Mirko Medić

Mirko Medić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Медић; born November 23, 1980) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender. Most recently, he was head coach for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

Mirko Medić
Medić being named Defender of the Year in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mirko Medić
Date of birth (1980-11-23) November 23, 1980
Place of birth Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Budućnost Valjevo 11 (0)
1998–2001 Železničar Lajkovac
2001–2002 Mladost Lučani 6 (0)
2006–2012 Serbian White Eagles
2013 Brampton City United
2014–2015 Serbian White Eagles
2017–2018 Serbia AC (indoor)
2019–2020 Serbian White Eagles
Managerial career
2011–2012 Serbian White Eagles
2016 Serbian White Eagles
2021–2023 Scarborough SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Serbia

Medić began his career in 1995 in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia, where he had stints with Budućnost Valjevo and FK Železničar Lajkovac.[1] In 2001, he played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia with FK Mladost Lučani.[2][3][4]

Canada

In 2006, he ventured abroad to play in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League with the reactivated Serbian White Eagles FC.[5] Medić was selected to the league all-star roster against Clyde FC in his debut season.[6] He aided the expansion side in securing a postseason berth by clinching the International Division title.[7] He also played in the CSL Championship final against the Italia Shooters which the Serbs were defeated.[8][9] Medić re-signed with the White Eagles the following season and was named to the all-star team for the second consecutive time.[10] The Serbs also managed to successfully defend their divisional title. The club would ultimately reach the championship final where the western Toronto side was defeated by Toronto Croatia in a two-game series.[11]

The 2008 season marked his third year with the organization and he once again aided the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[12] For the third consecutive season, the Serbs reached the championship final where they successfully defeated Trois-Rivières Attak in a penalty shootout.[13][14] In 2009, he was honored by the league with Defender of the Year honors.[15][16] The club produced another successful season where they clinched their fourth divisional title.[17] Medić made his fourth consecutive championship final appearance where the Serbs lost their championship to Trois-Rivières in penalties.[18][15]

He re-signed with the White Eagles for the 2010 season.[19] During the 2010 season, he was part of the Toronto FC side that played an international friendly against Bolton Wanderers at BMO Field on July 21, 2010.[20][21] Medić re-signed with Serbia for his sixth season in 2011.[22][23] He assisted the club in securing a postseason by finishing fifth in the First Division.[24]

After seven seasons with the White Eagles, he departed from the organization in 2013 to play with league rivals Brampton City United.[25][26] In his debut season with Brampton, the club was eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs by SC Waterloo Region.[27] Following a brief stint in Brampton, he returned to the White Eagles in 2014.[28] In his final season with the Serbs, he helped the club clinch the top-division title in 2015.[5] He contributed a goal in the semifinal match of the postseason where Waterloo eliminated the Serbs from the competition.[29]

In the winter of 2017, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Serbia AC.[30]

Managerial career

After his retirement, he was appointed head coach along with Uroš Stamatović for Serbia in 2016.[31] In his first season as manager, he led the team to their second championship.[32][33][34] In 2021, he was named the head coach for league rivals Scarborough SC.[4][35] In his debut season with Scarborough, he led the team to the ProSound Cup final but was defeated by FC Vorkuta in a penalty shootout.[36][37] He also successfully led Scarborough to a CSL Championship by defeating Vorkuta in the playoffs.[38][39]

Medić re-signed with Scarborough for the 2022 season.[40][41] He led Scarborough to an undefeated streak of 17 matches which stemmed from the previous season.[42] Under his helm, the club secured a playoff berth by finishing third in the standings.[43] In the preliminary round of the postseason, the eastern Toronto side defeated BGH City.[44] Further success was followed in the second round where Scarborough reached the championship final for the sixth consecutive time as they defeated York Region Shooters.[45] In the championship match, the rebranded Vorkuta known as FC Continentals defeated Scarborough.[46]

Honours

Player
Serbian White Eagles

Manager
Serbian White Eagles
Scarborough SC

References
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