Milan Purović (; born 7 May 1985) is a Montenegrin retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Titograd,

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, Purović made his professional debuts with

FK Budućnost Podgorica Fudbalski Klub Budućnost Podgorica (Cyrillic: Будућност Подгорица, , lit. "Future") is a Montenegrin football club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is competing in the Montenegrin First League. Its colours are blue and white. ...

. He then played for

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 2005 to 2007, alongside

Nikola Žigić Nikola Žigić ( sr-cyr, Никола Жигић, ; born 25 September 1980) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a centre forward. Žigić was born in Bačka Topola, in what was then SFR Yugoslavia. He began playing football as a youngs ...

, with the

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standing at respectively 193 and 202 cm. Purović attracted interest from several clubs outside Serbia, and signed for

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in the summer of 2007. However, he only managed two

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goals in his first season (six all competitions comprised), and would be loaned to Turkish

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side Kayserispor for 2008–09. In 2009–10 another loan ensued, as Purović joined Hungary's

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. It would be however a short-lived one, as in early 2010 he moved to Slovenia with NK Olimpija Ljubljana on yet another loan. He split the following campaign between another two teams,

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in the Portuguese second level and

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in Belgium, both still on loan from Sporting; he appeared in only 11 league matches for the two clubs combined. On 27 July 2011, Purović terminated his contract with the

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-based club and signed for

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

. On 9 April 2014, after featuring rarely for both FC Metalurh Zaporizhya and

FK Bežanija FK Bežanija () is a football club based in Bežanija, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Inter-Municipal League, the sixth tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its ea ...

, he joined Malaysia Super League team Perak FA, replacing departed foreign player

Želimir Terkeš Želimir Terkeš (born 8 January 1981) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football striker who last played for Zadar. He previously played for NK Zadar, NK Zagreb, HNK Čapljina, HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, NK Inter Zaprešić, Chongqing Lifan and P ...

. He made his debut against Johor Darul Takzim FC, six days later.

International career

A member of the Montenegro national team, Purović made his debut against

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during his country's first international match as an independent country, on 24 March 2007. Previously, he represented Serbia and Montenegro under-21s at the

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, alongside future Sporting teammates

Vladimir Stojković Vladimir Stojković (, ; born 28 July 1983) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Saudi club Al-Fayha as a goalkeeper. During his career he played for the two biggest clubs in his country, Red Star and Partizan, but also represente ...

and Simon Vukčević, and also appeared for FR Yugoslavia at the 2002 European Under-17 Championship. He has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 2008

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away against

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Honours

Red Star * Serbian SuperLiga: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

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: 2005–06, 2006–07 Sporting * Taça de Portugal: 2007–08

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