Nenad Mirosavljević

Nenad Mirosavljević
Personal information
Full nameNenad Mirosavljević
Date of birth4 September 1977
Place of birthSlavonska Požega, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Čukarički
Number30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2000Proleter Zrenjanin102(27)
2000–2004Sartid Smederevo118(59)
2004–2006Cádiz37(8)
2006–2007Partizan10(1)
2007Vecindario (loan)19(3)
2007–2008Smederevo12(4)
2008–2011APOEL72(21)
2011–2012Olympiakos Nicosia18(3)
2012–2013Napredak Kruševac60(35)
2014–Čukarički31(8)
National team
2002FR Yugoslavia B1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nenad Mirosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Миросављевић; born 4 September 1977) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a striker for Čukarički in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Mirosavljević scored over 100 goals in the national championship of Serbia (and its predecessors), representing five different clubs, most notably Smederevo (formerly Sartid). He also played abroad for two Spanish and two Cypriot clubs, performing with APOEL in the UEFA Champions League.

Club career

Early years

Mirosavljević made his senior debut with Proleter Zrenjanin during the 1996–97 season, scoring five goals in 19 league appearances. During his time at the club, Mirosavljević made 102 league appearances and scored 27 goals.

Sartid Smederevo

In the 2000 summer transfer window, Mirosavljević was snapped by Sartid Smederevo, making 25 league appearances and scoring 15 goals in his first season at the club. He scored the same amount of league goals in the 2001–02 season, helping the club finish third in the national championship. In September 2002, in the first round of the UEFA Cup, Mirosavljević scored the opener against Ipswich Town in the first leg, a 1–1 draw at Portman Road.[1] However, they were eliminated after a 1–0 loss at home.[2] Mirosavljević also helped the club to win the Serbia and Montenegro Cup in 2003. In the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, he scored seven goals in four matches. Mirosavljević made a total of 118 league appearances for the club and scored 59 goals.

Cádiz

In August 2004, Mirosavljević was transferred to Spanish club Cádiz. He spent two seasons at Cádiz, making 37 league appearances and scoring eight goals for the club. In his second season, while the club played in the top flight, he scored a goal against Barcelona in his team's 3–1 loss.[3]

Partizan

On 1 August 2006, it was reported that Mirosavljević signed with Partizan on a three-year contract.[4] Mirosavljević scored his first goal for Partizan in the UEFA Cup group stage against Livorno on 2 November 2006, the game ended 1–1.[5]

In January 2007, Mirosavljević secured a loan switch to Spanish club Vecindario. He made his debut for Vecindario against his former club Cádiz on 28 January 2007. Until the end of the 2006–07 season, he made 19 league appearances and scored three goals for Vecindario.

Return to Smederevo

Subsequently, Mirosavljević had unassuming brief spell with his old club Smederevo, scoring four goals in 12 league appearances.

APOEL

On 2 January 2008, Mirosavljević moved to Cyprus and signed an 18-month contract with APOEL.[6] Mirosavljević made his competitive debut for the club on 12 January 2008 in a league match against APOP Kinyras. His first two goals for APOEL came on 30 January 2008 in a cup match against Aris Limassol.[7] In December 2008, Mirosavljević extended his contract until the end of the 2010–11 season.[8]

With his three goals, Mirosavljević helped APOEL to qualify for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League. He played five matches during the group stage and scored two goals. On 25 November 2009, he scored the opening goal in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[9] Two weeks later, on 8 December 2009, Mirosavljević came off the bench and scored a late equaliser as APOEL draw 2–2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.[10]

In March 2010, Mirosavljević suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2009–10 season. After several months of recovering, he returned to the field in November 2010, and made 10 appearances until the end of the 2010–11 season, without scoring a goal. In May 2011, Mirosavljević left APOEL after three and a half years, when the club announced that it would not renew the contract with the player.[11] In an interview in 2012, Mirosavljević said that his time at APOEL was the heyday of his career.

Later years

After his contract with APOEL expired, Mirosavljević agreed a one-year deal with Olympiakos Nicosia in July 2011. On 28 January 2012, Mirosavljević played his last match for Olympiakos, leaving Cyprus after four years to return to Serbia.

On 1 February 2012, Mirosavljević signed an 18-month contract with Napredak Kruševac and was immediately named as team captain. He scored a goal from the penalty spot on his debut for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Radnički Sombor. In the 2012–13 season, Mirosavljević led the club to promotion to the top flight of Serbian football.

During the 2014 winter transfer window, Mirosavljević moved to Čukarički, making 12 league appearances and scoring five goals until the end of the 2013–14 season.

International career

Mirosavljević played for the national B team of FR Yugoslavia in a friendly match against the Czech Republic national under-21 team in September 2002.

Club statistics

As of 20 April 2015[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Super Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Proleter Zrenjanin 1996–97 19500195
1997–98 29340333
1998–99 19400194
1999–00 3515003515
Sartid Smederevo 2000–01 251510002615
2001–02 301533403718
2002–03 331543424120
2003–04 291422423518
2004–05 10004757
Cádiz 2004–05 2552000275
2005–06 1236200185
Partizan 2006–07 1010051152
Vecindario 2006–07 1930000193
Smederevo 2007–08 1242100145
APOEL 2007–08 142740000216
2008–09 2584152103511
2009–10 231135115103821
2010–11 100000000100
Olympiakos Nicosia 2011–12 1831000193
Napredak Kruševac 2011–12 161100001611
2012–13 301800003018
2013–14 1462100167
Čukarički 2013–14 1250000125
2014–15 1935231275
Career total 4791694224442020567213

Honours

Sartid Smederevo
Cádiz
APOEL
Napredak Kruševac

References

  1. "Sartid draw first blood". uefa.com. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. "Sartid pay the penalty". uefa.com. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. "Cádiz 1–3 Barcelona". espnfc.com. 17 December 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. "Mirosavljević potpisao za Partizan!" (in Serbian). partizan.co.rs. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  5. "Kup UEFA: Partizan ispustio pobedu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  6. "Συμφωνία συνεργασίας με Broerse και Mirosavljevic" (in Greek). apoelfc.com.cy. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  7. ΑΠΟΕΛ 3–1 ΑΡΗΣ ΛΕΜΕΣΟΥ (in Greek). apoelfc.com.cy. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  8. ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ (in Greek). apoelfc.com.cy. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  9. "APOEL denied by Simão strike". uefa.com. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  10. "APOEL consoled by well-made point". uefa.com. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  11. Ανακοίνωση (in Greek). apoelfc.com.cy. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  12. "N. Mirosavljević". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

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