Miloš Đurković (footballer, born 1987)

Miloš Đurković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Ђурковић; born September 23, 1987) is a Bosnian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Miloš Đurković
Serbian White Eagles 2012 team photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
Đurković in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-23) 23 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Sokolac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Lovćen
2010–2012 Serbian White Eagles
2013–2014 Slavija Sarajevo 4 (0)
2014–2015 Mladost Velika Obarska 3 (0)
2015–2016 Radnik Bijeljina 2 (0)
2017–2018 Scarborough SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Early career edit

Đurković played in the top Montenegrin circuit throughout the 2009-10 season with FK Lovćen.[1]

Serbian White Eagles edit

In 2010, he played abroad in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[2] He helped the Serbs in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the First Division.[3] Brantford Galaxy defeated the White Eagles in the preliminary round of the postseason in a home and away-series.[4]

Đurković would re-sign with the Serbs for another season in 2011.[5][6] In his sophomore season with the Toronto-based team, he assisted the White Eagles in clinching another postseason berth by finishing fifth in the division.[7] Their opposition in the opening round of the playoffs was Brampton City United where the Serbs advanced to the next round.[8][9] The Serbs were eliminated in the semi-final round by Capital City.[10]

He re-signed for a third spell with the club in 2012.[11] For the third consecutive season, he assisted the Serbs in qualifying for the playoffs by finishing sixth in the standings.[12] In the early stages of the postseason, the Serbs eliminated SC Toronto from the competition.[13] Ultimately the White Eagles were eliminated from the playoffs in the next round by Toronto Croatia. After the conclusion of the season, he was nominated for the league's top goalkeeper award.[14]

Bosnia edit

In the winter of 2013, he returned to his native country to initially train with FK Leotar.[15] He would ultimately secure a deal with FK Slavija Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[16][17] He made his debut for the club on September 25, 2013, against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.[18] After making four appearances with Slavija his contract was mutually canceled in 2014.[19]

He would remain in the top tier by signing with Mladost Velika Obarska the following season.[20][21] In total, he would appear in 3 matches for Mladost.[18] After a season with Mladost, he signed with Radnik Bijeljina in the summer of 2015.[22][23] Throughout his tenure with Radnik, he helped the club in winning the 2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup.[24] In total, he appeared in 2 league matches and 5 cup matches.[18] He would depart from the club following the conclusion of the season.[25][26]

Canada edit

Đurković returned to the CSL in the summer of 2017 to play with Scarborough SC.[27] In his debut season with Scarborough, he helped the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the division.[28] In the opening round of the playoffs, Scarborough defeated Brantford.[29] Scarborough would advance to the championship final after defeating FC Vorkuta in the semi-finals.[30] He participated in the CSL Championship final where Scarborough was defeated by York Region Shooters in a penalty shootout.[31] Đurković re-signed with Scarborough for the 2018 season.[32]

References edit

  1. ^ "FK Lovcen 2008-09". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Serbian White Eagles roster". canadiansoccerleague.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ Smiley, Brian (12 October 2010). "Brantford Galaxy reserves never say die in 7-0 loss". Brantford Expositor. pp. B1.
  4. ^ Smiley, Brian (19 October 2010). "Galaxy's dream season continues". Brantford Expositor. pp. B1.
  5. ^ "United settles for draw with North York". Brampton Guardian. 29 June 2011.
  6. ^ "2011 Serbian White Eagles roster". canadiansoccerleague.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "City United hits post-season on a high". Brampton Guardian. 6 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Backs to the wall". Brampton Guardian. 12 October 2011.
  9. ^ Desaulniers, Darren (22 October 2011). "Elimination game nothing new for Capital City FC; First-year CSL club playing host to semifinal contest". Ottawa Citizen. pp. F2.
  10. ^ Desaulniers, Darren (24 October 2011). "Headed for the final; Capital City FC advances to Canadian Soccer League title game". Ottawa Citizen. pp. C5.
  11. ^ McCracken, Ryan (23 July 2012). "SC Waterloo gives fans a thrill with 4-0 win". Waterloo Region Record. pp. C2.
  12. ^ "Toronto Croatia kicks off CSL title defence Oct. 14 at Centennial Stadium". Etobicoke Guardian. 11 October 2012.
  13. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (15 October 2012). "York Shooters in CSL semifinals". Vaughan Citizen.
  14. ^ "Upcoming CSL Awards Night for the Winners........CSL releases list of individuals nominated". Canadian Soccer League. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  15. ^ Beganović, A. (2 February 2013). "Leotar dovodi pojačanja iz Srbije i Kanade" [Leotar brings reinforcements from Serbia and Canada]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  16. ^ Pašagić, Darko (23 February 2015). "Narednog vikenda nastavlja se Premijer liga BiH u fudbalu" [The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina continues next weekend]. Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Zimska pijaca Premijer lige BiH: Kako su kupovali i prodavali domaći klubovi" [BiH Premier League winter market: How domestic clubs bought and sold]. radiosarajevo.ba (in Croatian). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  18. ^ a b c "Serbia - M. Đurković - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  19. ^ Šljivak, M. (25 January 2014). "Lučić otjerao Đurkovića" [Lučić "drove away" Đurković]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Ko su najveći pobjednici i gubitnici zimskog prelaznog roka?" [Who are the biggest winners and losers of the winter transfer window? Mladost Velika Obarska]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Buda za MONDO: U Banjaluci nemamo šta izgubiti!" [Buda for MONDO: We have nothing to lose in Banja Luka!]. Mondo Bosna. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  22. ^ Stanišić, Igor (22 June 2015). "Trener Radnika Slavko Petrović ozvaničio početak priprema" [Radnik's coach Slavko Petrović has officially started the preparations]. Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  23. ^ "KRSTAJIĆEV RADNIK ZAPOČEO PRIPREME: Predstavljeno pet pojačanja, jedno je bivši igrač Crvene zvezde" [KRSTAJIC'S WORKER STARTED PREPARATIONS: Five reinforcements were presented, one is a former player of Crvena zvezda]. Sportske vesti - HotSport (in Serbian). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  24. ^ Čaušević, E. (8 June 2016). "Petrović prozivao: Nekoliko novih imena u Radniku" [Petrović called out: Several new names in Radnik]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  25. ^ R, E. (20 July 2016). "Idealnih 11: Radnik će i u sljedećoj sezoni biti "tvrd orah" za favorite" [Ideal 11: Worker will be a "tough nut" for the favorites in the next season as well]. Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  26. ^ "Iz Radnika otišlo 11 igrača" [11 players left Radnik]. Bijeljina Danas. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  27. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (24 May 2017). "Орлето Кр. Бибишков стана играещ треньор в Канада" [Orleto Kr. Bibishkov became a playing coach in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  28. ^ Adamson, Stan (September 10, 2017). "Scarborough Ends Regular Season on Winning Note... Stojiljkovic takes scoring title". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  29. ^ Adamson, Stan (18 September 2017). "Serbian Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough and York Region Advance ........weekend games in the CSL playoffs". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  30. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (September 28, 2017). "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата" [The Bulgarian "Scarborough" in the historic final for the title]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  31. ^ Adamson, Stan (1 October 2017). "York Region Wins CSL Championship.....FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  32. ^ "2018 Scarborough SC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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