Milivoje Ćirković (; born 14 April 1977) is a Serbian retired

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who played as a defender.

Club career

After returning from his loan at Milicionar, Ćirković played his first official game for Partizan in November 1999. He became a first-team regular in the 2000–01 season, making a career-high 34 appearances across all competitions. In the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, Ćirković helped Partizan win back-to-back championship titles. He was subsequently a member of the team that reached the group stage of the

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, converting the decisive penalty in the shoot-out against

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in the final qualifying round. In January 2006, Ćirković extended his contract with Partizan for another four years. He was deemed surplus to requirements after failing to make any appearances in the 2007–08 season.

International career

At international level, Ćirković was capped 12 times (3 unofficial) for

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(previously known as FR Yugoslavia). He made his international debut in November 2000, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 2–1 away friendly loss to

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. In January 2001, Ćirković represented his country at the

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, as the team would go on to win the unofficial tournament. His final international was a February 2005

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away against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Partizan *

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: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 *

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: 2000–01

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cirkovic, Milivoje 1977 births Living people Footballers from Srem District Men's association football fullbacks Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Radnički Nova Pazova players FK Partizan players FK Budućnost Valjevo players FK Milicionar players FK Teleoptik players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players