Mirko Medić

Mirko Medić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Медић; born November 23, 1980) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender and is currently the head coach for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

Mirko Medić
Medić with the Defender of the Year award in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mirko Medić
Date of birth (1980-11-23) November 23, 1980
Place of birth Valjevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Budućnost Valjevo 11 (0)
1998–2001 Železničar Lajkovac
2001–2002 Mladost Lučani 6 (0)
2006–2012 Serbian White Eagles
2013 Brampton City United
2014–2015 Serbian White Eagles
2017–2018 Serbia AC (indoor)
Teams managed
2011–2012 Serbian White Eagles
2016 Serbian White Eagles
2021– Scarborough SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Medić began his career in 1995 in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia, where he had stints with Budućnost Valjevo and FK Železničar Lajkovac.[1] In 2001, he played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia with FK Mladost Lučani.[2][3] In 2006, he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Serbian White Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season, he was selected for the CSL All-Star roster against Clyde FC.[4] Further achievements included clinching the International division title, and featuring in the CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters.[5] For the second year in a row, he was named an all-star for the 2007 season.[6] In 2008, he won the CSL Championship in a 2-1 win in a penalty shootout against Trois-Rivières Attak.[7] In 2009, he was named the CSL Defender of the Year.[8]

On July 21, 2010, Medić was part of the Toronto FC side that played an international friendly against Bolton Wanderers at BMO Field.[9]

In 2013, he signed with Brampton City United, where he helped Brampton clinch a postseason berth.[10][11] In 2014, he was traded back to the White Eagles, and retired in 2015.[12] In 2017, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Serbia AC.[13]

Managerial career

After his retirement, he was appointed head coach along with Uroš Stamatović for Serbia in 2016.[14] In his first season as manager, he led the team to their second championship.[15] In 2021, he was named the head coach for league rivals Scarborough SC.[16][17] In his debut season with Scarborough, he led the team to the ProSound Cup final but was defeated by FC Vorkuta in a penalty shootout.[18][19] He also successfully led Scarborough to a CSL Championship by defeating Vorkuta in the playoffs.[20][21]

Honours

Player
Serbian White Eagles

Manager
Serbian White Eagles
Scarborough SC

References
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  2. Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Mladost Lucani 2001-02". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. "FK Mladost Lučani kroz vreme". Yu fudbal (in Serbian). 2017-02-28. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  4. "CSL TO SELECT TWO ALL STAR TEAMS FOR UPCOMING SEASON – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. June 25, 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "CSL All-Star Game Rosters". Windsor Star. July 26, 2007. p. 41.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "2008 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "2009 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Molinaro, John F. (July 21, 2010). "Toronto FC loses to Bolton in friendly | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-03.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Canadian Soccer League". 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2017-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. "First-place hopes on hold". Brampton Guardian. September 13, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Serbian White Eagles | Canadian Soccer League". 2015-03-14. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2017-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. "Serbia AC – APL". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  14. "FIRST DIVISION UNDERWAY IN THE CSL - insoccer.ca". Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  15. Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES CSL CHAMPIONS……defeat Hamilton City in final | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  16. Adamson, Stan (March 2, 2021). "Scarborough announces the impressive Mirko Medic new head coach – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. Stanchev, Stancho (September 9, 2021). "Мениджър от Брежани смени наставника на канадския „Скарбъро" и почна сезона с 2 победи" [Manager from Brezani replaced the coach of the Canadian "Scarborough" and started the season with 2 victories]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "VORKUTA TRIUMPHANT IN PRO SOUND CUP FINAL...Penalty kicks defeat Scarborough". Canadian Soccer League. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  19. Stanchev, Stancho (October 30, 2021). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров загуби футболен финал в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. Adamson, Stan (November 7, 2021). "SCARBOROUGH CSL CHAMPIONS.......Decisive 4-1 victory over FC Vorkuta". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2021-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. Stanchev, Stancho (November 11, 2021). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе „Скарбъро" до втора титла в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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