Ivan Kecojević

Ivan Kecojević

Kecojević with Gaziantepspor in 2013
Personal information
Full nameIvan Kecojević
Date of birthApril 10, 1988
Place of birthBar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionCenter back
Club information
Current team
FC Zürich
Number25
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007Mornar Bar41(3)
2007–2009Teleoptik40(1)
2009–2010→ Čukarički Stankom (loan)25(0)
2010–2012OFK Beograd60(4)
2012–2014Gaziantepspor40(1)
2014-FC Zürich38(1)
National team
2008–2010Montenegro U2110(0)
2012–Montenegro5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2012

Ivan Kecojević (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Иван Кецојевић, born 10 April 1988 in Bar) is a Montenegrin footballer, who plays as a defender for Swiss club FC Zürich.

Club career

Early career

He started playing in his hometown club FK Mornar. He made his debut for the senior squad still in the 2004–05 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro. After 2006 when Montenegro separated and formed its own league, Kecojević still played the first 6 months of the 2006–07 season, when, during the winter break he moved to Serbia and signed with FK Teleoptik. Teleoptik is known for being FK Partizan´s satellite club, and most better players end up having good prospects of later earning a chance in Partizan´s main team, or other Serbian top league clubs.

Kecojević played with Teleoptik for two and a half seasons, before getting a chance in the Serbian SuperLiga by being loaned to FK Čukarički Stankom. There he became a regular player making 25 league appearances that season. Unsurprisingly, in the following summer of 2010 he signed a 3-year contract with another SuperLiga club, OFK Beograd.[1]

Gaziantepspor

Kecojević signed for Gaziantepspor in August 2012 on a four-year contract.[2] In a match against Beşiktaş J.K. he attempted to go on the field in only briefs without any shorts on.[3]

Zürich

On January 9, 2013, Kecojević signed for FC Zürich, after which club chairman Ancillo Canepa told journalists that "In Ivan we got an excellent, experienced player, focused one hundred percent on football."[4]

International career

Since 2008 he has been a regular player of the Montenegro national under-21 football team. Under coach Branko Brnović he began appearing for the Montenegrin senior side in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification phase.

References

  1. Ivan Kecojević at Srbijafudbal
  2. Sportal (Serbian): Kecojević uspešno prošao testove i potpisao za Turke - August 17, 2012
  3. Vesti Online - Gaf: Kecojević krenuo na teren bez šortsa - February 18, 2013
  4. Mozzart Sport: Nekadašnji štoper OFK Beograda Ivan Kecojević preselio se iz turskog Gacijantepa u Cirih. (Serbian) 9 January 2013

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