Milivoje Ćirković

Milivoje Ćirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миливоје Ћирковић; born 14 April 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Milivoje Ćirković
Personal information
Full name Milivoje Ćirković
Date of birth (1977-04-14) 14 April 1977
Place of birth Nova Pazova, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2010 Partizan 104 (2)
1996–1997 → Budućnost Valjevo (loan) 22 (0)
1997–1999 → Milicionar (loan) 42 (2)
Total 168 (4)
International career
2000–2005 FR Yugoslavia /
Serbia and Montenegro		 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

After returning from his loan at Milicionar, Ćirković played his first official game for Partizan in November 1999. He became a first-team regular in the 2000–01 season, making a career-high 34 appearances across all competitions.

In the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, Ćirković helped Partizan win back-to-back championship titles. He was subsequently a member of the team that reached the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, converting the decisive penalty in the shoot-out against Newcastle United in the final qualifying round.[1][2]

In January 2006, Ćirković extended his contract with Partizan for another four years.[3] He was deemed surplus to requirements after failing to make any appearances in the 2007–08 season.[4]

International career

At international level, Ćirković was capped nine times for Serbia and Montenegro (previously known as FR Yugoslavia).[5] He made his international debut in November 2000, coming on as a substitute for Nenad Sakić in a 2–1 away friendly loss to Romania.[6]

In January 2001, Ćirković represented his country at the Millennium Super Soccer Cup, as the team would go on to win the unofficial tournament.[7]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizan 1999–2000 1201000130
2000–01 2713040341
2001–02 1201040170
2002–03 1601050220
2003–04 1411080231
2004–05 900060150
2005–06 900020110
2006–07 50002070
2007–08 00000000
Total 1042703101422

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
FR Yugoslavia 200020
200120
200200
Serbia and Montenegro 200330
200410
200510
Total90

Honours

Partizan

References
  1. "Newcastle pay Partizan penalty". uefa.com. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "Newcastle crash out". bbc.co.uk. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. "Ćirković produžio ugovor" (in Serbian). b92.net. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. "Milivoje Ćirković" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. "Ćirković Milivoje" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. "Poraz po meri" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 15 November 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. "Mirna Bosna" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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