Vesna Smiljković

Vesna Smiljković
Personal information
Full nameVesna Smiljković
Date of birth31 January 1983
Place of birthSFR Yugoslavia
Playing positionmidfielder
Club information
Current team
IBV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?–2005Masinac Nis
2005–2008Keflavik(23)
2009–2010Þór-KA35(17)
2011–IBV32(14)
National team
2002–Serbia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Vesna Smiljković is a Serbian football midfielder currently playing in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild for IBV Vestmannaeyja. She began her career in Serbian powerhouse Masinac Nis, with which she played the European Cup,[1] before moving to Iceland where she has also played for Keflavik IF and Þór Akureyri.[2]

She has been a member of the Serbian national team for a decade.[3] One of her major highlights was scoring a goal in overtime versus England in September 2011 to attain a surprise draw against the Euro 2009 runner-up.[4]

References

  1. Profile in UEFA's website
  2. Profile in soccerway.com
  3. Line-ups of the 2003 WCQS 11/05/02 Yugoslavia - Moldova game in FIFA's website
  4. England throw away Euro 2013 qualifying points against Serbia. The Guardian, 17/09/11