Mike Bakić Explained

Mike Bakic
Fullname:Milovan Bakić
Birth Date:30 December 1952
Birth Place:Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1965–1971
Youthclubs1:Partizan Belgrade
Years1:1972–1976
Years2:1977
Years3:1978–1979
Years4:1979–1980
Years5:1980
Years6:1981–1982
Clubs4:Hartford Hellions (indoor)
Clubs6:Kansas City Comets (indoor)
Caps2:23
Caps3:20
Caps4:17
Caps5:13
Caps6:20
Goals2:3
Goals3:6
Goals4:15
Goals5:1
Goals6:10
Nationalyears1:1977
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:2

Milovan "Mike" Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Мајк Бакић; born 30 December 1952) is a Canadian retired soccer player.

Club career

Bakić played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington Diplomats and Houston Hurricane.[1] He also played indoor soccer for the Hartford Hellions and Kansas City Comets.[2]

International career

Bakić represented Canada at the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, scoring two goals in four games. He was the first player of Serbian descent to play for Canada.[3]

He debuted for Canada against Suriname on 12 October 1977, scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory in Mexico City. His last cap came against Mexico on 22 October 1977 in a 1–3 defeat in Monterrey.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 1977Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 2–1 2–1 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 20 October 1977Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico 1–1 1–1 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification

Notes and References

  1. News: Waring. Ed. October 21, 1974. White Eagles romp to Canadian title, defeat Calgary 3-1. S6. The Globe and Mail.
  2. http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/B/Bakic.Mike.htm Mike Bakic NASL career stats
  3. Web site: Mike Bakic RedNation Online Interview . Vujcic, Djuradj . 1 May 2012 . 30 April 2012. .
  4. Web site: Mike Bakic. www.canadasoccer.com. May 5, 2020.