Serbia national under-21 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Орлићи / Orlići (The Young Eagles) | ||
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| Association | Fudbalski savez Srbije | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Nenad Lalatović | ||
| Captain | Uroš Đurđević | ||
| Top scorer | Uroš Đurđević (15) | ||
| FIFA code | SRB | ||
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| First international | |||
 Romania 0–2 Yugoslavia  (Bucharest, 31 March 1940) as Serbia  Czech Republic 0–1  Serbia (Kroměříž, 15 August 2006) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Serbia and Montenegro 9–0 San Marino  (Novi Sad, 12 October 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 France 7–0 Yugoslavia  (Reims, 16 November 1985) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result |  Winners (1): 1978 | ||
The Serbia national under-21 football team ([Фудбалска репрезентација Србије до 21. године / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije do 21. godine] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.
This team is for Serbian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s, as Matija Nastasić, Filip Đuričić, Lazar Marković, and Aleksandar Mitrović have done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible). Nikola Drinčić is a currently Montenegrin international and former Serbia U21 player.
History
Serbia's under-21 national team qualified for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands, in June 2007, after a remarkable two game play-off against Sweden. After a shocking 3–0 loss at home, Serbia overturned the result two weeks later, defeating Sweden 5–0, and advancing to the final tournament. Serbia's 2007 U21 Championship campaign was very successful, as they finished in second place, losing the final to the hosts, by a score of 4–1. On their way to the final, they defeated Italy (1–0), Czech Republic (1–0) and Belgium (2–0). The only other loss, besides the final, was the 3rd group game against England (0–2), which was a meaningless game for the Serbian team, as they had already qualified for the semi-finals.
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.[citation needed]
Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place
European Under-21 Championship record
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Olympic Games recordSince 1992 Olympics football changed to U-23 event, and the European U-21 teams, technically are U-23 teams. The winner, runner-up and third placed team of UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualify for the Olympics 2012 in London
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Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up to 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Caps and goals updated as of 23 May 2017.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months, that are still eligible to represent Serbia at youth
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Boris Radunović | 16 May 1996 | 7 | 0 |  Atalanta
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v.  Sweden, 24 March 2017
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| DF | Darko Lazić | 19 July 1994 | 8 | 1 |  Alanyaspor
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v.  Slovakia, 28 March 2017
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| DF | Nikola Maraš | 19 December 1995 | 5 | 2 | Rad
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v. Slovakia, 28 March 2017
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| DF | Nikola Antić | 4 January 1994 | 4 | 0 | Vojvodina
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v. Slovakia, 28 March 2017
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| DF | Aleksandar Bjelica | 7 January 1994 | 1 | 0 |  Mechelen
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v.  Norway, 15 November 2016
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| MF | Sergej Milinković-Savić | 27 February 1995 | 12 | 4 | Lazio
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| MF | Saša Zdjelar | 20 March 1995 | 8 | 0 |  Mallorca
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v. Slovakia, 28 March 2017
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| MF | Nemanja Mihajlović | 19 January 1996 | 5 | 1 | Partizan
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v. Slovakia, 28 March 2017
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| MF | Veljko Simić | 17 February 1995 | 1 | 0 |  FC Chiasso
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v. Slovakia, 28 March 2017
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| MF | Nikola Ninković | 8 February 1995 | 4 | 1 | Genoa
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v. Norway, 15 November 2016
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| FW | Dejan Dražić | 26 September 1995 | 1 | 0 | Valladolid
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v.  Republic of Ireland, 6 September 2016
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Coaches
| Dates | Name |
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| 2017– | Nenad Lalatović
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| 2015– 2017 | Tomislav Sivić
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| 2015 | Mladen Dodić
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| 2013–2014 | Radovan Ćurčić
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| 2010–2012 | Aleksandar Janković
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| 2010 | Tomislav Sivić (caretaker)
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| 2009–2010 | Ratomir Dujković
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| 2007–2009 | Slobodan Krčmarević
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See also
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
- Serbia national football team
- Serbia national under-20 football team
- Serbia national under-19 football team
- Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
References
External links
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