side, Selangor fromShah Alam , signing a 6-month contract. [http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal.php?nav_id=196751&dd=05&mm=05&yyyy=2006] The club was sitting in last place at the time of his signing.More recently Ognjenović joined Greek Super League club
Ergotelis FC in December 2006 on a one and a half year contract.Ognjenović was a member of the FR Yugoslavia
1998 FIFA World Cup squad.External links
* [http://www.jadransport.org/articles/3679.html Article on Ognjenović joining Ergotelis FC]
* [http://www.galanissportsdata.com/football/national/season2007_08/aeteam.asp?t=09 Ergotelis FC Team Statistics]
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