Miško Mirković (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Мишко Мирковић ; ''Turkish'': Mert Meriç) (born 7 July 1966) is a former Serbian international

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er. He played all position of defensive and midfield position. While playing in Turkey, he became a naturalized Turkish citizen and there he was known as Mert MeriçMeriç for Fenerbahçe
/ref> on his Turkish passport. Mirković played the last edition of

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

before he left for Turkish

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side

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. In September 2000, he was signed by Fenerbahçe S.K., to meet with

Zoran Mirković Zoran "Bata" Mirković ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Бата Мирковић, ; born 21 September 1971) is a retired Serbian footballer and current manager. Playing career Club career Mirković made his first appearance for FK Rad during the 1990– ...

, who signed in July. Mirković played in Süper Lig until he joined

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in August 2003. On the international level he played two friendly matches for

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, against

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and

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in June 1997.

Achievements

* 1997 - Won

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

with

* 2001 - Won

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with Fenerbahçe

References

External links

*http://www.reprezentacija.rs/reprezentativci/Mirkovic_Misko.htm * *http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=24438 1966 births Living people Yugoslav footballers Serbian footballers Turkish footballers Serbian emigrants to Turkey Serbian expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro international footballers OFK Beograd players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Kocaelispor footballers Elazığspor footballers Süper Lig players Expatriate footballers in Turkey Association football defenders Place of birth missing (living people) Naturalized citizens of Turkey Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub