Ahmet Brković (born 23 September 1974) is a

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n former

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. His position was

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Club career

Brković started off his career in 1992 for

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. In 1998 he transferred to NK Varteks. When he was made available for transfer after

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, clubs from the

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expressed an interest in taking him on trial.

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, then manager of Luton invited him in for a trial. Although performing well, Smiler decided that Brković was not quite ready for the English game and allowed him to move on.

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immediately signed him up. Brković stayed at Orient for the next two seasons, scoring eight goals from midfield. In 2001, then Luton manager

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signed him on a free transfer after his contract with Leyton Orient expired. Under Kinnear, Brković played in a variety of positions across the midfield, despite favouring the right-hand side. His first goal came in a 1–0 away win at

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and he scored his only Luton hat-trick in the Windscreens Shield against close neighbours

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. Brković helped them to promotion in 2004–05, the season in which he scored 15 goals from midfield. In his first season at the

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level, he scored eight goals in 42 league games. During the 2006–07 season, he signed a new one-year deal with Luton. On 25 October 2007, Brković joined

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on loan before signing for the club permanently on 10 January 2008. On 27 May 2009 it was announced that Brković had been released by Millwall.Jackett releases 10 in Lions cull
www.bbc.co.uk During summer of 2009 he joined Croatian 4th division club Dubrovnik 1919.

Career statistics

Honours

Luton Town

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(1): 2004–05

Individual

*Goal of the Season – 2004–05 *Young Members' Player of the Season – 2004–05 *

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– 2004–05

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brkovic, Ahmet 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Dubrovnik Bosniaks of Croatia Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers NK GOŠK Dubrovnik players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players Leyton Orient F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players English Football League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Croatian expatriate sportspeople in England