Marko Krasić

Marko Krasić
Krasić in 2022
Personal information
Full name Marko Krasić
Date of birth (1985-12-01) 1 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kragujevac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Serbian White Eagles
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2004 Borac Čačak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Borac Čačak 32 (0)
2004 → Remont Čačak (loan) 3 (0)
2006–2008 → Metalac Gornji Milanovac (loan) 41 (8)
2008–2010 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 57 (6)
2010–2012 Borac Čačak 26 (0)
2012–2013 Arema Indonesia 18 (3)
2013–2014 Citizen 18 (2)
2014–2016 Inđija 9 (0)
2015 → Serbian White Eagles (loan)
2016–2017 Radnički Kragujevac 26 (6)
2017–2018 Rangers (HKG) 17 (2)
2018–2019 Southern 17 (2)
2019–2020 Rudar Pljevlja 18 (3)
2020–2022 Sloga Kraljevo
2022– Serbian White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marko Krasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Красић; born 1 December 1985)[1] is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles.

Club career

Early career

Krasić began his playing career with Borac Cacak.[2] He would also play with Borac throughout their run in the country's top division.[3]

He also played in the Serbian SuperLiga in 2009 with Metalac Gornji Milanovac.[4] In total, he played in 26 matches and recorded 5 goals in the top tier.[5] In 2011, he had a trial session with the Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.[6]

Asia

Krasić was recruited by the Indonesian side Arema to assist the club in the 2012 AFC Cup tournament.[3][7] He helped the team reach the quarterfinals where they were defeated in a series of matches by Ettifaq FC.[8] Throughout the continental tournament, he appeared in 7 matches.[5]

After a season in the Indonesian top-tier, he remained in Asia to play in the Hong Kong First Division League with Citizen AA.[9] He participated in the 2014 Lunar New Year Cup where he contributed a goal in the tournament final against S.C. Olhanense which secured the title for the club.[10]

Various stints

Following his run in Asia he returned to his native Serbia in 2014 to play in the Serbian First League with Inđija.[11] In the summer of 2015, he played abroad in North America with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League.[12][13] In his debut season with Serbia, he assisted the club in securing the First Division title.[14] SC Waterloo Region eliminated the Serbs in the second round of the playoffs.[15]

After his stint in Canada, he returned to Serbia to play in the country's third tier with Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac.[16] He helped Radnicki secure promotion to the second division by winning the league title.[17]

Return to Asia

On 3 February 2016, he signed for Persib Bandung[18] but ended up canceling his contract on 29 February 2016.[19] His official return to the continent of Asia occurred in 2017 when he played in Hong Kong's premier league with Hong Kong Rangers.[20] The next season he remained in the top tier by signing with Southern.[21]

Balkans

He returned to the Balkan region to play in the Montenegrin First League with Rudar Pljevlja.[22] In 2020, he returned to the Serbian second division where he played with Sloga Kraljevo.[23][24]

Canada

Krasić returned to his former club the Serbian White Eagles for the 2022 season.[25][26] He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title including a playoff berth.[27] He played in the second round of the postseason against FC Continentals where the White Eagles were eliminated.[28] He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout.[29] The Serbs would finish the 2023 campaign as runners-up to Scarborough SC in the regular season.[30]

He returned for the 2024 season and helped Serbia win the Royal CSL Cup against Scarborough.[31]

Managerial career

In 2023, he served as a coach for the Serbian White Eagles academy program.[32]

Personal life

Krasić's older cousin Miloš Krasić was also a footballer.[3]

Honours

Citizen AA

Serbian White Eagles

Radnički Kragujevac

References

  1. ^ "Krasic, Marko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Wawancara Marko Krasic: Setelah Arema IPL, Ingin Sukses di Persib" [Marko Krasic Interview: After Arema IPL, Want to Succeed at Persib]. bola.com (in Indonesian). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Wow! Sepupu Milos Krasic Resmi Perkuat Arema IPL" [Wow! Cousin Milos Krasic Officially Strengthens Arema IPL]. Inilah.com (in Indonesian). 27 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Metalac Gornji Milanovac 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Serbia - M. Krasić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Marko Krasić przejdzie testy w Śląsku" [Marko Krasic will pass tests in Silesia]. www.90minut.pl. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Arema LPI Tambah Tiga Pemain Baru" [Arema LPI Adds Three New Players]. ANTARA News Jawa Timur. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ Minggu, Frengky Aruan (19 April 2020). "Page 2: Starting XI Legiun Asing Eropa Terbaik Arema FC Versi BolaSkor" [The Best Starting XI of the European Foreign Legion Arema FC According to BolaScore]. bolaskor.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Vezista Marko Krasić Indoneziju zamenio Hong Kongom | MozzartSport" [Midfielder Marko Krasić replaced Indonesia with Hong Kong]. www.mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b KL Lau, Christopher. "Marko Krasić Interview". soccerphile.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Припреме ФК „Инђија" на пола пута" [The preparations of FC "Indjija" are halfway through]. www.indjija.rs (in Serbian). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  12. ^ "2015 Serbian White Eagles roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  13. ^ Adamson, Stan (20 June 2015). "Krasic and Reid Combine for Serbian White Eagles Victory.....Three games Friday night". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Toronto Croatia enters playoffs with five straight wins". Mississauga News. 5 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Toronto Croatia reaches second straight CSL final". Mississauga News. 21 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Marko Krasić: Pogled sa vrha srpskoligaškog zapada" [Marko Krasić: The view from the top of the Serbian League West]. KRAGUJEVAČKI SPORT (in Serbian). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Radnički 1923 sutra protiv Sloge iz Kraljeva" [Radnički 1923 tomorrow against Sloga from Kraljevo]. Veliki Park (in Serbian). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  18. ^ Permana, Nandang (5 February 2016). "Wawancara Marko Krasic: Setelah Arema IPL, Ingin Sukses di Persib" [Marko Krasic Interview: After Arema IPL, Want to Succeed at Persib] (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  19. ^ Snaz, Erwin (29 February 2016). "Batal Dikontrak Persib, Marko Krasic Pulang ke Serbia" [Contract Canceled Persib, Marko Krasic Returns to Serbia] (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  20. ^ Hardbattle, Jeff (10 September 2017). "Southern edge out Rangers in closely-fought contest – offside.hk". offside.hk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  21. ^ Zuser, Tobias (25 May 2018). "Kitchee set to finish a close-to-perfect season | HK Football | China Daily". www.chinadailyhk.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Rudar nastavlja sa pojačanjima! -" [The miner continues with reinforcements!]. pvinformer.me (in Serbian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  23. ^ Daišević, Aleksandar (28 July 2020). "Marko Krasić za jaču Sloginu vezu" [MARKO KRASIĆ FOR A STRONGER SLOGA CONNECTION]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Opomena u pravom trenutku" [A WARNING AT THE RIGHT TIME]. sportdc.net (in Serbian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  25. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (16 November 2022). "Re-Cap of 2022 Signings". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Играо је у Звезди, а сада је узданица српских Белих орлова" [He played in Zvezda, and now he is a supporter of the Serbian White Eagles]. Politika Online. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  27. ^ Adamson, Stan (29 September 2022). "The Two Sides to Serbian White Eagles". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  28. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (20 August 2022). "Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-Final". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  29. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (24 May 2023). "SWE Finish Second in First Ever Royal CSL Cup". serbianwhiteagles.ca. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе канадския „Скарбъро" до нова титла в редовния сезон" ["Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov led the Canadian "Scarborough" to a new title in the regular season"]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  31. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (9 June 2024). "Two Goals By Pavicevic for the Win and the Cup". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  32. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (9 March 2023). "Serbian White Eagles Academy Renews Optimism". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  33. ^ "Pobeda za kraj. Radnički 1923 je šampion. Od leta u Prvoj ligi Srbije". FK Radnički 1923 Kragujevac official website (in Serbian). 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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