Milan Đurđević

Milan Đurđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ђурђевић; born 4 November 1967) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Milan Đurđević
Personal information
Full name Milan Đurđević
Date of birth (1967-11-04) 4 November 1967
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 OFK Beograd 58 (24)
1989–1991 Partizan 46 (16)
1991–1993 PAOK 45 (17)
1993–1994 Panachaiki 6 (0)
1994–1995 Mallorca 8 (2)
1995 Leça 1 (0)
1995–1996 Perpignan 12 (1)
1996–1997 Železnik 17 (7)
1997 PAS Giannina
1998 Kastoria
Total 193 (67)
International career
1986 Yugoslavia U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicknamed Kempes,[1] due to his physical resemblance to the famous Argentine footballer, Đurđević is best remembered for his stints with Partizan and PAOK.

Club career

Đurđević made his senior debut for OFK Beograd in the second half of the 1985–86 season, as the club suffered relegation from the Yugoslav First League. He spent three more years with the Romantičari, netting 24 goals in the Yugoslav Second League. In August 1989, Đurđević was transferred to Partizan. He spent two seasons at the Stadion JNA, making 59 appearances and scoring 19 goals across all competitions.[2]

In the summer of 1991, Đurđević moved abroad to Greece and signed with PAOK. He stayed there over the next two years, scoring 17 league goals in 45 appearances. After leaving PAOK, Đurđević briefly played for fellow Greek side Panachaiki in the 1993–94 campaign, but failed to help them avoid relegation from the top flight.

In 1994, Đurđević went to Spain and spent one season with Segunda División club Mallorca, receiving limited playing time. He then shortly played for Portuguese club Leça and French club Perpignan, before returning to his homeland.

After a spell at Železnik, Đurđević moved back to Greece, spending half a season with PAS Giannina and another one with Kastoria, before retiring from the game.

International career

Đurđević made one appearance for the Yugoslavia national under-18 team on 27 March 1986, a 3–1 win over Spain, in which Davor Šuker scored a hat-trick.[3]

Personal life

In January 2012, Đurđević got arrested in Thessaloniki, Greece, as one of the leaders of an organized criminal group on charges of extortion, loan-sharking, and racketeering.[1]

Career statistics
Club Season League
AppsGoals
OFK Beograd 1985–86 40
1986–87 92
1987–88 101
1988–89 3119
1989–90 42
Total 5824
Partizan 1989–90 269
1990–91 207
Total 4616
PAOK 1991–92 236
1992–93 2211
Total 4517
Panachaiki 1993–94 60
Mallorca 1994–95 82
Leça 1995–96 10
Perpignan 1995–96 121
Železnik 1996–97 177
PAS Giannina 1997–98
Kastoria 1997–98
Career total 19367

References
  1. ""Kempes" Đurđević uhapšen u Grčkoj" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. "Milan Đurđević" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. "M Durdevic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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