Milorad "Peko" Peković (Montenegrin and Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад "Пеко" Пековић; born 5 August 1977) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his club career in Germany and represented the Montenegro national team at international level.
 Peković in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1992 | FK Obilić | ||
| 1992–1994 | OFK Beograd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | OFK Beograd | 77 | (9) |
| 1999–2001 | FK Partizan | 40 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | OFK Beograd | 26 | (3) |
| 2002–2005 | Eintracht Trier | 84 | (11) |
| 2005–2010 | Mainz 05 | 122 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Greuther Fürth | 76 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Hansa Rostock | 24 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Eintracht Trier | 23 | (2) |
| Total | 472 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Montenegro | 34 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Montenegro U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Montenegro U19 | ||
| 2020–2021 | FK Podgorica | ||
| 2021–2022 | FK Čukarički (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2023- | FK Decic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia (now Montenegro), he grew up in Serbia where he moved to as a young boy and started playing football within FK Obilić's youth ranks in 1987.[1] Significant were the two seasons he played for Serbian giants Partizan having played 54 games for the club and scoring 5 goals. Before finally coming to Germany he spent one season in another Belgrade club, the OFK Belgrade where he had already been playing between 1994 and 1999. His most successful spell was with 1. FSV Mainz 05, with whom he spent five seasons. In 2010, he joined SpVgg Greuther Fürth, with whom he played for two seasons including one in the Bundesliga.[2] In May 2013 he signed for F.C. Hansa Rostock before returning to former club Eintracht Trier a year later.
International career edit
Peković made his debut for Montenegro in a September 2007 friendly match against Sweden and has earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals.[3] His final international was an August 2013 friendly against Belarus.[4]
Honours edit
Partizan Belgrade
- Yugoslav Cup: 2001
Greuther Fürth
- 2. Bundesliga: 2012
References edit
- ^ "Milorad Pekovic" (in German). kleeblatt-chronik.de. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Pekovic, Milorad" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Montenegro - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
External links edit
- Milorad Peković at National-Football-Teams.com
- Milorad Peković at WorldFootball.net
- Milorad Peković at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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