Milivoje Vitakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миливоје Витакић; born 16 May 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender.

Milivoje Vitakić
Personal information
Full name Milivoje Vitakić
Date of birth (1977-05-16) 16 May 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Čačak, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Borac Čačak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Borac Čačak 46 (1)
1997–1998 Čukarički 24 (0)
1998–2004 Red Star Belgrade 98 (1)
2004–2007 Lille 44 (0)
2007–2010 Grenoble 78 (1)
Total 290 (3)
International career
1998–1999 FR Yugoslavia U21[a] 7 (0)
2004 Serbia and Montenegro 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Vitakić started out at his hometown club Borac Čačak, making his senior debut in 1995. He was acquired by Čukarički in 1997. In the summer of 1998, Vitakić was transferred to Red Star Belgrade. He spent the following six seasons with the Crveno-beli, winning three domestic league titles (2000, 2001 and 2004) and four national cups (1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004). In the summer of 2004, Vitakić moved abroad to France and signed with Lille. He stayed there for three years, before switching to fellow French club Grenoble.

International career edit

At international level, Vitakić was capped twice for Serbia and Montenegro, making both appearances under manager Ilija Petković in 2004.[1]

Honours edit

Red Star Belgrade

Notes edit

  1. ^ Official UEFA matches only

References edit

  1. ^ "Vitakić Milivoje" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

External links edit