Igor Burzanović (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Игор Бурзановић; born 25 August 1985) is a retired
Montenegrin international
footballer
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.
Club career
He was a member of
FK Budućnost Podgorica since he started playing first team football. In following years Burzanović was the star player on the team. He was considered one of the most promising Montenegrin players.
Burzanović signed for
Serbia
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n giants
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
from
FK Budućnost Podgorica in December 2006, joining the team on 8 January 2007. He has since then been a valuable member of the team. In 2009 Igor returned to his first club
FK Budućnost Podgorica. After scoring 10 goals there, he moved to
Japan to play for
Nagoya Grampus
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.
In August 2012, Burzanović signed for
Buriram United for a trial period which ended quickly. In August 2013, he signed again for
Buducnost Podgorica.
In February 2014, Burzanović signed for
Kazakhstan Premier League
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side
FC Irtysh Pavlodar
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, leaving the club in December of the same year after one season.
On 30 January 2015, Burzanović transferred to
China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
side
Hunan Billows
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. In February 2016, Burzanović once again returned to his boyhood club Budućnost, signing a contract until the end of season.
International career
As early as 2002, he was part of the
FR Yugoslavia U-17 team at the
2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
Burzanović was a constant member of
Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team
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. On 8 June 2005, Burzanović earned his first and only
cap
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for
Serbia and Montenegro as a substitute for
Miloš Marić
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Career
He was released by Olympiacos in summer 2007. He rejoined to his former coach Trond Sollied at K.A.A. Gent. On 9 January 2010 ...
in the third minute of second-half stoppage time against
Italy
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. The
friendly match, which took place in the Canadian city of
Toronto
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, finished as a 1–1 draw. When the state-union of
Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved in May 2006, Burzanović opted to represent his native
Montenegro
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on the international scene, and played in the first match of the
Montenegro national football team
The Montenegro national football team ( cnr, Фудбалска репрезентација Црне Горе, Fudbalska reprezentacija Crne Gore) has represented Montenegro in international football since 2007. It is controlled by the Football ...
in 2007, where he scored the game-winning goal from a penalty shot in a 2–1 victory over
Hungary
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.
He was officially acknowledged as Montenegro's best player and received the award in 2004.
Career statistics
International goals
:''Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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Igor Burzanovićat Srbijafudbal.net
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Podgorica
Association football midfielders
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers
Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
Montenegrin footballers
Montenegro international footballers
Dual men's international footballers
FK Budućnost Podgorica players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Nagoya Grampus players
Igor Burzanovic
FC Irtysh Pavlodar players
Hunan Billows F.C. players
OFK Petrovac players
FK Iskra Danilovgrad players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Montenegrin First League players
J1 League players
Igor Burzanovic
Kazakhstan Premier League players
China League One players
Montenegrin expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Serbia
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Expatriate footballers in Japan
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Expatriate footballers in Thailand
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Expatriate footballers in China
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in China