Dejan Živković (footballer, born 1979) explained

Dejan Živković
Fullname:Dejan Živković
Birth Date:19 August 1979
Birth Place:Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1987–1997
Youthclubs1:Partizan
Years1:1997–1998
Clubs1:Teleoptik
Caps1:16
Goals1:7
Years2:1998–2004
Clubs2:Partizan
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2000–2001
Clubs3:Teleoptik (loan)
Caps3:23
Goals3:9
Years4:2001–2002
Clubs4:Zvezdara (loan)
Caps4:33
Goals4:12
Years5:2003–2004
Clubs5:Sartid Smederevo (loan)
Caps5:19
Goals5:6
Years6:2004–2006
Clubs6:OFK Beograd
Caps6:7
Goals6:1
Years7:2006–2007
Clubs7:Voždovac
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Years8:2007–2008
Clubs8:Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
Caps8:6
Goals8:0
Years9:2008
Clubs9:Sevojno
Caps9:9
Goals9:0
Years10:2008–2009
Clubs10:Radnički Kragujevac
Caps10:7
Goals10:0
Years11:2009
Clubs11:Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Caps11:-
Goals11:-
Years12:2009–2010
Clubs12:Hajduk Beograd
Caps12:6
Goals12:1
Years13:2010
Clubs13:Konyaspor KIF
Caps13:7
Goals13:1
Years14:2011
Clubs14:Homoljac Žagubica
Caps14:-
Goals14:-
Years15:2012
Clubs15:Popinci
Caps15:-
Goals15:-

Dejan Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Живковић; born 19 August 1979) is a former Serbian professional footballer who played as a striker.

He is best remembered for scoring an extra time goal for Partizan against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup first round.[1]

Career

Živković started playing football at Partizan at the age of 8. In 1998, he signed a six-year contract for the club. After several years of playing on loans with Teleoptik and Zvezdara, scoring 12 league goals with the latter in the 2001–02 season, Živković returned to Partizan for the 2002–03 season. In the 2003–04 season, he played with Sartid Smederevo, scoring six league goals in 19 appearances. In the following next years, Živković also played with OFK Beograd and Voždovac in the national top flight, before playing in the lower leagues with several clubs.

In 2009, Živković traveled to Australia for a trial with A-League club Central Coast Mariners.[2] However, he signed with the Serbian-backed club Bonnyrigg White Eagles, playing in the NSW Premier League.

In 2012, Živković signed to play with Popinci in the Vojvodina lower league.[3]

Statistics

ClubSeasonLeague
AppsGoals
Partizan1999–0010
Zvezdara2001–023312
Partizan2002–03100
Sartid Smederevo2003–04196
OFK Beograd2004–0551
2005–0620
Voždovac2006–0760

Notes and References

  1. News: Partizan leave it late . uefa.com . 4 October 2002 . 26 January 2014.
  2. News: From the Bernabeu … to the Central Coast Mariners . smh.com.au . 2 June 2009 . 26 January 2014.
  3. News: Fudbalski put Dejana Živkovića (33) - Od Partizana do Popinaca . Serbian . sportin.biz . 5 March 2012 . 26 January 2014.