Marko Krasić

Marko Krasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Красић; born 1 December 1985)[1] is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles.

Marko Krasić
Krasić in 2022
Personal information
Full name Marko Krasić
Date of birth (1985-12-01) 1 December 1985
Place of birth Kragujevac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Serbian White Eagles
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2004 Borac Čačak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Borac Čačak 32 (0)
2004 → Remont Čačak (loan) 3 (0)
2006–2008 → Metalac Gornji Milanovac (loan) 41 (8)
2008–2010 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 57 (6)
2010–2012 Borac Čačak 26 (0)
2012–2013 Arema Indonesia 18 (3)
2013–2014 Citizen 18 (2)
2014–2016 Inđija 9 (0)
2015 → Serbian White Eagles (loan)
2016–2017 Radnički Kragujevac 26 (6)
2017–2018 Rangers (HKG) 17 (2)
2018–2019 Southern 17 (2)
2019–2020 Rudar Pljevlja 18 (3)
2020–2022 Sloga Kraljevo
2022– Serbian White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Krasić began his playing career with Borac Cacak.[2] He would also play with Borac throughout their run in the country's top division.[3]

He also played in the Serbian SuperLiga in 2009 with Metalac Gornji Milanovac.[4] In total, he played in 26 matches and recorded 5 goals in the top tier.[5] In 2011, he had a trial session with the Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.[6]

Asia

Krasić was recruited by the Indonesian side Arema to assist the club in the 2012 AFC Cup tournament.[3][7] He helped the team reach the quarterfinals where they were defeated in a series of matches by Ettifaq FC.[8] Throughout the continental tournament, he appeared in 7 matches.[5]

After a season in the Indonesian top-tier, he remained in Asia to play in the Hong Kong First Division League with Citizen AA.[9] He participated in the 2014 Lunar New Year Cup where he contributed a goal in the tournament final against S.C. Olhanense which secured the title for the club.[10]

Various stints

Following his run in Asia he returned to his native Serbia in 2014 to play in the Serbian First League with Inđija.[11] In the summer of 2015, he played abroad in North America with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League.[12][13] In his debut season with Serbia, he assisted the club in securing the First Division title.[14] SC Waterloo Region eliminated the Serbs in the second round of the playoffs.[15]

After his stint in Canada, he returned to Serbia to play in the country's third tier with Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac.[16] He helped Radnicki secure promotion to the second division by winning the league title.[17]

Return to Asia

On 3 February 2016, he signed for Persib Bandung[18] but ended up canceling his contract on 29 February 2016.[19] His official return to the continent of Asia occurred in 2017 when he played in Hong Kong's premier league with Hong Kong Rangers.[20] The next season he remained in the top tier by signing with Southern.[21]

Balkans

He returned to the Balkan region to play in the Montenegrin First League with Rudar Pljevlja.[22] In 2020, he returned to the Serbian second division where he played with Sloga Kraljevo.[23][24]

Canada

Krasić returned to his former club the Serbian White Eagles for the 2022 season.[25][26] He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title including a playoff berth.[27] He played in the second round of the postseason against FC Continentals where the White Eagles were eliminated.[28] He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout.[29]

Managerial career

In 2023, he served as a coach for the Serbian White Eagles academy program.[30]

Personal life

Krasić's older cousin Miloš Krasić was also a footballer.[3]

Honours
Serbian White Eagles
Radnički Kragujevac

References
  1. "Krasic, Marko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. "Wawancara Marko Krasic: Setelah Arema IPL, Ingin Sukses di Persib" [Marko Krasic Interview: After Arema IPL, Want to Succeed at Persib]. bola.com (in Indonesian). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. "Wow! Sepupu Milos Krasic Resmi Perkuat Arema IPL" [Wow! Cousin Milos Krasic Officially Strengthens Arema IPL]. Inilah.com (in Indonesian). 27 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "Metalac Gornji Milanovac 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. "Serbia - M. Krasić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. "Marko Krasić przejdzie testy w Śląsku" [Marko Krasic will pass tests in Silesia]. www.90minut.pl. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. "Arema LPI Tambah Tiga Pemain Baru" [Arema LPI Adds Three New Players]. ANTARA News Jawa Timur. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. Minggu, Frengky Aruan (19 April 2020). "Page 2: Starting XI Legiun Asing Eropa Terbaik Arema FC Versi BolaSkor" [The Best Starting XI of the European Foreign Legion Arema FC According to BolaScore]. bolaskor.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. "Vezista Marko Krasić Indoneziju zamenio Hong Kongom | MozzartSport" [Midfielder Marko Krasić replaced Indonesia with Hong Kong]. www.mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  10. KL Lau, Christopher. "Marko Krasić Interview". soccerphile.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. "Припреме ФК „Инђија" на пола пута" [The preparations of FC "Indjija" are halfway through]. www.indjija.rs (in Serbian). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  12. "2015 Serbian White Eagles roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  13. Adamson, Stan (20 June 2015). "Krasic and Reid Combine for Serbian White Eagles Victory.....Three games Friday night". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  14. "Toronto Croatia enters playoffs with five straight wins". Mississauga News. 5 October 2015.
  15. "Toronto Croatia reaches second straight CSL final". Mississauga News. 21 October 2015.
  16. "Marko Krasić: Pogled sa vrha srpskoligaškog zapada" [Marko Krasić: The view from the top of the Serbian League West]. KRAGUJEVAČKI SPORT (in Serbian). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  17. "Radnički 1923 sutra protiv Sloge iz Kraljeva" [Radnički 1923 tomorrow against Sloga from Kraljevo]. Veliki Park (in Serbian). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  18. Permana, Nandang (5 February 2016). "Wawancara Marko Krasic: Setelah Arema IPL, Ingin Sukses di Persib" [Marko Krasic Interview: After Arema IPL, Want to Succeed at Persib] (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  19. Snaz, Erwin (29 February 2016). "Batal Dikontrak Persib, Marko Krasic Pulang ke Serbia" [Contract Canceled Persib, Marko Krasic Returns to Serbia] (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  20. Hardbattle, Jeff (10 September 2017). "Southern edge out Rangers in closely-fought contest – offside.hk". offside.hk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  21. Zuser, Tobias (25 May 2018). "Kitchee set to finish a close-to-perfect season | HK Football | China Daily". www.chinadailyhk.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  22. "Rudar nastavlja sa pojačanjima! -" [The miner continues with reinforcements!]. pvinformer.me (in Serbian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  23. Daišević, Aleksandar (28 July 2020). "Marko Krasić za jaču Sloginu vezu" [MARKO KRASIĆ FOR A STRONGER SLOGA CONNECTION]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  24. "Opomena u pravom trenutku" [A WARNING AT THE RIGHT TIME]. sportdc.net (in Serbian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  25. Vujcic, Djuradj (16 November 2022). "Re-Cap of 2022 Signings". Serbian White Eagles FC. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  26. "Играо је у Звезди, а сада је узданица српских Белих орлова" [He played in Zvezda, and now he is a supporter of the Serbian White Eagles]. Politika Online. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  27. Adamson, Stan (29 September 2022). "The Two Sides to Serbian White Eagles". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  28. Vujcic, Djuradj (20 August 2022). "Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-Final". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  29. Vujcic, Djuradj (24 May 2023). "SWE Finish Second in First Ever Royal CSL Cup". serbianwhiteagles.ca. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  30. Vujcic, Djuradj (9 March 2023). "Serbian White Eagles Academy Renews Optimism". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  31. "Pobeda za kraj. Radnički 1923 je šampion. Od leta u Prvoj ligi Srbije". FK Radnički 1923 Kragujevac official website (in Serbian). 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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