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 | Winger, Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Roma | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 9 | (4) |
| 2000–2006 | Lecce | 111 | (34) |
| 2006– | Roma | 99 | (23) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | (0) |
| 2007– | Montenegro | 15 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 9, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mirko Vučinić (born 1 October 1983 in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin footballer currently playing for Serie A club Roma. He is usually deployed as a side striker or winger, and is known for his speed, dribbling and goal scoring abilities.
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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 fourth season for the club, the 21 year-old Vučinić scored 19 goals in 28 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 30 August 2006, he signed a one year loan contract with A.S. Roma worth €3.25M with an option of buying 50% rights from Lecce once the season finishes for an additional €3.25M[1].
During his first season in Rome, 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 Roma in the 1–0 victory against Siena on 28 January 2007[3], his first goal in the UEFA Champions League during the quarter-finals match 2–1 victory against Manchester United on 4 April 2007[4]. He also scored another Serie A 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 €3.25M, 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]
As veteran Francesco Totti was usually deployed as a lone striker, 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 Milan at the San Siro, with veteran striker Totti injured, Vučinić started as a striker 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 game against city rivals Lazio, Roma won by 3–2 with Vučinić leaving his mark with a left-foot equalizer and an assist to Simone Perrotta's goal. Another decisive goal of Vučinić was a header against Real Madrid C.F. at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, securing a 2–1 win for his side as well as qualification to the successive round.
In June 2008 Roma finally bought him outright by paying Lecce €12m.[8]
On November 4, 2008, he scored two goals in Roma's UEFA Champions League group stage match against Chelsea F.C., emerging 3–1 winners.
[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 three times for the Serbia and Montenegro team, but on 23 May 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 24 March 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.[9] He also scored in every appearance for Montenegro picking up four goals in his first four games.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 24 March 2007 | Podgorica, Montenegro |  Hungary |
2–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 2. | 22 August 2007 | Podgorica, Montenegro |  Slovenia |
1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 3. | 12 September 2007 | Podgorica, Montenegro |  Sweden |
1–2 | Loss | Friendly |
| 4. | 17 October 2007 | Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia |
0–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 5. | 6 September 2008 | Podgorica, Montenegro |  Bulgaria |
2–2 | Draw | WC 2010 Qualification |
| 6. | 15 October 2008 | Lecce, Italy |  Italy |
2–1 | Loss | WC 2010 Qualification |
| 7. | 9 September 2009 | Podgorica, Montenegro |  Cyprus |
1–1 | Draw | WC 2010 Qualification |
| 8. | 18 November 2009 | Podgorica, Montenegro |  Belarus |
1–0 | Win | Friendly |
[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | European Games | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| 1999–00 | FK Sutjeska | Yugoslavia League | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | U.S. Lecce | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | U.S. Lecce | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | U.S. Lecce | Serie B | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 2003–04 | U.S. Lecce | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | U.S. Lecce | Serie A | 28 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 |
| 2005–06 | U.S. Lecce | Serie A | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
| Total | 111 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 37 | ||
| 2006–07 | A.S. Roma | Serie A | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | A.S. Roma | Serie A | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 14 |
| 2008–09 | A.S. Roma | Serie A | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 17 |
| Total | 85 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 116 | 34 | ||
| Career Total | 205 | 58 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 245 | 75 | ||
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "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. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=6251. Retrieved 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) 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) Vucinic pronto al decollo "Il mio modello è Montella"
- ^ Mirko Vucinic si sblocca e la Roma vince 2-1
- ^ "RISOLUZIONE A FAVORE DI A.S. ROMA DELL'ACCORDO DI PARTECIPAZIONE RELATIVO AL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DI MIRKO VUCINIC" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2008-06-20. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=9152. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Montenegro beats Hungary 2-1 in its first international friendly
[edit] External links
- Profile on AS Roma 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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| Preceded by None |
Montenegro captain 2007– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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