Slavoljub Srnić

Slavoljub Srnić
Personal information
Date of birth12 January 1992
Place of birthBelgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Čukarički
Number14
Youth career
Mačva Šabac
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013Red Star Belgrade1(0)
2011–2012→ Sopot (loan)28(8)
2012–2013Čukarički (loan)31(8)
2013–Čukarički51(10)
National team
2014-Serbia U211(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2014

Slavoljub Srnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Славољуб Срнић ; born 12 January 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Čukarički. He is the brother of Dragoljub Srnić.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Srnić was molded in Red Star's youth system, and some observers in Serbian football had referred to young Slavoljub as "Ognjen Koroman's student". Coach Aleksandar Kristić selected Srnić to make his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade on November 6, 2010 in a SuperLiga match against OFK Beograd. The Srnić brothers were then loaned to Red Star's farm team, FK Sopot. Subsequently, Slavoljub and Dragoljub were loaned to Čukarički, where they enjoyed much more playing time and success.

Čukarički

During the loan spell at Čukarički from Red Star, Slavoljub was named by Mozzart Sport as the most valuable player of the Serbian First League.[1] After the loan expired, they refused to return to Red Star Belgrade,[2] and after many problems, they were sold to Čukarički.[3]

In part due to Srnić's contributions, Čukarički returned to the Serbian top flight for the 2013-14 season, when Srnić terminated his contract with Red Star due to unpaid salary and became a permanent Čukarički player. On October 6, 2013, in a match between Čukarički and Srnić's former club Red Star, Srnić's performance garnered much attention in Serbian football. He made an assist 17 seconds into the game and scored a goal in the second half.[4] Not by coincidence, just one day after the famous match, Srnić earned the first international call-up in his career.[5]

International career

Srnić was called up by coach Radovan Ćurčić to replace an injured Lazar Marković by Serbia U21 on 7 October 2013 for the 2015 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying campaign,[5] but did not make his debut in the games he was called up for. He finally made his debut on September 9, 2014, in a 4-1 win against Northern Ireland U21, scoring two goals.[6]

References

  1. Mozzart Sport: Zvezda ne traži zamenu za Lazovića - ima momka koji je "brži od zvuka" (Serbian) 3 June 2013
  2. "Srnići napuštaju Zvezdu, ne traže od kluba novac!". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. "Srnići povukli tužbu, Zvezda ih prodala Čukaričkom". novosti.rs (in Serbian). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. B92 Sport: 'Osveta' Srnića, poraz Zvezde (Serbian)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Sportal. "Ćurčić nagradio Srnića za gol Zvezdi".
  6. Mozzart Sport: Srnić i Orlići nisu želeli Špance: Možda nas Bog pogleda, mnogo bi nam značili A reprezentativci (Serbian) 12 September 2014

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