Miroslav Stević Explained

Miroslav Stević
Fullname:Miroslav Stević
Birth Date:7 January 1970
Birth Place:Ljubovija, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.79 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Bratstvo Bratunac
Years1:1988
Clubs1:Jedinstvo Bihać
Caps1:24
Goals1:6
Years2:1989
Clubs2:Partizan
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:1989–1991
Clubs3:Rad
Caps3:62
Goals3:4
Years4:1992
Clubs4:Grasshoppers
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Years5:1992–1994
Clubs5:Dynamo Dresden
Caps5:55
Goals5:4
Years6:1994–1998
Clubs6:1860 Munich
Caps6:104
Goals6:3
Years7:1999–2002
Clubs7:Borussia Dortmund
Caps7:91
Goals7:8
Years8:2002–2003
Clubs8:Fenerbahçe
Caps8:18
Goals8:1
Years9:2003–2004
Clubs9:VfL Bochum
Caps9:21
Goals9:1
Years10:2005
Clubs10:SpVgg Unterhaching
Caps10:22
Goals10:0
Totalcaps:412
Totalgoals:27
Nationalyears1:1990–1991
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia U21
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:1998
Nationalteam2:FR Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0

Miroslav Stević (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Стевић; born 7 January 1970) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

At international level, Stević represented FR Yugoslavia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Stević made his senior debut with Partizan in the 1988–89 season. He then spent two and a half years at Rad, playing regularly in the Yugoslav First League, before moving abroad to Grasshoppers in the 1992 winter transfer window. After only six months in Switzerland, Stević secured a transfer to German club Dynamo Dresden in the summer of 1992. He stayed two seasons there, before switching to TSV 1860 Munich in the summer of 1994. In the following four and a half years, Stević made over 100 Bundesliga appearances for the Lions, before transferring to Borussia Dortmund in the 1999 winter transfer window. He was a member of the team that won the league's title in 2002.

In the summer of 2002, Stević moved to Turkey and signed with Fenerbahçe. He only stayed one season in the country, before returning to Germany. Stević went on to play for VfL Bochum and SpVgg Unterhaching, before retiring from the game.

International career

Stević made his debut for FR Yugoslavia in a 3–0 win over Tunisia on 28 January 1998. He earned a total of six caps for the national team, including a 2–2 draw against Germany at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Post-playing career

In February 2009, Stević was appointed director of football at TSV 1860 Munich.[1] Some of his signings included his compatriots Antonio Rukavina, Nikola Gulan and Đorđe Rakić. In April 2011, it was announced that Stević would leave the position on 30 June 2011.[2]

Honours

Partizan

Borussia Dortmund

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1860 München: Stevic löst Reuter als Sportdirektor ab . German . spiegel.de . 2 February 2009 . 12 February 2016.
  2. Web site: 1860 München trennt sich von Stevic . German . t-online.de . 13 April 2011 . 12 February 2016.