Mike Bakić

Mike Bakic

Bakic in 1973
Personal information
Full nameMilovan Bakić
Date of birth30 December 1952
Place of birthBelgrade, Yugoslavia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1965–1971Partizan Belgrade[1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1976Serbian White Eagles
1977Rochester Lancers23(3)
1978–1979Washington Diplomats20(6)
1979–1980Hartford Hellions (indoor)17(15)
1980Houston Hurricane13(1)
1981–1982Kansas City Comets (indoor)20(10)
National team
1977Canada4(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Milovan "Mike" Bakic (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован – Мајк Бакић; born 30 December 1952) is a retired Canadian international soccer player who earned 4 caps for the Canadian national side in 1977, scoring 2 goals.

He played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington Diplomats and Houston Hurricane.[2] Bakic is the first player of Serbian descent to play for Canada.[1]

International career

Bakic represented Canada at the senior level, playing in the 1977 CONCACAF Championship.

He debuted for the Canadian national team against Suriname on October 12, 1977. His last cap came against Mexico on October 22, 1977.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 1977 Estadio Azteca  Suriname 2–1 2–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship
2. 20 October 1977 Estadio Tecnológico  Haiti 1–1 1–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-04-30). "Mike Bakic RedNation Online Interview". Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  2. Mike Bakic NASL career stats at NASL Jerseys

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