Mirko Vučinić
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mirko Vučinić | |
| Date of birth | October 1, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Nikšić, SFR Yugoslavia | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | A.S. Roma | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998–1999 | Sutjeska Nikšić | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2000 2001–2006 2006–2007 2007- |
Sutjeska Nikšić U.S. Lecce → A.S. Roma (loan) A.S. Roma |
9 (4) 111 (34) 25 (2) 53 (16) |
| National team | ||
| 2005–2006 2007– |
Serbia and Montenegro Montenegro |
2 (0) 10 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mirko Vučinić (born October 1, 1983 in Nikšić, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin footballer forward currently playing in the Italian Serie A for A.S. Roma.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Having been signed at a young age, Vučinić showed remarkable promise early and was quickly snatched by U.S. Lecce. In his third (2004–05) season for the club, the 21 year-old Vučinić scored 19 goals in 29 games. Following that successful season, his progress came to a halt with only nine goals recorded in 31 games as his career stalled due to injury.
[edit] Roma
On August 30, 2006, he signed a one year loan contract with Roma worth €3.5m with an option of buying him entirely from Lecce once the season finishes for an additional €7.5m[1].
During his first season with AS Roma, he did not feature much as he had operations on his left knee twice.[2] Also, the presence of the European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti as the lone forward of Roma's tactical formation did not give Vučinić much playing time. Despite this, he succeeded in scoring three goals: his first goal for AS Roma in the 1-0 victory against Siena on January 28, 2007[3], his first goal in the UEFA Champions League during the quarter-finals match 2-1 victory against Manchester United on April 4, 2007[4]. He also scored another serie an away goal against Catania in a game that saw roma beat the Sicilians 2-0.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Roma paid Lecce the pre-agreed price of €7.5m, to sign Vučinić 50% of rights.[5]. He decided to wear the jersey #9, owned by Vincenzo Montella in the last eight seasons, and also stated that he would like to do the same that Montella did at Roma.[6]
Due to the role of Francesco Totti in Roma's play, Vučinić began to play as left winger in Luciano Spalletti's 4-2-3-1. He scored his first goal of the season in the 2-1 victory against Sporting CP, in the Champions League group stage, allowing Roma to get the vital goal to earn them three points.[7]
In the following game away to AC Milan at the San Siro, Vučinić started as a striker, rather than a left winger, to replace injured Totti, who sustained an injury in the previous match against Sporting CP, and scored a header, from a cross by his teammate Cicinho. It was the only goal of the game as Roma picked up a win over its rival. This proved decisive again, as in the Lazio game in which Roma won by 3-2, he performed very well. He scored a left-foot equalizer and then assisted Simone Perrotta's goal.
Another decisive goal of Vučinić is a header against Real Madrid, securing Roma's 2-1 win.
[edit] International career
Vučinić was one of the two Montenegro-born players who had been chosen to play for Serbia and Montenegro at 2006 FIFA World Cup (the other one was Dragoslav Jevrić); he had been capped already two times for the Serbia and Montenegro team, but on May 23, 2006 he got injured and could not participate in the competition.
After Montenegro became an independent country, and a new national team was established, Vučinić chose to play for it and, when on March 24, 2007, Montenegro national team played its first international match against Hungary, Vučinić scored the first goal, a penalty, of Montenegro's history, of whom currently he is also the captain.[8] He also scored in every appearance for Montenegro picking up four goals in his first four games.
[edit] Career Statistics
| Season | Team | League | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | European Games | Total | ||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| 1999-00 | FK Sutjeska | Yugoslavia League | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2000-01 | US Lecce | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | US Lecce | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | US Lecce | Serie B | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 2003-04 | US Lecce | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2004-05 | US Lecce | Serie A | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 |
| 2005-06 | US Lecce | Serie A | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
| 2006-07 | AS Roma | Serie A | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| 2007-08 | AS Roma | Serie A | 33 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 14 |
| 2008-09 | AS Roma | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 182 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 205 | 57 | ||
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (Italian) "Acquisizione a titolo temporaneo con diritto di opzione per l'acquisizione a titolo definitivo con accordo di partecipazione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Mirko Vučinić" (in Italian). asroma.it. Retrieved on 30 August 2006.
- ^ (Italian) Roma: altro stop per Vucinic, sarà operato al ginocchio sinistro
- ^ (Italian) Vucinic-gol, la Roma non perde la speranza
- ^ (English) Roma defeat United's ten men
- ^ (Italian) [http://www.asroma.it/UserFiles/689.pdf Esercitato il diritto d'opzione per l'acquisizione a titolo definitivo con accordo di partecipazione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Mirko Vučinić]
- ^ (Italian) [http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2007/07_Luglio/17/vucinic.shtml Vucinic pronto al decollo "Il mio modello è Montella"]
- ^ Mirko Vucinic si sblocca e la Roma vince 2-1
- ^ (English) Montenegro beats Hungary 2-1 in its first international friendly
[edit] External links
- Profile on AS Roma's official website
- World Cup 2006 Official Site - Upcoming Talents to Watch For
- UEFA U-21 Championship - Serbo-Montenegrin coach Okuka missing key players
- Mirko Vučinić profile, career timeline and detailed statistics
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