Miloš Bogunović (; born 10 June 1985) is a

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who plays as a forward.

Club career

Early career

After spending his development years at local clubs

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and Teleoptik, Bogunović made his senior debuts with Srem Jakovo in the

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in 2003. He was subsequently transferred to top-flight side Rad in the 2006 winter transfer window. However, the club suffered relegation to the second tier at the end of the season. In the following season, Bogunović was the team's third-highest scorer with eight league goals, behind Filip Đorđević (16) and Brana Ilić (9), as Rad failed to earn promotion back after losing in the playoffs to BSK Borča. The club eventually won promotion in

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, after defeating

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in the final elimination round. With 13 league goals, Bogunović finished the season as the club's top scorer ahead of the likes of Brana Ilić (6) and Vladimir Jovančić (4).

Partizan

On 18 June 2008, Bogunović moved to Partizan, signing a four-year deal. He made his competitive debut for the club in the first leg of the

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second qualifying round, on 29 July 2008, scoring the opener in a 1–1 draw away at Inter Baku. On 13 August 2008, Bogunović scored a 14th-minute goal in the third qualifying round first leg versus Fenerbahçe, to give his team a 2–0 lead. He then scored an amazing long-distance goal, which was eventually disallowed due to offside. The game eventually ended in a 2–2 draw. On 18 September 2008, Bogunović scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory over

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in the first leg of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round. He also helped the club defend the domestic

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. In January 2010, Bogunović moved to Spain and joined

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, on a six-month loan deal. He made his official debut for the club in a league game against

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on 7 March 2010, which Cádiz won 4–3. Until the end of the season, Bogunović made just two more appearances, as the club was relegated to

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. After returning from loan, Bogunović helped Partizan qualify for the

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group stage, but failed to make his debut in the main competition. He also collected his second double at the end of the season.

Later career

In July 2011, Bogunović signed a two-year contract with SuperLiga newcomers

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. He spent two seasons at the club, making 48 league appearances and scoring six goals. In the summer of 2013, Bogunović moved abroad for the second time and joined Thai club

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. In early 2015, Bogunović returned to his country and joined SuperLiga club Donji Srem. He switched to fellow top-tier side Spartak Subotica in August of the same year.

International career

Bogunović made his international debut for

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in a 0–1 friendly loss against

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on 14 December 2008.

Statistics

Honours

;Partizan *

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: 2008–09, 2010–11 *

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: 2008–09, 2010–11 ;Teleoptik *

: 2016–17 ;Žarkovo *

: 2017–18

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogunovic, Milos 1985 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Srem Jakovo players FK Rad players FK Partizan players Cádiz CF players FK Novi Pazar players Milos Bogunovic FK Donji Srem players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Teleoptik players OFK Žarkovo players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Segunda División players Milos Bogunovic Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand