Dušan Mićić (; born 29 November 1984) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

, he is one of the players who appeared relatively late in the highest ranks of Serbian football, at the age of 29. He started in the

Second League of Serbia and Montenegro The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consiste ...

with

OFK Mladenovac OFK Mladenovac () is a football club based in Mladenovac, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. History The original club became a member of the Belgrade Football Subassociatio ...

in 2003. The following season he played with

FK Inđija Fudbalski klub Inđija (), currently known as Inđija Toyo Tires for sponsorship reasons, is a football club based in the city of Inđija, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. During Yug ...

, and later played abroad in the

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

with Rudar Ugljevik. He later played with various Serbian clubs in lower-tier leagues. In 2009, he played in the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...

with Proleter Novi Sad. In 2010, he played in the

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

with Rudar Pljevlja. In his debut season with Rudar he assisted in securing the league title. As a result, he featured in the

2010–11 UEFA Champions League The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the UEFA Champions League format. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 May 2011, where Ba ...

against Tre Fiori, and

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. The following season he transferred to

FK Grbalj Omladinski fudbalski klub Grbalj (, ) is a Montenegrin professional football club based in the small town of Radanovići, municipality of Kotor. They currently compete in the Montenegrin Second League. History The first football club in Radanov ...

. He returned to Proleter Novi Sad in 2013, and ultimately joined

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in summer of 2013, when this club competed in the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

. He played with FK Napredak Kruševac Napredak Kruševac until the end of the 2013–14 season. As of January 2015 he joined the Belgium Lierse S.K., but due to appointing a new coach, he already was released of his contract after a couple of weeks on 2 February. Returning to Serbia, Mićić signed for Borac Čačak. After a great first half of season 2015–16, in which Mićić played an instrumental role in defensive midfield, helping Borac to climb to 3rd place and to reach quarter-final of

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, Dušan signed a -year deal with

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

. Throughout his time with Vojvodina he participated in the

2016–17 UEFA Europa League The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League was the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played between Ajax and ...

against FK Bokelj, Connah's Quay Nomads, Dinamo Minsk, and

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

. On 5 January 2017 Mićić and Vojvodina mutually terminated the contract. He immediately inked a deal abroad in the

Uzbekistan Super League Uzbekistan Super League (; ), known as Artel Electronics, Artel Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons (; ), is the top division of professional association football, football in Uzbekistan. It is operated under the auspices of the U ...

with

FC Bunyodkor Football Club Bunyodkor () is an Uzbek professional football club based in Tashkent that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Bunyodkor, a relatively unknown club at the time, made international headlines when it claimed to be close to sig ...

. During his tenure with Bunyodkor he featured in the

2017 AFC Champions League The 2017 AFC Champions League was the 36th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title. Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hil ...

. After a twelve-month term with Bunyodkor, he returned to the Serbian SuperLiga to play with Radnik Surdulica. He later had stints with

FK Radnički Niš FK Radnički Niš () is a professional football club based in Niš, Serbia. The club competes in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of Serbian football. One of the most successful clubs in the former Yugoslavia, the club spent a total of 29 ...

, and returned to Proleter Novi Sad. During his time with Radnički he played in the

2018–19 UEFA Europa League The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League was the 48th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Olympic Sta ...

against Gżira United, and

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. In 2019, he played in the

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with the

Serbian White Eagles FC Serbian White Eagles Football Club (/''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian semi-professional Association football, soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a Non-FIFA international football, non-FIFA sanct ...

. He re-signed with Serbian White Eagles for the

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Honours

;Rudar Pljevlja *

: 2009–10 *

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

References

External links

Dušan Micić
at jelenfootball.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Micic, Dusan 1984 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers OFK Mladenovac players FK Inđija players FK Rudar Ugljevik players FK Sloga Temerin players FK ČSK Čelarevo players FK Proleter Novi Sad players FK Rudar Pljevlja players OFK Grbalj players FK Voždovac players FK Napredak Kruševac players Lierse S.K. players FK Borac Čačak players FK Vojvodina players FC Bunyodkor players FK Radnik Surdulica players FK Radnički Niš players Serbian White Eagles FC players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Montenegrin First League players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Belgian Pro League players Uzbekistan Super League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada 21st-century Serbian sportsmen