Serbia national football team
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Nickname(s) | Beli Orlovi (White Eagles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Association of Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Vladimir Petrović | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Dejan Stanković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Savo Milošević (102) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Savo Milošević (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Stadion Crvena Zvezda Stadion FK Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | SRB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest | 13 (September 2009, March 2010, July 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 47 (Jun 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic 1–3 Serbia (Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Azerbaijan 1–6 Serbia (Baku, Azerbaijan; 17 October 2007) Serbia 6–1 Bulgaria (Belgrade, Serbia; 19 November 2008) Serbia 5–0 Romania (Belgrade, Serbia; 10 October 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ukraine 2–0 Serbia (Kiev, Ukraine; 26 March 2008) Serbia 1–3 Estonia (Belgrade, Serbia; 8 October 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 11[1] (first in 1930) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 4th 1930, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 5[1] (first in 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 2nd 1960, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Serbia national football team (Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије, [Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their head coach is Vladimir Petrović. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbia national team the direct descendant of the SFR Yugoslavia national football team. In 2010, for the first time in history, Serbia was represented as an independent nation in the FIFA World Cup.
History
1920–1992 Heritage from Yugoslavia
Serbian national team was previously known as the Yugoslav national football team from 15 January 1991 until 4 February 2003, and then as the Serbia and Montenegro national football team until 3 June 2006 when Serbia declared independence as the successor state to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was officially renamed the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006, while the Montenegro national football team was created to represent the new state of Montenegro.
Between 1921 and 1992, the team did not exist as we know it today, since Serbia was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1943) and later on, of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1991). The Serbia national team existed from 1919 to 1921, but ceased to exist following the creation of the first Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
However, the Football Association of Serbia is a FIFA member since 1921 and a UEFA member since its creation in 1954. The Serbia national team is recognized, thanks to a mutual consent between both FIFA and UEFA, as the direct descendant of the Yugoslavia national team. Hence, the new national team formed in 1992 inherited of the full status, results, and achievements from Yugoslavia, which was not the case for any other country resulting from the breakup of Yugoslavia. Consequently, it did not have to apply to obtain a FIFA and UEFA status.
A similar situation happened following Montenegro's decision to secede following a referendum held on 21 May 2006. Once more, Serbia inherited of the Serbia and Montenegro full status, and did not have to apply for a FIFA and UEFA status, while Montenegro was obligated to do so.
1992–2000
Although the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formed on 28 April 1992, its teams were banned from all international sporting events, including the national football team. Consequently, the national team did not play its first game as a new country before 23 December 1994, a friendly match played in Porto Alegre and in which Brazil won by the mark of 2 – 0. This was the first ever team composed of Serbian and Montenegrin players exclusively, while Slobodan Santrač, a former Yugoslavia national team player, was named the team's first ever manager. The next game was played only three days later, this time in Buenos Aires, resulting in 1 – 0 loss to Argentina. Despite two losses in two games, the team was honoured to play its first two games ever against such football powerhouses.
Also due to the United Nations international sanctions, the team could not take part in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, nor the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying process.
On 31 March 1991, the team recorded its first official win in history, a 1 – 0 friendly against Uruguay, simultaneously marking the team's first ever home game, played at Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, and the first ever goal scored, courtesy of Savo Milošević. Slightly more than one year later, the team recorded its first ever win in a FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament in its first game in such a tournament, a 3 – 1 win over the Faroe Islands. Shortly after, the team also recorded its biggest win in history, once again against the Faroe Islands, 8 – 1. Yugoslavia finished second in Group 6, just behind Spain, meaning it had to go through the play-off system in order to qualify. Yugoslavia was paired up with Hungary, and what was believed would be a tough matchup turned out to be an easy win for Yugoslavia, 7 – 1 in Budapest and 5 – 0 in Belgrade, for an aggregate score of 12 – 1. This was enough to secure Yugoslavia its first ever FIFA World Cup appearance as a new country.
The 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding had Yugoslavia ranked in 21st position, but the Yugoslav national football team went to France as one of the shadow favorites for the World Cup. The New York Times stated that Yugoslavia could easily be a semi-finalist in that year's world cup.[2] The justification for such an estimation was partially found in the names of the Yugoslav players, members of great European teams and proven footballers. The draw put the team in Group F alongside Germany, the United States, and Iran. Yugoslavia won its first game 1 – 0 against Iran thanks to a goal from defender Siniša Mihajlović. The next game was a heartbreaker for Yugoslavia. After leading Germany 2 – 0, last game's hero, Mihajlović, scored an unlucky own goal following a German freekick, and Oliver Bierhoff equalised at 2 – 2 with only about ten minutes to the match. Nonetheless, Yugoslavia responded in the next game against the United States and won 1 – 0 due to an early goal in Nantes. Yugoslavia made easy work of Group 6, but despite an excellent record, the game against Germany would prove costly as Germany won the group thanks to a better goal difference.
Due to their second position, Yugoslavia saw itself face the Netherlands in the Round of 16. Yugoslavia entered in the match with a sole attacker, but its defensive tactics proved unsuccessful as Dennis Bergkamp put the Netherlands in front in the 38th minute. Immediately following the start of the second half, Yugoslavia pressured the Dutch, who inevitably conceded a header from Slobodan Komljenović. However, the turning point of this match was be a penalty awarded to Yugoslavia after Vladimir Jugović was fouled in the penalty area. Predrag Mijatović's shot dazzled Edwin van der Sar, but not the crossbar, and the scoreline remained the same at 1 – 1. Such an event demoralized the Yugoslavs, as the Dutch took the initiative. In the late seconds of the game, as everybody was preparing for extra time, Edgar Davids shot towards the Yugoslav net from a distance of 20 meters and beat goalkeeper Ivica Kralj, to the pure disbelief of the Yugoslav players and fans. This marked the end of Yugoslavia's run in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, since there was not much time left to do anything.
Unlucky events forced Yugoslavia out of the tournament, but the team definitely demonstrated its great ability and proved it had a spot among the world's best teams. This was also reflected in the FIFA World Rankings following the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in which Yugoslavia was constantly ranked in the Top 10 for a long period of time.
2000–2006
The draw for Euro 2000 qualifiers saw many eyebrows raised as first-seeded Yugoslavia was drawn in a group with Croatia, thus marking the first games between the two teams after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Other teams in the group were Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, and Malta. The coach of the national team first was Milan Živadinović, while Vujadin Boskov took over after his resignation.
Due to the NATO bombing of the country that started on 24 March 1999, Yugoslavia played its home fixture against Malta in Thessaloniki, Greece, winning 4 – 1.
The two highly anticipated games versus Croatia both ended in draws. First game in Belgrade ended with a scoreline 0 – 0 (the game was interrupted due to power outage at the beginning of the second half and resumed after 43 minutes[3]), while the other (which was the last fixture of the qualifying stage) ended 2 – 2 in Zagreb. The latter result however amounted to victory as was enough for Yugoslavia to secure a direct qualifying berth and knock Croatia out of European championship.
The draw for the Finals placed Yugoslavia in group C along with Spain, Norway, and Slovenia. The first game against Slovenia saw yet another former Yugoslav republic take a surprising 3 – 0 lead at Stade du Pays de Charleroi, but Yugoslavia managed to equalise by scoring three goals in only six minutes in mid-second half. The team's only victory in the tournament came in the second game versus Norway in Liège, thanks to an early Savo Milošević backheel strike. Final group game in Bruges was another high-scoring, but ultimately heartbreaking for Yugoslavia, as Spain won 4 – 3 with two late goals, despite the Yugoslavs taking the lead three times,the game has received 15min extension and immediately finished after Spain get the 4th goal thus, received many plaudits and critics. Yugoslavia ended the group in second place, as Norway failed to defeat Slovenia in Arnhem. In each of the three games, Yugoslavia had one player sent off (Siniša Mihajlović, Mateja Kežman, and Slaviša Jokanović, respectively).
In the quarter-finals, Yugoslavia was once again paired with Netherlands. Unlike the last time, the co-hosts made easy work of Yugoslavia, winning 6 – 1 in Rotterdam with Patrick Kluivert scoring a hat trick.
One of the few bright spots of Yugoslav team in the whole tournament was Savo Milošević, who was crowned the joint top scorer of the tournament, alongside Patrick Kluivert. Both players scored five goals, although Milošević played one game fewer.
The 2002 qualifiers marked the first time that Yugoslavia failed to reach a major tournament ever since its return to the big stage after the UN sanctions. The problems started with the major political turmoil in the country as well in the Yugoslav FA, which prompted the new coach Ilija Petković to resign only after one game (2 – 0 away victory against Luxembourg).
Milovan Đorić took over the team, but under his leadership, the team managed only two draws (1 – 1 at home vs. Switzerland and also 1 – 1 away in Slovenia, in both games the opponents managed to equalise in late stages of the game) and a 0 – 1 home loss to Russia (which marked the team's first, and to this date only home defeat in official matches). After Đorić's resignation, a three-man commission, consisting of Dejan Savićević, Vujadin Boškov, and Ivan Ćurković, took over the coaching duties, until Savićević ultimately took over on his own. The team managed to bounce back with a draw in Russia and a win in Switzerland, but failed to defeat Slovenia in the penultimate game, thus ended the qualifiers in third position.
Another failure came in the Euro 2004 qualifiers while competing for the first time as Serbia and Montenegro. Despite drawing both games against group favorites and eventual group winners Italy and winning both games against runner-ups Wales, Serbia and Montenegro failed to qualify, mostly due to embarrassing 2 – 2 home draw and 2 – 1 away loss to Azerbaijan.
Serbia and Montenegro began their 2006 World Cup campaign by finishing first with an undefeated record in their qualification group ahead of favourites Spain. The Serbia and Montenegro team also allowed only one goal in the 10 matches, the best defensive record out all 51 teams participating in qualification.
In the group stage, Serbia and Montenegro lost their opening game to joint group favourite, the Netherlands. The final score was 1 – 0 after Arjen Robben scored the only goal of the game. They also lost their second game to Argentina 6 – 0, the country's worst ever international result. With the team's two losses and with Netherlands and Argentina winning both their games, Serbia and Montenegro could no longer qualify for the knockout matches, and was playing for pride alone in their final group game against Côte d'Ivoire. Despite having a 2 – 0 lead for much of the first half, the Elephants managed to come back and win 3 – 2, leaving Serbia and Montenegro with a disappointing 0 – 0 – 3 World Cup run.
For the 2006 qualifiers, Serbia and Montenegro was drawn in a group with Spain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and San Marino. Led once again by Ilija Petković as coach, Serbia and Montenegro played some impressive defensive football—the "Famous Four" defense, consisting of Nemanja Vidić, Mladen Krstajić, Goran Gavrančić, and Ivica Dragutinović, with Dragoslav Jevrić as goalkeeper, allowed only one goal in ten games, finishing first with a 6 – 4 – 0 record, ahead of Spain.
However, after the injury of Mirko Vučinić before the start of the tournament in Germany, coach Petković caused massive controversy when he picked his own son Dušan as replacement. Dušan eventually decided to withdraw himself from the World Cup squad due to immense media pressure. All this events have greatly deteriorated the atmosphere in the team. Drawn in the "group of death" with Argentina, Netherlands, and debutants Côte d'Ivoire, for the first time in its history, the Serbian and Montenegrin national team lost all three group stage games and finished in dead last—32nd place.
After yet another defeat to Netherlands in the opening game (1–0), coach Petković fell victim of the media criticism of his too defensive-orientated play and used more offensive tactics in the second match against Argentina. This proved to be a huge mistake, as Serbia and Montenegro recorded its biggest ever defeat in the World cup history—6–0. In a meaningless game for both teams, Côte d'Ivoire defeated Serbia and Montenegro 3–2, despite Serbia and Montenegro taking a two-goal lead.
Competitive record
The Serbian Football Association is deemed the direct successor to both SFR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by FIFA, and therefore the inheritor to all the records of the defunct nations.
FIFA World Cup record
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European Championship record
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Euro 2012
Qualification
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Top Goalscorers during Qualification
- 3 goals
- 1 goal
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Date | Venues | Opponents | Results* | Scorers | Type of Games |
6 March 2010 | Algiers, Algeria | Algeria | 3:0 (1:0) | Pantelić (16') Kuzmanović (55') Tošić (65') | |
7 April 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Japan | 3:0 (2:0) | Mrđa (15', 23') Tomić (60') | |
29 May 2010 | Klagenfurt, Austria | New Zealand | 0:1 (0:1) | Smeltz (22') | |
2 June 2010 | Kufstein, Austria | Poland | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
5 June 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Cameroon | 4:3 (4:2) | Webo (5') Krasić (16') Webo (20') Stanković (25') Milijaš (44') Pantelić (45') Choupo-Moting (67') | |
13 June 2010 | Pretoria, South Africa | Ghana | 0:1 (0:0) | Gyan (85') | |
18 June 2010 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Germany | 1:0 (1:0) | Jovanović (38') | |
23 June 2010 | Nelspruit, South Africa | Australia | 1:2 (0:0) | Cahill (69') Holman (73') Pantelić (84') | |
11 August 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Greece | 0:1 (0:1) | Salpigidis (45') | |
September 3, 2010 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 3:0 (2:0) | Lazović (14') Stanković (18') Žigić (90+3') | |
September 7, 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Slovenia | 1:1 (0:0) | Novaković (63') Žigić (86') | |
October 8, 2010 | Estonia | 1:3 (0:0) | Žigić (60') Kink (63') Vassiljev (73') Luković (90+1') (o.g) | ||
October 12, 2010 | Genoa, Italy | Italy | abandoned 0:3 | Game abandoned after six minutes on account of crowd disturbances in the stadium[4] | |
17 November 2010 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1:0 (0:0) | Žigić (80') | |
9 February 2011 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Israel | 2:0 (1:0) | Tošić (22') Trivunović (77') | |
March 25, 2011 | Belgrade, Serbia | Northern Ireland | |||
March 29, 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia |
* Serbia's scores are always listed first
Head coaches
Last update 17 November 2010
Manager | Period | Record | |||||||
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Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | ||||||
Vladimir Petrović | 2010– | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Radomir Antić | 2008–2010 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | ||||
Miroslav Đukić | 2007–2008 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Javier Clemente | 2006–2007 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||||
Ilija Petković | 2003–2006 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||
Dejan Savićević | 2001–2003 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||
Vujadin Boškov Ivan Ćurković Dejan Savićević |
2001 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Milovan Đorić | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Ilija Petković | 2000–2001 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Vujadin Boškov | 1999–2000 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
Milan Živadinović | 1998–1999 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Slobodan Santrač | 1994–1998 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 |
- For the period before 1992 see: Yugoslavia national football team#Head coaches
Squad
Current squad
Squad called up for the Friendly match against Israel on 9 February 2011.[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 9 February 2011.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
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1 | GK | Bojan Jorgačević | 12 February 1982 | 2 | 0 | Gent | ||
12 | GK | Željko Brkić | 9 July 1986 | 3 | 0 | Vojvodina | ||
3 | DF | Aleksandar Kolarov | 10 November 1985 | 18 | 0 | Manchester City | ||
6 | DF | Branislav Ivanović | 22 February 1984 | 39 | 4 | Chelsea | ||
4 | DF | Milan Biševac | 31 August 1983 | 4 | 0 | Valenciennes | ||
16 | DF | Ivan Obradović | 25 July 1988 | 16 | 1 | Real Zaragoza | ||
12 | DF | Nenad Tomović | 30 August 1987 | 3 | 0 | Lecce | ||
20 | DF | Neven Subotić | 10 December 1988 | 21 | 1 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
2 | DF | Pavle Ninkov | 20 April 1985 | 4 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
5 | DF | Slobodan Rajković | 3 February 1989 | 4 | 0 | Vitesse | ||
17 | MF | Miloš Krasić (C) | 1 November 1984 | 40 | 3 | Juventus | ||
22 | MF | Zdravko Kuzmanović | 22 September 1987 | 36 | 4 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
7 | MF | Zoran Tošić | 28 April 1987 | 28 | 5 | CSKA Moscow | ||
8 | MF | Adem Ljajić | 29 September 1991 | 2 | 0 | Fiorentina | ||
13 | MF | Dimitrije Injac | 12 August 1980 | 1 | 0 | Lech Poznań | ||
15 | MF | Radosav Petrović | 8 March 1989 | 14 | 0 | Partizan | ||
11 | MF | Nenad Milijaš | 30 April 1983 | 21 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
14 | MF | Veseljko Trivunović | 13 January 1980 | 2 | 1 | OFK Beograd | ||
19 | MF | Marko Mirić | 26 March 1987 | 1 | 0 | Spartak Zlatibor Voda | ||
9 | FW | Marko Pantelić | 15 September 1978 | 36 | 7 | Olympiacos | ||
10 | FW | Miralem Sulejmani | 5 December 1988 | 7 | 0 | Ajax | ||
21 | FW | Dragan Mrđa | 23 January 1984 | 10 | 2 | Sion |
Recent callups
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | ||
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GK | Bojan Isailović | 25 March 1980 | 4 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin | v. Poland, 2 Jun 2010 | ||
GK | Anđelko Đuričić | 21 November 1980 | 4 | 0 | União de Leiria | v. Slovenia, 7 September 2010 | ||
GK | Vladimir Stojković | 29 July 1983 | 37 | 0 | Partizan | v. Estonia, 8 October 2010 | ||
DF | Antonio Rukavina | 26 January 1984 | 22 | 0 | 1860 München | v. Slovenia, 7 September 2010 | ||
DF | Nemanja Vidić | 21 October 1981 | 53 | 2 | Manchester United | v. Bulgaria, 17 November 2010 | ||
DF | Aleksandar Luković | 23 October 1982 | 27 | 0 | Zenit St. Petersburg | v. Italy, 12 October 2010 | ||
DF | Marko Lomić | 13 September 1983 | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | v. Estonia, 8 October 2010 | ||
MF | Gojko Kačar | 26 January 1987 | 22 | 0 | Hamburger SV | v. Italy, 12 October 2010 | ||
MF | Dejan Stanković | 11 September 1978 | 95 | 15 | Internazionale | v. Italy, 12 October 2010 | ||
MF | Milan Jovanović | 18 April 1981 | 33 | 10 | Liverpool | v. Estonia, 8 October 2010 | ||
MF | Miloš Ninković | 25 December 1984 | 15 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | v. Estonia, 8 October 2010 | ||
MF | Ivan Radovanović | 29 August 1988 | 1 | 0 | Bologna | v. Bulgaria, 17 November 2010 | ||
FW | Nikola Žigić | 25 September 1980 | 53 | 20 | Birmingham City | v. Bulgaria, 17 November 2010 | ||
FW | Danko Lazović | 17 May 1983 | 43 | 11 | Zenit St. Petersburg | v. Estonia, 8 October 2010 |
Statistics (only since 1992)
Most appearances
# | Name | National team career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Savo Milošević | 1994–2008 | 102 | 37 |
2 | Dejan Stanković | 1998 – | 95 | 15 |
3 | Dragan Stojković | 1983–2001 | 84 | 15 |
4 | Predrag Mijatović | 1989–2003 | 73 | 28 |
5 | Slaviša Jokanović | 1991–2002 | 64 | 10 |
6 | Siniša Mihajlović | 1991–2003 | 63 | 9 |
7 | Mladen Krstajić | 1999–2008 | 59 | 2 |
8 | Zoran Mirković | 1995–2003 | 59 | 0 |
9 | Darko Kovačević | 1994–2004 | 58 | 10 |
10 | Dejan Savićević | 1986–1999 | 56 | 19 |
- Statistics do not include Serbian players who have played for the SFR Yugoslavia national team exclusively.
- As of 12 October 2010[6]
- Players in bold are still active/available for selection.
Leading goalscorers
# | Name | National team career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Savo Milošević | 1994–2008 | 37 | 102 | 0.36 |
2 | Predrag Mijatović | 1989–2003 | 28 | 73 | 0.38 |
3 | Nikola Žigić | 2004– | 20 | 53 | 0.38 |
4 | Dejan Savićević | 1986–2003 | 19 | 56 | 0.34 |
5 | Mateja Kezman | 2000–2006 | 17 | 49 | 0.34 |
6 | Dragan Stojković | 1983–2001 | 15 | 84 | 0.18 |
7 | Dejan Stanković | 1998 – | 15 | 95 | 0.16 |
8 | Danko Lazović | 2002 – | 11 | 43 | 0.25 |
9 | Milan Jovanović | 2007 – | 10 | 33 | 0.3 |
10 | Darko Kovačević | 1994–2004 | 10 | 59 | 0.17 |
- Statistics do not include Serbian players who have played for the SFR Yugoslavia national team exclusively. Last updated: 17 November 2010.
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Nickname
Former
Ever since the first game ever played by Yugoslavia's on 23 December 1994 the team wore the name of Plavi (cir. Плави), literally translating to the Blues, much like France's famous nickname of Les Bleus. This was notably due to the fact the team wore blue jerseys, which they inherited from the former Yugoslavia national football team. The trend continued even when the team switched names to Serbia and Montenegro, as flags, anthem, and kits remained virtually the same. However, as Montenegro declared independence from State Union on 3 June 2006, on the basis of a referendum held on 21 May 2006, the newly formed Serbia national team needed a new nickname, as red replaced blue as the team's primary colour.
Current
As of 16 August 2006, as Serbia played its first international match in history (vs the Czech Republic), the team is called the Орлови (Eagles).[7] The name is referring to the white double-headed eagle found on the coat of arms of Serbia, a national symbol of Serbia and Serbs.
Jerseys and Colour
Home gear in Red-Blue-White tricolour (Serbian tricolour).
- since 2008
Recognized players
International recognized players.
Active:
- Nemanja Vidić (Premier League 2006–) Centre Back
- Barclays Player of the Season (08-09)
- Part of PFA Team of the Year: 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Manchester United Fans & Players "Player of the Year" 2008–2009
- FIFPro World XI Award 2009
- Premier League Player of the Month – January 2009
- Branislav Ivanović (Premier League 2008-) Right/Centre back
- Part of PFA Team of the Year: 2010
- Mateja Kežman (Striker/Winger)
- Yugoslav First League Top Scorer: 2000
- Yugoslav Footballer of the Year: 2000
- Eredivisie Top Scorer: 2001, 2003, 2004
- UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 2004[8][9]
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2003
Retired:
- Savo Milošević (La Liga 2002-2007) Striker
- Siniša Mihajlović (Serie A 1992–2006) Left Back/Midfielder
- Predrag Mijatović
- Ballon d'Or 1997 – 2nd place
- Dragan Džajić
- Ballon d'Or 1968 - 3rd place
- UEFA Golden Player
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Nemanja Vidić
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Savo Milošević
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Branislav Ivanović
See also
- Serbia national football team results
- Serbia national under-21 football team
- Serbia national under-19 football team
References
- ^ a b "Serbia on". FIFA.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ Vecsey, George (26 June 1998). "Sports of The Times; Scrapbooks Of History For the U.S". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.arhiva.serbia.gov.rs/news/1999-08/19/13984.html
- ^ RAI transmission of the Serbia-Italy match 12 October 2010, 20.45
- ^ "Bez iznenađenja na Pižonovom spisku za Izrael". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ Alpuin, Luis Fernando Passo; Mamrud, Roberto; Miladinovic, Misha (20 February 2009). "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.savremenisport.com/Istorija_Prva_utakmica_i_pobeda_fudbalske_reprezentacije_Srbije.html Dnevni sportski list "Sport", #17.485-17.486, Belgrade, 17-18 august 2006]: "Srbija je ostvarila rezultat kakav verovatno niko nije mogao da sanja. Bila je to divna fudbalska noć, prvi let i pobeda naših "orlova".
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/torschuetzenkoenige/uefa-cup/
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/mateja-kezman/
- ^ Soccerlens: Top Ten Free Kick Specialists Of All Time
- ^ Independendent: The Ten Best Free-Kick Specialists, Number 8
- ^ THE LIST: The top 10 free-kick kings in history
- ^ "Mihajlovic 30:e mest målgörande försvarare". Svenskafans.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
External links
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- Unofficial