Mirko Ivanić (, ; born 13 September 1993) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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for
Red Star Belgrade
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. Born in Serbia, he represents the
Montenegro national team.
Club career
Vojvodina
Born in
Bački Jarak
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, Ivanić came through the youth academy of
Vojvodina
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, before being loaned to
Proleter Novi Sad in order to get senior football experience. He made 24 appearances and scored five goals in the
2012–13 Serbian First League
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. In the summer of 2013, Ivanić returned to Vojvodina, appearing in a 2–0 home win over
Budapest Honvéd
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in the first leg of the
Europa League
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second qualifying round. He was sent on loan again to Proleter Novi Sad, before returning to Vojvodina in the 2014 winter transfer window. Upon his return to the club, Ivanić played regularly under manager
Branko Babić
Branko "Sosa" Babić (; born 11 September 1950) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Playing career
During his playing career, Babić represented Osijek (Yugoslavia) and Beringen (Belgium) in the 1970s. He made five league appearanc ...
, helping his team win the
2013–14 Serbian Cup
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The competition will start on 4 September 2013 and concludes with the Final on 7 May 2014.
The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2014 ...
.
In the 2014–15 season, Ivanić became one of the team's most influential players, making 26 league appearances and scoring 10 goals, one less than
Mijat Gaćinović
Mijat Gaćinović (, ; born 8 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Serbia national team.
Club career Vojvodina
Gaćinović was born in Novi Sad while his fa ...
. During the final days of the summer 2015 transfer window, Partizan offered Vojvodina €1.5 million for Ivanić, but Ivanić rejected it, as he insisted on refusing offers from Vojvodina's rivals Partizan and
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 ...
.
BATE Borisov
On 2 February 2016, Ivanić signed a contract with
BATE Borisov
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.
On 26 November 2017, in the last game of the season BATE Borisov were 3-2 down against
FC Gorodeya
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History
The team was founded in 2004 as a futsal club. They played in the Minsk Oblast championship and later in the Belarusian futs ...
, Mirko scored the last minute equaliser against them to make it 3-3 which was enough to see them win the league on goal difference against league rivals
Dinamo Minsk.
During his three-year stint in
Borisov
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* Borisova, Perm Krai, Russia
* Boriso ...
, Ivanić won the
league
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* Sports league
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three times, as well as featuring in the
Europa League
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group stage two seasons in a row.
Red Star Belgrade
On 8 February 2019,
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 ...
officially announced the signing of Ivanić
in a €1.3 million transfer.
He chose the number 8 jersey, previously worn by former teammate at Vojvodina,
Dejan Meleg
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Club career Vojvodina
Meleg made his professional debut with FK ...
, who was sent out on loan to Greek side
Levadiakos
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.
Before his transfer to
BATE Borisov
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, Ivanić declined offers from both Red Star and
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**FK Partizan, association fo ...
, stating that "it wouldn't work as the captain of Vojvodina to move to Partizan or Red Star".
International career
Ivanić made his debut for the
Serbian national under-21 team in a friendly against
Italy U21 on 30 March 2015. He was subsequently selected to represent his country at the
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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* ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005
* ''15'' (Ani Lorak album ...
, but failed to make an appearance. On 14 March 2017, however, Ivanić received a call-up to the
Montenegro national team in a
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against
Poland
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on March 26, 2017. In the match against Poland, which Montenegro lost 1-2, Ivanić made his debut coming on the field as a substitute for
Damir Kojašević
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While playing as a professional in Kaz ...
in the 80th minute. On 27 March 2018 he scored his first goal in the national team in a 2–2 draw against
Turkey
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. Despite being called up in June 2019, Ivanić (along with
Filip Stojković
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and Serbian manager
Ljubiša Tumbaković
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He is the most successful coach in the history of Serbian powerhouse Partizan which he led to six national championship titles and three national cup wi ...
) refused to play for the national team against
Kosovo
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. Tumbaković was sacked for his actions the next day.
Montenegro sack Ljubisa Tumbakovic for missing Kosovo match
BBC Sport. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
Career statistics
Club
International goals
:''Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.''
Honours
;Vojvodina
* Serbian Cup
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From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...
: 2013–14
;BATE Borisov
* Belarusian Premier League
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(3): 2016
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, 2017
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, 2018
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* Belarusian Super Cup
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(2): 2017
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, 2018
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;Red Star Belgrade
*Serbian SuperLiga
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(4): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
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, 2021–22
*Serbian Cup
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From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...
(2): 2020–21
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, 2021–22
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
People from Bački Jarak
Serbian people of Montenegrin descent
Association football midfielders
Serbian footballers
Serbia under-21 international footballers
Montenegrin footballers
Montenegro international footballers
FK Proleter Novi Sad players
FK Vojvodina players
FC BATE Borisov players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Serbian First League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Belarusian Premier League players
Serbian expatriate footballers
Montenegrin expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Belarus
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Belarus