Darko Kolić ( sr-Cyrl, Дарко Колић; born October 6, 1971) is a

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former

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Playing career

Kolić began his professional career in his hometown of

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(near the

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neighborhood where he grew up) in 1992 – first with

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in the

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and then Hajduk Belgrade in the

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. He signed with the Montreal Impact in 1997 and played with the team until the end of the 2006 season, with stints in

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in 1998 and

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in 1999. He tallied 17 goals and nine assists while playing for

in 1999 and with that performance, he finished fourth in league scoring and earned a spot on the second all-star team. When he returned to the

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in 2000, he finished first in team scoring with eight goals and four assists. With the Impact, he won the Montreal Cup, a six-team international tournament played at

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in 2001, the league championship in 2004, as well as the regular-season title in 1997, 2005 and 2006. In the 2007 season, he played for the

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(then the Impact farm team) in nineteen games, scoring sixteen goals. His contract was not renewed in December 2007 and he joined

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. For Vermont, Kolić appeared in eighteen games and notched fourteen goals.

Coaching career

Kolić began his coaching career in 2007 when he was named assistant coach of the

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. In November, he left the Stingers and joined

, becoming the assistant to Bo Simić. In February 2011, Kolić was named technical director of FC Anjou located in the eastern part of the city of

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. He replaced another retired Impact player, Jason DiTullio, and was assisted by Impact players

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, Reda Agourram and Hicham Aâboubou.

Honours

*1997: Commissioner's Cup *2001: Montreal Cup *2002:

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*2003:

*2003: Can Am Cup *2004: USL First Division Championship *2004:

*2004: Can Am Cup *2005: Commissioner's Cup *2005:

*2006: Commissioner's Cup *2006:

*2008: PASL MVP

Recreational

Kolić represented Canada at Quebec Calcetto Soccer League (QCSL) 2009 with sixteen games and thirty-four goals.

References

External links

Darko Soccer Academy - official site
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolic, Darko 1971 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Canadian people of Serbian descent Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Rad players FK Hajduk Beograd players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Richmond Kickers players Long Island Rough Riders players Trois-Rivières Attak players Vermont Voltage players USL First Division players USL League Two players A-League (1995–2004) players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States