Milovan "Mike" Bakić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Милован Мајк Бакић; born 30 December 1952) is a Canadian retired

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player.

Club career

Bakić played professional club soccer for

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club (/''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian semi-professional Association football, soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a Non-FIFA international football, non-FIFA sanct ...

, Rochester Lancers,

Washington Diplomats The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club representing Washington, D.C. Throughout their playing existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and indoor home matches at the neighboring D.C. A ...

and

Houston Hurricane The Houston Hurricane was a soccer team based out of Houston that played in the NASL. They played from 1978 to 1980. Their home field was the Astrodome. Their colors were orange, white and red. History The team was the last of six expansion ...

. He also played indoor soccer for the Hartford Hellions and Kansas City Comets. Mike Bakic wiki photo

International career

Bakić represented

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

at the

1977 CONCACAF Championship The 1977 CONCACAF Championship, the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Mexico from 8 to 23 October. Mexico national football team, Mexico, as the host nation, easily secured a third title and a place in 1978 FIFA World Cup, ...

, scoring two goals in four games. He was the first player of

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descent to play for Canada. He debuted for Canada against

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on 12 October 1977, scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory in

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. His last cap came against

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on 22 October 1977 in a 1–3 defeat in

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''

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* 1952 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Hartford Hellions players Houston Hurricane players Serbian White Eagles FC players Serbian White Eagles FC non-playing staff Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Naturalized citizens of Canada Naturalised association football players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players Serbian emigrants to Canada Washington Diplomats (NASL) players Yugoslav emigrants to Canada Canadian National Soccer League players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-footy-bio-stub