Marko Marović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Маровић; born 30 January 1983) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Marko Marović
Personal information
Full name Marko Marović
Date of birth (1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Partizan 0 (0)
2001–2004Teleoptik (loan) 50 (0)
2004–2005Rad (loan) 13 (0)
2005–2006Obilić (loan) 25 (0)
2006–2007Radnički Pirot (loan) 18 (0)
2008–2009 Čukarički 29 (0)
2009–2010 Gaz Metan Mediaș 12 (0)
2011 Dinamo Tbilisi 4 (0)
2011–2012 Pécsi MFC 18 (0)
2012–2014 Poli Timișoara 28 (0)
2015 Dinamo Pančevo
2016–2020 Serbian White Eagles
International career
1999 FR Yugoslavia U16 2 (0)
2001 FR Yugoslavia U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2017

Club career

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Early career

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Marović started his career at Partizan, signing his first professional contract with the club in June 2001.[1]

He failed to make any competitive appearance for the first team, being loaned out to Teleoptik, Rad, Obilić,[2] and Radnički Pirot.[3] In early 2008, Marović moved to Serbian SuperLiga club Čukarički.[4][5]

Romania

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In 2009, Marović ventured abroad to play in the Romanian Liga I with Gaz Metan Mediaș.[6][7]

Georgia

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After the conclusion of the Romanian season, he became a free agent and was invited for a trial match in the Caucasus region with Dinamo Tbilisi.[8] Following his trial, Dinamo Tbilisi signed him to a contract to compete in the Georgian Umaglesi Liga.[9][10] His stint in the Georgian circuit was short-lived as he left the club after six months.[11]

Central Europe

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He returned to central Europe to play in the Hungarian top-tier league with Pécsi.[12][13] Once the season concluded, his contract with Pécsi was mutually terminated.[14][15] In his single season in the Hungarian league, he appeared in 18 matches.[14]

Following his departure from Hungary, Marović trained with Romanian side ACS Poli Timișoara.[14] Ultimately, he secured a contract with Poli Timișoara in the Romanian Liga II.[16][17] He helped the club secure a promotion to the country's top division.[18] Timișoara re-signed Marović for the following season.[19]

After a second run in the Romanian circuit, he played in the Serbian League Vojvodina with Dinamo Pančevo.[20]

Canada

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In 2016, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto-based Serbian White Eagles.[21][22] Marović assisted the club in securing a playoff berth where the Serbs defeated Toronto Atomic in the opening round.[23] The Serbs qualified for the championship final match by defeating FC Ukraine United in the semifinal.[24] Marović appeared in the championship match where Toronto won the title by defeating Hamilton City.[25][24]

He re-signed with Serbia the following season.[26][27] Marović helped the Serbs secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the league's first division.[28] In the preliminary round of the postseason, Toronto defeated SC Waterloo Region.[29] Serbia's participation in the tournament concluded in the next round as the York Region Shooters would eliminate them.[30] His final season in the Canadian circuit was in the 2020 season.[31] He helped Serbia qualify for the postseason where they were defeated in the first round by Vorkuta.[32]

International career

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Marović represented FR Yugoslavia at under-16 and under-19 level in UEFA competitions.[33]

Honors

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Serbian White Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "Nagrada šampionima" [Award to Champions] (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 June 2001. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Partizan ponovo pomogao Obilić" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" [Balance of the winter transition period] (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Čukarički doveo devet novih igrača" [Čukarički brought nine new players] (in Serbian). srbijasport.com. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "FK Cukaricki 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 17 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Popescu, Dragoş (22 July 2009). "Lot definitivat la Gaz Metan Mediaş. Grilo figurează şi el în echipă" [Lot finalized at Gaz Metan Mediaş. Grilo is also in the team.]. www.oradesibiu.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Marovic şi Kubala de la Gaz Metan îndrăgostiţi lulea de două medieşence" [Marovic and Kubala from Gaz Metan fall in love with two middle-aged women]. www.oradesibiu.ro (in Romanian). 21 January 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Marko Marovic - Serbian Defender Is in "Dinamo"". World Sport. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  9. ^ ""დინამო" სინჯავს და მარცხდება" ["Dynamo" tries and fails]. Sportall (in Georgian). 29 January 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ ""დინამოში" მატებაა" [There is an increase in "Dynamo".]. www.nplg.gov.ge. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  11. ^ "სახეშეცვლილი "დინამო"" [Facelifted "Dynamo"]. Sportall (in Georgian). 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Gólképtelen külföldi csatárok árasztották el az NB I-et" [Foreign strikers unable to score flooded NB I]. ORIGO (in Hungarian). 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Pécsi MFC 2011-12". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 17 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ a b c Toth, Gabriel (20 August 2012). "Soluție pentru banda stângă la ACS Poli" [Solution for the left lane at ACS Poli]. Druckeria. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  15. ^ "A Pécset fogadjuk pénteken" [We will host Pécs on Friday]. dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). 8 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  16. ^ Toth, Gabriel (11 October 2012). "ACS Poli încearcă să stopeze revelația Măciuca" [ACS Poli tries to stop the Măciuca revelation]. Druckeria (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ Faur, Radu (6 August 2013). "Marovic și-a cerut scuze colegilor de la ACS Poli pentru eliminarea de ieri: "Mi-au îndulcit amărăciunea"" [Marovic apologized to his ACS Poli colleagues for yesterday's elimination: "They sweetened my bitterness"]. Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  18. ^ Toth, Gabriel (2 August 2013). "ACS Poli așteaptă vizita Mediașului: "Stabilitatea îi face mai puternici"" [ACS Poli awaits the visit of Mediaș: "Stability makes them stronger"]. Druckeria (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Reprezentanta Timişoarei în Liga 1 vrea să rămână invincibilă şi după al treilea meci" [The representative of Timisoara in League 1 wants to remain invincible even after the third match]. adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 4 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Fudbaleri "Dinama" spremni za Somborce | Sport | Vesti" ["Dinamo" football players ready for Somborce]. rtvpancevoarhiva.rs (in Serbian). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  21. ^ "2016 Serbian White Eagles FC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  22. ^ "York Region Shooters defeat Etobicoke with well-placed free kick by David Guzman". Markham Economist & Sun. 9 July 2016.
  23. ^ Adamson, Stan (16 October 2016). "Ukraine United, Serbian Eagles Advance........CSL playoffs continue Sunday". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  24. ^ a b "SRBI OSVOJILI KANADU! Klub naših iseljenika uzeo šampionsku titulu u fudbalu!" [Serbians Won Canada! The club of our emigrants won the football championship!]. informer.rs (in Serbian). 3 November 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Champions!". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  26. ^ "Eagles Begin With a Draw". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  27. ^ Topalović, M. (23 September 2017). "Srpski klub iz Toronta na pragu novog trijumfa: Orlovi lete ka tituli" [The Serbian club from Toronto is on the threshold of a new triumph: the Eagles are flying towards the title] (in Serbian). Vesti. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  28. ^ "FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season….Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  29. ^ "ОРЛОВИ КРОЗ ДРАМУ ДО ПОЛУФИНАЛА" [Eagles Through Drama to Semifinals]. serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto" [Defeat of the Eagles in the Semi-finals]. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  31. ^ "2020 Serbian White Eagles roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  32. ^ Adamson, Stan (11 October 2020). "Overtime Victory Puts Vorkuta in Championship Final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Marko Marovic profile". Uefa.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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