Miljan Mrdaković
Serbian footballer (1982-2020)
Miljan Mrdaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миљан Мрдаковић, pronounced [mǐʎan mr̩dǎːkoʋitɕ]; 6 May 1982 – 22 May 2020) was a Serbian professional footballer. He played as a striker. Mrdaković played for 20 clubs across 10 countries and scored 150 goals in all competitions. He was born in Niš.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miljan Mrdaković[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Niš, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 2020 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Radnički Niš | ||
| 1995–1998 | Partizan | ||
| 1998–2001 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Eendracht Aalst (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | OFK Beograd | 32 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | Gent | 22 | (4) |
| 2004 | OFK Beograd | 10 | (1) |
| 2005 | Austria Salzburg | 10 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Metalist Kharkiv | 27 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Vitória Guimarães | 27 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Shandong Luneng | 18 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Apollon Limassol | 31 | (21) |
| 2010 | → Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 14 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | AEK Larnaca | 18 | (7) |
| 2012 | Jiangsu Sainty | 5 | (1) |
| 2013 | Enosis Neon | 15 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Veria | 13 | (5) |
| 2014 | Tampines Rovers | 25 | (11) |
| 2015 | Levadiakos | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Vojvodina | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Agrotikos Asteras | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | Rad | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | OFK Beograd | 5 | (2) |
| Total | 318 | (119) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2001 | FR Yugoslavia U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2002 | FR Yugoslavia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Serbia Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He also represented Serbia at the 2008 Olympics.
Mrdaković killed himself in Zvezdara, Belgrade on 22 May 2020, aged 38.[2]
Career statistics
change| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eendracht Aalst (loan) | 2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2002–03 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 20 | ||
| 2003–04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 20 | ||
| Gent | 2003–04 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2003–04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Austria Salzburg | 2004–05 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2005–06 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2006–07 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 36 | 8 | |
| Vitória Guimarães | 2007–08 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 7 | |
| Shandong Luneng | 2008 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | |||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |||
| Apollon Limassol | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 2009–10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2010–11 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 24 | |
| Total | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 24 | ||
| AEK Larnaca | 2011–12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 10[c] | 3 | 30 | 11 | |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2012 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Enosis Neon | 2012–13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 8 | ||
| Veria | 2013–14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Tampines Rovers | 2014 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5[d] | 4 | 39 | 25 |
| Levadiakos | 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vojvodina | 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| Agrotikos Asteras | 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Rad | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2016–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 318 | 119 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 379 | 150 | |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup.
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in AFC Champions League, four appearances and three goals in AFC Cup.
Honours
changeShandong Luneng
Tampines Rovers
Individual
- Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2010–11
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Miljan Mrdakovic". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ B92 (23 May 2020). "Mediji: Bivši mladi reprezentativac i fudbaler Partizana izvršio samoubistvo" (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Miljan Mrdaković at Soccerway
- ↑ Miljan Mrdaković at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Miljan Mrdaković at FootballDatabase.eu
- ↑ "Miljan Mrdakovic" (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Miljan Mrdakovic" (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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