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.

Miljan Mrdaković
Personal information
Full name Miljan Mrdaković[1]
Date of birth (1982-05-06)6 May 1982[1]
Place of birth Niš, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Date of death 22 May 2020(2020-05-22) (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)
2002Eendracht 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)
2010Ethnikos 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

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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. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup.
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  4. One appearance and one goal in AFC Champions League, four appearances and three goals in AFC Cup.

Honours

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Shandong Luneng

Tampines Rovers

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Miljan Mrdakovic". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. 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)
  3. Miljan Mrdaković at Soccerway
  4. Miljan Mrdaković at WorldFootball.net
  5. Miljan Mrdaković at FootballDatabase.eu
  6. "Miljan Mrdakovic" (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 2 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
  7. "Miljan Mrdakovic" (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2019.