Ivan Kecojević
 Kecojević with Gaziantepspor in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Kecojević | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Center back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Mornar Bar | 41 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Teleoptik | 40 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Čukarički Stankom (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | OFK Beograd | 60 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Gaziantepspor | 46 | (1) |
| 2014– | FC Zürich | 76 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Montenegro U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2012– | Montenegro | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2016. | |||
Ivan Kecojević (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Иван Кецојевић, born 10 April 1988 in Bar) is a Montenegrin footballer, who plays as a defender for Swiss club FC Zürich.
Club career
Early career
He started playing in his hometown club FK Mornar. He made his debut for the senior squad still in the 2004–05 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro. After 2006 when Montenegro separated and formed its own league, Kecojević still played the first 6 months of the 2006–07 season, when, during the winter break he moved to Serbia and signed with FK Teleoptik. Teleoptik is known for being FK Partizan´s satellite club, and most better players end up having good prospects of later earning a chance in Partizan´s main team, or other Serbian top league clubs.
Kecojević played with Teleoptik for two and a half seasons, before getting a chance in the Serbian SuperLiga by being loaned to FK Čukarički Stankom. There he became a regular player making 25 league appearances that season. Unsurprisingly, in the following summer of 2010 he signed a 3-year contract with another SuperLiga club, OFK Beograd.[1]
Gaziantepspor
Kecojević signed for Gaziantepspor in August 2012 on a four-year contract.[2] In a match against Beşiktaş J.K. he attempted to go on the field in only briefs without any shorts on.[3]
Zürich
On January 9, 2013, Kecojević signed for FC Zürich, after which club chairman Ancillo Canepa told journalists that "In Ivan we got an excellent, experienced player, focused one hundred percent on football."[4]
International career
Since 2008 he has been a regular player of the Montenegro national under-21 football team. Under coach Branko Brnović he began appearing for the Montenegrin senior side in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification phase.
References
- ↑ Ivan Kecojević at Srbijafudbal
- ↑ Sportal (Serbian): Kecojević uspešno prošao testove i potpisao za Turke - August 17, 2012
- ↑ Vesti Online - Gaf: Kecojević krenuo na teren bez šortsa - February 18, 2013
- ↑ Mozzart Sport: Nekadašnji štoper OFK Beograda Ivan Kecojević preselio se iz turskog Gacijantepa u Cirih. (Serbian) 9 January 2013
External links
- Ivan Kecojević at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ivan Kecojević Stats at Utakmica.rs