Milan Purović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bezanija | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | Budućnost Podgorica | 72 | (29) |
| 2005–2007 | Red Star | 46 | (17) |
| 2007–2011 | Sporting CP | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Videoton (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Belenenses (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | OFK Beograd | 15 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Bežanija | 9 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2008 | Montenegro | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Milan Purović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Пуровић, born 7 May 1985) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for FK Bezanija in the First league Serbia, as a centre forward.
Club career
Born in Titograd, Montenegro, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Purović made his professional debuts with FK Budućnost Podgorica. He then played for Red Star Belgrade from 2005–07, alongside Nikola Žigić, with the strikers standing at respectively 193 and 202 cm.
Purović attracted interest from several clubs outside Serbia and signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2007.[1] However, he only managed two top division goals in 15 games in his first season (21/6 all competitions comprised), and would be loaned to Turkish Süper Lig outfit Kayserispor for 2008–09.
In the 2009–10 season another loan ensued, as Purović joined Hungary's Videoton FC. It would be however a short-lived one, as in early 2010, in the same predicament, he moved to Slovenia with NK Olimpija Ljubljana. He split the following season between another two teams, C.F. Os Belenenses in the Portuguese second level and Cercle Brugge KSV in Belgium, both still on loan from Sporting; he appeared in only 11 league matches for the two clubs combined.
On 27 July 2011 Purović ceased his link with the Lisbon-based club, and signed for OFK Beograd.
International career
A member of the Montenegro national football team, Purović made his debut against Hungary during his country's first international match as an independent country, on 24 March 2007.
Previously, he represented Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, alongside future Sporting teammates Vladimir Stojković and Simon Vukčević, and also appeared for FR Yugoslavia at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
References
- ↑ "Purović signs up for Sporting". UEFA.com. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- Milan Purović at National-Football-Teams.com