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Mirko Vučinić
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Vučinić playing for Montenegro in 2012
Personal information
Full name Mirko Vučinić
Date of birth (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Nikšić, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–1999 Sutjeska Nikšić
2000–2002 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Sutjeska Nikšić 9 (3)
2000–2006 Lecce 111 (34)
2006–2011 Roma 147 (46)
2011–2014 Juventus 75 (21)
2014–2017 Al Jazira 29 (27)
Total 371 (131)
International career
2005–2006 Serbia and Montenegro 3 (0)
2007–2017 Montenegro 46 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mirko Vučinić (Montenegrin: Мирко Вучинић, pronounced [mǐːrko ʋǔtʃinitɕ]; born 1 October 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Having caught the attention of Pantaleo Corvino, the sporting director of the Italian club Lecce, he transferred there in the summer of 2000. He played for Lecce as they moved between Serie A and B. His highest-scoring season was 2004–05, with 19 goals in 28 games in Serie A. In 2006, he joined Roma, where he won the Coppa Italia twice; he later moved on to Juventus in 2011, where he won three consecutive Serie A titles. In July 2014, he moved to Al Jazira on an undisclosed fee.

On the international stage, Vučinić played for the Serbia and Montenegro under-21 team. Due to injury, he was unable to represent Serbia and Montenegro at the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Following the split of Serbia and Montenegro in the spring of 2006, Vučinić chose to represent his native Montenegro.

Quick, versatile, and physically strong, Vučinić was known for his creativity, technique, and intelligence as a footballer, as well as his powerful striking ability from distance.[2][3]

In 2018, he began a golf career as a member of the Princess Milica Golf Club based in Tivat.[4]

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Montenegrin language

Montenegrin language

Montenegrin is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Montenegrins and is the official language of Montenegro. Montenegrin is based on the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, Shtokavian, more specifically on Eastern Herzegovinian, which is also the basis of Standard Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian.

Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

Forward (association football)

Forward (association football)

Forwards are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack.

Pantaleo Corvino

Pantaleo Corvino

Pantaleo Corvino is an Italian director of football, currently working for Lecce.

Coppa Italia

Coppa Italia

The Coppa Italia is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since.

Juventus F.C.

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club, colloquially known as Juve, is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1897 by a group of Torinese students, the club has worn a black and white striped home kit since 1903 and has played home matches in different grounds around its city, the latest being the 41,507-capacity Juventus Stadium. Nicknamed la Vecchia Signora, the club has won 36 official league titles, 14 Coppa Italia titles and nine Supercoppa Italiana titles, being the record holder for all these competitions; two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cups / UEFA Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners' Cup, a joint national record of three UEFA Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and a joint national record of one UEFA Intertoto Cup. Consequently, the side leads the historical Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) classification, whilst on the international stage the club occupies the sixth position in Europe and the twelfth in the world for most confederation titles won with eleven trophies, as well as the fourth in the all-time Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions ranking, having obtained the highest coefficient score during seven seasons since its introduction in 1979, the most for an Italian team in both cases and joint second overall in the last cited.

Serbia national under-21 football team

Serbia national under-21 football team

The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia under-21 and Serbia and Montenegro under-21 national teams.

Serbia and Montenegro national football team

Serbia and Montenegro national football team

The Serbia and Montenegro national football team was a national football team that represented the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It was controlled by the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro. For 11 years, it was known as the FR Yugoslavia national football team when the state was called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, until February 2003, when the name of the country was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006, Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia, with the result that the country's football team was renamed as the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006 with the Montenegro national football team created to represent the renewed state of Montenegro.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested among the senior men's national teams of the 211 members by the sport's global governing body - Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament.

2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process along with hosts Germany for the finals tournament. It was the second time that Germany staged the competition and the first as a unified country along with the former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city, and the 10th time that the tournament was held in Europe.

Montenegro national football team

Montenegro national football team

The Montenegro national football team has represented Montenegro in international football since 2007. It is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro. Montenegro's home ground is Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica.

Princess Milica of Montenegro

Princess Milica of Montenegro

Princess Milica Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro, also known as Grand Duchess Militza Nikolaevna of Russia, was a Montenegrin princess. She was the daughter of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro and Milena Vukotić. Milica was the wife of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, the younger brother of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, whose wife was Milica's sister, Anastasia.

Club career

Early career

Vučinić started out at his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić before being snapped up by Lecce in Italy during the summer of 2000 at age 16. The man who initiated the transfer was the club's sporting director at the time, Pantaleo Corvino, who has since developed a reputation for having a good eye when it comes to football talent coming out of Eastern Europe.

In his fourth season for the club, 21-year-old Vučinić scored 19 goals in 28 Serie A games, including a hat-trick versus Lazio on 1 May 2005.[5] 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.

Roma

On 30 August 2006, Vučinić signed a one-year loan contract with Roma worth €3.25 million, with an option of buying 50% of his registration rights from Lecce at the season's conclusion for an additional €3.75 million.[6] Vučinić signed a 1+4 year contract, which worth €1.07M, €1.6M, €1.8M in the first three seasons in gross annually,[6] then increased to €2.1 million in the last two seasons.[6]

2006–07 season

During his first season in Rome, he did not feature much as he had operations on his left knee twice.[7] Also, the presence of the European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti as the lone forward of Roma's tactical formation under head coach Luciano Spalletti 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,[8] his first goal in the UEFA Champions League during the quarter-finals match 2–1 victory against Manchester United on 4 April 2007.[9] He also scored another Serie A away goal against Catania in a game that saw Roma beat the Sicilians 2–0.

2007–08 season

At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Roma paid Lecce the pre-agreed price of €3.75 million to sign 50 percent of Vučinić's rights.[10] He decided to wear the No. 9 jersey, previously 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.[11]

As 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 Clube de Portugal, in the Champions League group stage, allowing Roma to get the vital goal to earn them three points.[12]

In the following game, away to Milan at the San Siro, with Francesco 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 their rival. This proved decisive again, as in the game against city rivals Lazio, Roma won 3–2, with Vučinić leaving his mark with a left-foot equaliser and an assist for Simone Perrotta's goal. Another decisive goal of Vučinić was a header against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, securing a 2–1 win for his side as well as qualification to the successive round.

2008–09 season

In June 2008, Roma finally bought Vučinić outright by paying Lecce €12 million,[13] meaning Roma had paid €19 million in total to Lecce.

On 4 November 2008, he scored two goals in Roma's UEFA Champions League group stage match against Chelsea, emerging as 3–1 winners.[14] Roma made it to the round of 16, where they lost to Arsenal on penalties, with Vučinić missing the target in the shootout with a weak shot down the middle that was easily saved by goalkeeper Manuel Almunia.[15]

2009–10 season

On 1 June 2009, Roma announced Vučinić had signed a new four-year contract, under which the gross wage of the 2008–09 season would increase to €3.3 million as well as €4 million in 2009–10 season; €4.2 million in the 2010–11 season; €4.5 million in 2011–12 season and €4.7 million in 2012–13 season.[16] The 2009–10 Serie A campaign started off poorly for Roma, forcing head coach Luciano Spalletti to resign after two opening losses. Arrival of new head coach Claudio Ranieri initially failed to change matters with the team continuing to slide down the standings. Vučinić was booed by Roma fans in early November 2009 against Bologna when he finally scored his first goal of the season. After winning that match, however, Roma went on a 24-match unbeaten run in the league, mounting a credible title challenge by the end of the season, in large part thanks to Vučinić's improved form and steady goalscoring efforts that included a hat-trick versus Udinese and a brace in the win against heated crosstown rivals Lazio.

2010–11 season

The 2010–11 season began well for Vučinić, scoring the injury-time winner against defending league champions Internazionale.[17] As the season progressed, however, he experienced a loss of form and his goals output dipped dramatically. Later in the season he was linked with a move to Tottenham.

The team was also going through turmoil as it was way off pace for the title after challenging for the Scudetto the previous few seasons. Head coach Ranieri was sacked and replaced with Vincenzo Montella. Vučinić's form didn't improve much as his loss of confidence became very evident in April when he missed open net sitters in two consecutive home matches – first in Serie A versus Palermo with the score tied at 1–1 (Roma eventually lost 3–2),[18] and then three days later in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg versus Inter (Roma lost 1–0).[19]

Juventus

Vučinić in action for Juventus
Vučinić in action for Juventus

2011–12 season

On 30 July 2011, it was confirmed that Juventus had signed Vučinić for €15 million from Roma,[20] with a 4-year deal worth a reported €3.5 million [in net] per year.[21] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2011 in the 2–1 defeat to AC Milan in the annual Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi curtain raiser to the Italian season.[22]

Vučinić scored a 32-metre goal in extra time to help Juventus to a 2–2 draw against Milan on 20 March 2012, helping his side to a 4-3 victory on aggregate and progression to the 2012 Coppa Italia Final.[23]

2012–13 season

The second season of Vučinić started exceptionally well, proving to be a vital player at several occasions. His first Serie A goal came during his second appearance against Udinese on 2 September 2012, the end of the year came soon after and his goal tally stood at 4 goals on 14 appearances and 4 assists. On 9 January 2013 Vučinić scored in the 96th minute against A.C. Milan to bring Juventus to the semi-finals of Coppa Italia where they will face Lazio. The new year started very well for the Montenegrin, as he managed to score once again against Udinese. Vucinic gained notoriety on April 5 when after scoring a penalty kick goal against Pescara, he celebrated by taking off his shorts and was publicly seen in his briefs.[24]

2013–14 season

On 1 May 2014, in injury time of Juventus' Europa League semi-final elimination against Benfica, Vučinić was sent off for a fight with opponent Lazar Marković despite neither being on the field of play at the time, Marković having been substituted and Vučinić still on the substitutes bench.[25]

Al Jazira

On 4 July 2014, Vučinić joined UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Jazira for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of €6 million.[26] He enjoyed a first season of individual success, scoring 27 goals in 24 matches and finishing as top scorer of the league, but was troubled by injuries in the seasons following, amassing an additional nine appearances until his departure from the club in July 2017.

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FK Sutjeska Nikšić

Fudbalski klub Sutjeska is football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in 1920, and has been known by its current name since 1945. Since the restoration of Montenegrin independence in 2006, the club has a joint record five First League titles.

U.S. Lecce

U.S. Lecce

Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce, is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2022–23 season, the top level of the Italian football pyramid, having been promoted from Serie B. Lecce plays its home games at Stadio Via del Mare, which has a capacity of 31,533 spectators.

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Pantaleo Corvino

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2004–05 Serie A

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S.S. Lazio

S.S. Lazio

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A.S. Roma

A.S. Roma

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Francesco Totti

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Luciano Spalletti

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UEFA Champions League

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Manchester United F.C.

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International career

Serbia and Montenegro

Vučinić played for Serbia and Montenegro's U21 national team and was later one of two Montenegro-born players chosen to play for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup (the other one being Dragoslav Jevrić). He had already been capped three times for the national team, but on 23 May 2006 he got injured and could not participate in the competition.

Montenegro

After Montenegro became an independent country on 3 June 2006, and a new national team was to be established, Vučinić initially opted to play for the Serbian national football team, but eventually decided to play for his native country.[27] He earlier said, on 1 February 2006, in light of the possibility of a Serbian-Montenegrin union split, that "according to me, it is not a good idea". In a match against Croatia the same month, he shouted "Serbia" and showed the three-finger salute. However, in September 2006 in a press conference in Rome, he said, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport "I am hundred percent Montenegrin and happy that the union with Serbia has ended".[28] He scored the first goal of Montenegro's history when he netted a penalty kick in the team's first international match on 24 March 2007, a 2–1 friendly win against Hungary.[29] He has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 17 goals. His final international was a June 2017 friendly match against Iran.[30]

In 2010, in a game against Switzerland, Vucinic gained notoriety after he scored the game's only goal when he took off his pants and ran around with the shorts on his head, showing off his underpants.[31]

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Serbia and Montenegro national football team

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Montenegro

Montenegro

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2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

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Montenegro national football team

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Style of play

A quick, strong, talented, and technically gifted player that played with elegance and a perceived arrogance with his style of play, who is capable of both scoring and creating decisive goals for his team, Vučinić can fill any attacking position, but is often deployed as a winger on either flank, as a centre-forward, as a main striker, or even as a deep lying striker.[3][32][33][34][35] Vučinić has drawn praise in the media for his vision, footballing intelligence, team play, and short passing accuracy, which him allow him to create chances for teammates, and also make him an effective assist provider;[3][36][37][38] his positioning and intelligent offensive movement also enable him to provide depth for his team and create space for teammates, while his creativity, dribbling skills, touch on the ball, and close control, combined with his strong physique, allow him to retain possession under pressure, hold up the ball with his back to goal, and lay it off to his teammates.[3][35][36][37][38][39] Due to his eye for goal, he is also well known for his ability to score powerful long range goals with both feet.[2][3][39][40] In spite of his height, however, he is not particularly strong in the air.[39] Due to the skill he demonstrated in his youth, he earned the nickname "the Balkan Maradona".[39] Despite his talent, throughout his career he has also drawn criticism for his behaviour and unpredictability on the pitch, as well as his tendency to be inconsistent;[3][41][42] his work-rate in big matches has also been brought into question at times with critics alluding to his "lazy" playing style, which often frustrated fans.[43]

Career statistics

Club

Team Season League National Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sutjeska Nikšić 1999–2000[44] Yugoslavia League 9 3 1 1 10 4
Lecce 2000–01[44] Serie A 3 0 0 0 3 0
2001–02[44] Serie A 7 0 2 0 9 0
2002–03[44] Serie B 28 5 1 0 29 5
2003–04[44] Serie A 12 1 1 0 13 1
2004–05[44] Serie A 28 19 3 3 31 22
2005–06[44] Serie A 34 9 0 0 34 9
Total 111 34 7 3 119 37
Roma 2006–07[44] Serie A 25 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 33 3
2007–08[44] Serie A 33 9 6 1 8 4 1 0 48 14
2008–09[44] Serie A 27 11 2 2 8 3 1 1 38 17
2009–10[44] Serie A 34 14 4 2 8 3 46 19
2010–11[44] Serie A 28 10 4 1 4 0 1 0 37 11
Total 147 46 18 6 34 11 3 1 202 64
Juventus 2011–12[44] Serie A 32 9 3 1 35 10
2012–13[44] Serie A 31 10 3 1 8 2 1 1 43 14
2013–14 Serie A 12 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 18 2
Total 75 21 6 2 13 2 2 1 96 26
Al Jazira 2014–15 UAE Pro League 23 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 24 27
2015–16 UAE Pro League 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 5
2016–17 UAE Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 29 27 1 2 0 0 3 3 33 32
Career Total 371 131 33 14 47 13 8 5 459 163

1Includes Serbia and Montenegro Cup, Coppa Italia and UAE President's Cup

2Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League

3Includes Supercoppa Italiana and Etisalat Cup

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia and
Montenegro
[44]
2005 2 0
2006 1 0
Total 3 0
Montenegro 2007 4 4
2008 7 2
2009 4 2
2010 7 3
2011 5 0
2012 5 2
2013 5 2
2014 3 1
2015 4 1
2016 0 0
2017 2 0
Total 46 17

International goals

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[45]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2007 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
1
 Hungary
1–1
2–1
Friendly
2 22 August 2007 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
2
 Slovenia
1–0
1–1
Friendly
3 12 September 2007 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
3
 Sweden
1–0
1–2
Friendly
4 17 October 2007 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia
4
 Estonia
1–0
1–0
Friendly
5 6 September 2008 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
8
 Bulgaria
1–1
2–2
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 15 October 2008 Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy
10
 Italy
1–1
1–2
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 9 September 2009 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
14
 Cyprus
1–0
1–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 18 November 2009 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
15
 Belarus
1–0
1–0
Friendly
9 29 May 2010 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
18
 Norway
1–1
1–2
Friendly
10 3 September 2010 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
20
 Wales
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
11 8 October 2010 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
22
 Switzerland
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
12 25 May 2012 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
29
 Belgium
1–0
2–2
Friendly
13 7 September 2012 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
31
 Poland
2–1
2–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 22 March 2013 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova
33
 Moldova
1–0
1–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 14 August 2013 Torpedo Stadium, Zhodino, Belarus
36
 Belarus
1–1
1–1
Friendly
16 8 September 2014 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
38
 Moldova
2–0
2–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
17 9 October 2015 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
43
 Austria
1–0
2–3
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

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1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia

1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia

The 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the eighth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 21 teams, and Red Star Belgrade won the championship.

2000–01 Serie A

2000–01 Serie A

The 2000–01 Serie A was the 99th season of top-tier Italian football, the 69th in a round-robin tournament. It was contested by 18 teams, for the 13th consecutive season since 1988–89.

2001–02 Serie A

2001–02 Serie A

The 2001–02 Serie A was the 100th season of top-tier Italian football, the 70th in a round-robin tournament. It was composed by 18 teams, for the 14th consecutive time from season 1988–89.

2002–03 Serie B

2002–03 Serie B

The 2002–03 Serie B was the 71st season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.

2003–04 Serie A

2003–04 Serie A

The 2003–04 Serie A was the 102nd season of top-tier Italian football, the 72nd in a round-robin tournament. It contained 18 teams for the 16th and last time from the 1988–89 season. With the bottom three being relegated, the 15th placed side would face the sixth-highest team from Serie B, with the winner playing in the Serie A in the subsequent 2004–05 season.

2004–05 Serie A

2004–05 Serie A

The 2004–05 Serie A was the 103rd season of top-tier Italian football, the 73rd in a round-robin tournament. It was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons, while relegations were reduced to three. The Coppa Campioni d'Italia was presented to the winners on the pitch for the first time.

2005–06 Serie A

2005–06 Serie A

The 2005–06 Serie A was the 104th season of top-tier Italian football, the 74th in a round-robin tournament. The league commenced on 28 August 2005 and finished on 14 May 2006. While Juventus were originally the first-placed team, this title was put sub judice due to their involvement in the Calciopoli scandal, with Internazionale instead declared champions by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on 26 July 2006.

2006–07 A.S. Roma season

2006–07 A.S. Roma season

During the 2006–07 football season, Associazione Sportiva Roma played its 74th Serie A league season, finishing 2nd. The club also competed in the UEFA Champions League, finishing as quarter-finalists, and the Coppa Italia, winning the trophy for the eighth time.

2007–08 A.S. Roma season

2007–08 A.S. Roma season

During the 2007–08 season Associazione Sportiva Roma played the 75th Serie A season in its history.

2008–09 A.S. Roma season

2008–09 A.S. Roma season

The 2008–09 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 76th season in Serie A. The club competed in four competitions; domestically, Roma finished a disappointing 6th, after three consecutive second-place finishes. They began the season by losing the Supercoppa Italiana to Inter, who also eliminated Roma in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.

2009–10 A.S. Roma season

2009–10 A.S. Roma season

The 2009–10 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 77th season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Europa League. Roma finished second in Serie A with 80 points, two points behind Inter.

2010–11 A.S. Roma season

2010–11 A.S. Roma season

The 2010–11 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 83rd in existence and 78th season in the top flight of Italian football. Claudio Ranieri began his second season as coach, but resigned as manager on 20 February 2011. He was immediately replaced by Vincenzo Montella as a caretaker for the rest of the season.

Honours

Roma[46]
Juventus[46]

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Coppa Italia

Coppa Italia

The Coppa Italia is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since.

2006–07 Coppa Italia

2006–07 Coppa Italia

The 2006–07 Coppa Italia was the 60th edition of the tournament. The final was played, like the two previous editions, between Internazionale and Roma. The first match was played in Rome on 9 May 2007, and the second leg in Milan on 17 May 2007. The score from the first leg was a 6–2 win for Roma, while in the second leg Inter beat Roma 2–1, which crowned Roma cup winners for the eighth time.

2007–08 Coppa Italia

2007–08 Coppa Italia

The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 61st edition of the tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007. The tournament began on August 14, 2007, and ended on May 24, 2008 with a single-match final to be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. For the fourth consecutive season, Roma and Internazionale were the finalists. Roma won the tournament by a score of 2–1 in the final.

Supercoppa Italiana

Supercoppa Italiana

The Supercoppa Italiana is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous season, the Supercoppa is contested by the Serie A winner and the Coppa Italia runner-up, in essence becoming a rematch of the previous year's Coppa Italia final.

2007 Supercoppa Italiana

2007 Supercoppa Italiana

The 2007 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by 2006–07 Serie A winners Internazionale and 2006–07 Coppa Italia winners Roma.

Serie A

Serie A

The Serie A, also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. It has been operating as a round-robin tournament for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943 and the Lega Calcio until 2010, when the Lega Serie A was created for the 2010–11 season. Serie A is regarded as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical and defensively sound national league. Serie A was the world's strongest national league in 2020 according to IFFHS, and is ranked fourth among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient – behind the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League, and ahead of Ligue 1 – which is based on the performance of Italian clubs in the Champions League and the Europa League during the previous five years. Serie A led the UEFA ranking from 1986 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1999.

2011–12 Serie A

2011–12 Serie A

The 2011–12 Serie A was the 110th season of top-tier Italian football, the 80th in a round-robin tournament, and the second since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 3 September 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players. The fixtures were drawn up on 27 July 2011.

2012–13 Serie A

2012–13 Serie A

The 2012–13 Serie A was the 111th season of top-tier Italian football, the 81st in a round-robin tournament, and the 3rd since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013. Juventus were the defending champions.

2013–14 Serie A

2013–14 Serie A

The 2013–14 Serie A was the 112th season of top-tier Italian football, the 82nd in a round-robin tournament, and the 4th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. The season began on 24 August 2013 and concluded on 18 May 2014. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches with a new Nike Incyte model used throughout the season. Juventus were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title to win a third Serie A title in a row with a record-breaking 102 points.

2012 Supercoppa Italiana

2012 Supercoppa Italiana

The 2012 TIM Supercoppa Italiana Final was the 25th edition of the Supercoppa, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia competitions. It was the third instance in four years that the match took place in China, where it has an increasing fanbase in Italian football

2013 Supercoppa Italiana

2013 Supercoppa Italiana

The 2013 TIM Supercoppa Italiana Final was the 26th edition of the Supercoppa, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia competitions. Defending champions Juventus, also reigning Serie A champions, won the game 4–0 against Coppa Italia holders Lazio. It was Juventus' second consecutive Supercoppa win, and sixth overall, matching Milan's record.

Montenegrin Footballer of the Year

Montenegrin Footballer of the Year

The Montenegrin Footballer of the Year is an annual award chosen by the team captains and the coaches of the Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga — 1. CFL to determine the best player in Montenegro. It is published by the Football Association of Montenegro. The most successful player is Mirko Vučinić, who has won the award seven times, as well as being the inaugural winner. Stevan Jovetić is the youngest player to receive this honour so far; he was 20 years old when he won the award. The most recent footballer of the year is Stefan Savić for 2021. Before 2006, two Montenegrin footballers were named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year; Dejan Savićević in 1995, and Predrag Mijatović in 1992, 1993 and 1998.

Golf career

After serious injury that occurred while playing in the UAE, he played only two football matches (both of being a substitute in the National team), Vučinić started amateur golf career and participated in several competitions. In 2018, he started playing it professionally by registration as a player of Princess Milica Golf Club, based in Tivat.

Source: "Mirko Vučinić", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirko_Vučinić.

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