Saša Marković (footballer, born 1971)

Saša Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Марковић; born 17 September 1971) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He led the First League of FR Yugoslavia in scoring during the 1997–98 season and is one of the league's all-time leading scorers.[1][2] Marković also had two unassuming spells abroad, in Germany and Hungary.[3][4]

Saša Marković
Personal information
Full name Saša Marković
Date of birth (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971
Place of birth Niš, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Radnički Niš
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Jastrebac Niš 9 (5)
1994–1996 Čukarički 35+ (13+)
1997 Železnik 30 (23)
1998 Red Star Belgrade 11 (14)
1998–2000 VfB Stuttgart 4 (1)
2000–2001 Železnik 31 (18)
2002 MTK Hungária 1 (0)
2003 Radnički Niš
2004 OFK Niš
2004 Radnički Niš 18 (10)
2005 Železničar Niš
2006–2007 Radnički Niš 24 (7)
Total 163+ (91+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Marković made his First League of FR Yugoslavia debut with Jastrebac Niš in the 1993–94 season, as the club suffered relegation to the Second League. He later moved to Čukarički and scored 13 goals in the 1995–96 First League of FR Yugoslavia. During the 1997 winter transfer window, Marković switched to fellow First League side Železnik and netted 10 goals in the remainder of the 1996–97 campaign.

After bagging 13 goals for Železnik in the first half of the 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia, Marković was transferred to Red Star Belgrade. He continued his scoring form in the second half of the season, netting 14 more times and becoming the league's top scorer with 27 goals in total.

In the summer of 1998, Marković was sold to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He appeared in four games and scored once in his debut season. In the summer of 2000, Marković rejoined his former club Železnik. He managed to quickly refound his form,[5] tallying 18 goals in the 2000–01 season. In early 2002, Marković moved abroad for the second time and signed with Hungarian side MTK Hungária.[6]

In the summer of 2003, Marković joined his hometown club Radnički Niš to play in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro. He later spent some time with OFK Niš (Second League) and Železničar Niš (Serbian League). During the 2006 winter transfer window, Marković returned to Radnički Niš.[7]

Career statistics
Club Season League
AppsGoals
Jastrebac Niš 1993–94 95
Čukarički 1994–95
1995–96 3013
1996–97 50
Total 3513
Železnik 1996–97 1410
1997–98 1613
Total 3023
Red Star Belgrade 1997–98 1114
VfB Stuttgart 1998–99 41
Železnik 2000–01 3118
MTK Hungária 2001–02 10
Radnički Niš 2003–04
OFK Niš 2003–04
Radnički Niš 2004–05 1810
Železničar Niš 2004–05
2005–06
Total
Radnički Niš 2005–06 164
2006–07 83
Total 247
Career total 16391

Honours

References
  1. "Prestižem Savu za deset dana" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Ma, kakvi rekordi!?" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "Saša Marković" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. "Markovic, Sasa" (in Hungarian). nela.hu. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Red Star and Steaua pull clear". espnfc.com. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. "MTK move for Markovic". uefa.com. 28 January 2002. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. "Počinje drugi deo Prve lige Srbija" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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