Srdjan Djekanović
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Srđan Đekanović | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zemun[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Zemun | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Zmaj Zemun (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2003 | Radnički Obrenovac | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Železničar Belgrade | 34 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Toronto FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | Montreal Impact | 30 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Canada U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Serbian White Eagles Vancouver | ||
| 2010- | UBC Thunderbirds (ass't) | ||
| 2011 | USL Super 20 Revolution | ||
| 2011-2012 | CCB U18 Boys | ||
| 2012- | Fusion FC U17 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Srđan Đekanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Ђекановић, usually referred to in English as Srdjan Djekanovic) (born 8 January 1983 in Belgrade) is a Serbian-born Canadian professional soccer player. He was also an international for Canada.
Currently Djekanović is director and head coach of Primo Sports Soccer Academy[2], assistant and goalkeeper coach at University of British Columbia men's soccer program,[3] and head coach of HPL (High Performance League) team Fusion FC U17, which plays out of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career in Europe
Djekanović's professional career has included stops at Zemun, Zmaj, Radnički Obrenovac, and Železničar Beograd in Serbia from 2001-2004.
[edit] North America
Djekanović played two seasons of college soccer for the University of British Columbia, with whom he won the CIS National Championships in 2005. At the same time he played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, with whom he also won the USL First Division Championship in 2006.
On 2 June 2007, Djekanović made his first ever MLS start in goal in a match versus the Colorado Rapids. He recorded his first victory as his Toronto FC won 2-1, and he earned his first clean sheet on 17 June 2007 in a 4-0 Toronto FC win over FC Dallas. Toronto FC finished the 2007 season with the team record 6-17-7, while the team record with Djekanović starting was 2-3-2, with 1.28 goals against average, both by far being the team best. Djekanović also played in 10 reserve team games during the 2007 season while with Toronto FC, not allowing a goal in his last 6 games played with the reserves.
Following the 2007 MLS season, he returned to UBC and backstopped them to yet another national championship. On 28 February 2008, Djekanović was signed to his former team, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4] On 13 August 2008, Djekanović was released by the Whitecaps.[5] After leaving the Whitecaps, Djekanović had been linked with a move to Houston Dynamo of the MLS.[6]
He returned to the UBC Thunderbirds for a short period of time in September 2008. On 9 January 2009 he signed with Montreal Impact.[7]
[edit] International
Despite being born in Yugoslavia, Djekanović is a naturalized Canadian citizen. He made three appearances for the Canadian U-20 national team in 2003. He was called up to the senior side to face Jamaica on 31 January 2010 but remained on the bench.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Montreal Impact
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2009
[edit] Vancouver Whitecaps
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2006
[edit] UBC Thunderbirds
- CIS Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championship (2): 2007
- CIS Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championship (1): 2005
[edit] References
- ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-02-21). "Srdjan Djekanovic RedNation Online Interview" (in English). http://www.rednationonline.ca/RNOInterviewSeriesSrdjanDjekanovic.aspx. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ [1]
- ^ UBC SOCCER
- ^ Whitecaps Sign Djekanović and Forko
- ^ Djekanović released by Whitecaps
- ^ Djekanović to Houston?
- ^ Djekanović signs for Montreal
[edit] External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Canadian soccer players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Montreal Impact (USL First Division) players
- Montreal Impact (USSF Division 2) players
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- Canadian people of Serbian descent
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Serbian footballers
- Serbian emigrants to Canada
- FK Zemun players
- FK Radnički Obrenovac players
- Toronto FC players
- University of British Columbia alumni
- UBC Thunderbirds soccer players
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (USL First Division) players
