Marko Lomić (

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: Марко Ломић; born 13 September 1983) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Lomić started out at his hometown club Borac Čačak, before transferring to

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in the summer of 2002. He spent the following three seasons with the ''Lavovi'', winning the

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. On 23 June 2005, Lomić signed a four-year contract with Partizan. He was given the number 13 shirt, previously worn by

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n youth international Kim Chi-woo. Over the next two seasons, Lomić made 50 league appearances and scored three goals for the club. In June 2007, Lomić was transferred to TuS Koblenz, penning a three-year deal. On 31 August 2009, Lomić rejoined Partizan from TuS Koblenz after the two clubs agreed a transfer. He signed a two-year contract and was given the number 11 shirt. In his comeback season, Lomić made 25 league appearances and scored three goals, thus helping his team win the title, as well as making the competition's best eleven. On 5 July 2010, Lomić moved to Dynamo Moscow, penning a three-year deal. He made a total of 106 official appearances and scored one goal for the club in the following four seasons. In July 2014, Lomić signed a two-year contract with Mordovia Saransk. He scored a brace in a 2–1 home league win over

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on 2 November 2014.

International career

Lomić was selected by Vladimir Petrović in the 18-man squad to represent

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at the

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. He appeared in all three group games; a 0–6 loss to

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, a 1–5 loss to

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, and a 2–3 loss to

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, as the team finished bottom of the table. Subsequently, Lomić was a regular member of the national under-21 team during the UEFA Under-21 Championship 2006 qualifiers. He also played the full 90 minutes in all four of Serbia and Montenegro's matches in the final tournament, where they were eliminated in the semi-final by

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after penalties. In August 2006, Lomić was called up to the Serbia national team by manager

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for their first match as an independent country against the

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, but an injury ruled him out of the game. He however appeared in an unofficial friendly against the Basque Country on 27 December 2006. Eventually, Lomić made his debut for Serbia in a friendly match against

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on 7 April 2010 in Osaka, playing the full 90 minutes. Although the team was composed of players from country's top domestic league, Serbia won 3–0. He also played in a shocking 1–3 loss at home to

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in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier on 8 October 2010. His third and final international was a November 2012

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against

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Statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Železnik *

: 2004–05 ;Partizan *

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: 2009–10

Individual

* Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2009–10

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lomic, Marko 1983 births Living people Footballers from Čačak Men's association football fullbacks Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Serbia and Montenegro Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Borac Čačak players FK Železnik players FK Partizan players TuS Koblenz players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Mordovia Saransk players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players 2. Bundesliga players Russian Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia