Igor Krmar

Igor Krmar
Krmar in 2012
Personal information
Full name Igor Krmar
Date of birth (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Boleč
Vinča
2003–2009 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Mačva Šabac 27 (6)
2010–2012 Radnički Kragujevac 30 (0)
2011–2012 → Slavija Sarajevo (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2013 Smederevo 23 (1)
2013 Bohemians Prague 2 (0)
2014 BSK Borča 29 (4)
2015 Mačva Šabac 14 (1)
2015 London City 12 (5)
2016 Slavija Sarajevo 7 (0)
2016–2017 Bežanija 16 (3)
2016 → Hamilton City (loan) 14 (4)
2017 Sloboda Užice 15 (0)
2018 Rabotnički 9 (0)
2018 Atlantas 2 (0)
2019 Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo 14 (0)
2019 Zemun 16 (0)
2020 Dinamo 1945
2021 Smederevo 1924
2021 RSK Rabrovo
2022 NK Leštane
2022–2023 NK Hajduk Divos
2023–2024 NK Boleč Grocka
2024– NK Dunavac Grocka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2020

Igor Krmar (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Крмар; born 14 May 1991) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Early years

Krmar was born in the Croatian town Vinkovci at the outbreak of the Yugoslavian war, his family fled to Boleč, a suburb of Belgrade. He started playing football in Boleč, later moving to nearby Vinča where he was spotted by scouts and brought to Red Star Belgrade. Although he passed the complete youth ranks of Red Star, he first played professionally in the Serbian League West with Mačva Šabac, where he stayed for one year.

The next season, he joined the Kragujevac-based team Radnički 1923, with whom he earned a promotion to the highest league of Serbian football.[2] In his first year in the Serbian SuperLiga, he received minimal playing time and was loaned to Slavija Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina where he assisted the club in avoiding relegation.[3][4][5] In the summer of 2012, he joined another Serbian SuperLiga club - FK Smederevo where he spent the full season capping 23 games and scoring 1 goal.[6][7]

Europe

In 2013, Krmar had a short spell at Czech's Bohemians Prague where he appeared in 2 matches.[8] His stint in the Czech Republic was followed by a return to the Serbian second division with BSK Borča where he spent the 2013-14 season.[9] He re-signed with Borča the following season.[10] In 2015, he played the autumn season with Mačva Šabac appearing in 14 games and scoring 1 goal.[9]

Canada

In the summer of 2016, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with London City.[11] Krmar helped London secure a playoff berth by finishing eighth in the league's first division.[12] Their participation in the postseason tournament ended in the opening round after a defeat by the Serbian White Eagles.[12]

After the conclusion of the Canadian season, he returned to Slavija Sarajevo for a second spell where he played 7 games.[13][14] He left Sarajevo after they were relegated from the top tier.[15]

Krmar returned to the Canadian circuit in late 2016 to play with Hamilton City.[16][17] In his second season in the league, he helped Hamilton secure a playoff berth.[18] In the opening round of the postseason, Hamilton defeated Scarborough SC.[19] Hamilton's next opponents were the York Region Shooters where they defeated in a penalty shootout.[20] He appeared in the championship final match where the Serbs defeated Hamilton for the title.[21]

Return to Serbia

Following his second Canadian stint, he returned to the Serbian second tier in the fall of 2016 to sign with Bežanija.[22][23] Krmar was acquired by league rivals Sloboda Užice in the 2017 summer transfer market.[24]

Macedonia

In the early winter of 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Macedonian First Football League side Rabotnički.[25][26] In his single season in Macedonian top-tier league, he appeared in 9 matches.[9]

Lithuania

In 2018, he played abroad in the A Lyga with FK Atlantas.[27][28]

Later career

In January 2019, Krmar joined Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo in the Bosnian-based First League of the Republika Srpska.[29][30] In August 2019, he returned to the Serbian First League to play with Zemun.[31] His tenure with Zemun was cut short as he left the club in December 2019.[32]

In 2020, he was recruited to join FK Dinamo Pančevo in the Serbian League Vojvodina.[33] He left Dinamo in the 2021 winter transfer market, to join Smederevo 1924.[34] The following season he signed with FK RSK Rabrovo.[35] Krmar would play the remainder of the 2021-22 season with FK Leštane.[36] In the summer of 2022, he played with FK Hajduk Divos.[37] After a season with Hajduk, he signed with FK Boleč Grocka.[38] He was transferred to NK Dunavac Grocka in the January 2024.[38]

Honors

Hamilton City

References

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  3. ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2011-12". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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  7. ^ "Pavlović „kupi" igrače Radničkog" [Pavlović "buys" the players of Radnički]. srpskifudbal.rs (in Serbian). 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Igor Krmar (Bohemians Praha) - informace o Igor Krmar na Eurofotbalu". www.eurofotbal.cz. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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  10. ^ J, Nikola (19 August 2014). "Uspešan start borbe za povratak u Superligu BSK Borče" [Successful start of the fight for the return to the Superliga of BSK Borče]. www.lobi-info.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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  20. ^ "York Region Shooters downed in CSL Championship semis by Hamilton City". Vaughan Citizen. 24 October 2016.
  21. ^ a b "Champions!". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Sloboda iz Užica konačno potvrdila pojačanje!" [Sloboda from Užice finally confirmed reinforcements!]. Sportske novosti (in Serbian). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Ekipa - FK Bežanija" [Team - FK Bežanija]. fcbezanija.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  24. ^ Spasojevic, Marko (24 July 2017). "Prvi dolazak u Slobodi" [First arrival in Sloboda]. penal.rs (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Работнички доведе четири засилувања, Шаркоски, Красниќи, Крмар и Асани" [Rabotnicki brought four reinforcements, Sharkoski, Krasniqi, Krmar and Asani]. Екипа (in Macedonian). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Работнички ги промовираше новајлиите во Дебар Маало – дојдоа двајца анонимни странци!" [Rabotnicki promoted the newcomers in Debar Maalo – two anonymous foreigners came!]. Sport 1 (in Macedonian). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Atlantas". 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  28. ^ "Igor Krmar nova akvizicija!" [Igor Krmar new acquisition!]. Bijeljina.online portal (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  29. ^ Jakovljević, Mijodrag (28 January 2019). "KRMAR POJAČAO SLOGU!" [KMAR RAISED THE HARMONY!]. pravdabl.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Padaju potpisi u Gornjem Crnjelovu: Stiglo pojačanje iz litvanskog šampionata" [Signings are coming in Gornji Crnjelov: Reinforcements have arrived from the Lithuanian championship]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Prvoligaš iz Gornjeg Crnjelova ostao bez svog ovogodišnjeg pojačanja iz redova litvanskog Atlantasa, defanzivac napustio Slogu i pojačao srbijanski Zemun! – SPORTSKE VIJESTI" [The first league team from Gornji Crnjelov was left without this year's reinforcement from the ranks of Lithuanian Atlantas, the defender left Sloga and reinforced Serbian Zemun!]. sportskevijesti.com (in Bosnian). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Земун без тренера, исписнице добили Крмар и Филиповић, још тројица желе да иду" [Zemun without a coach, Krmar and Filipović got their letters, three more want to go]. СПОРТСКИ ЖУРНАЛ. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  33. ^ "Zanimljiva ekipa se pravi u niželigašu Srbije, predvode je bivši prvotimci Sarajeva i Slavije" [An interesting team is being formed in the lower league of Serbia, led by former first team members of Sarajevo and Slavia]. sport1.ba (in Bosnian). 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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  35. ^ "RSK-Takovo (0:2)". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  36. ^ "Bez pobednika u Leštanima" [No winner in Leštani]. srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  37. ^ Vorih, Vladimir (12 December 2022). "PREDSTAVLJAMO SRPSKE FUDBALSKE ŠAMPIONE: FK Hajduk Divoš!" [INTRODUCING THE SERBIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS: FK Hajduk Divoš!]. Republika.rs | Srpski telegraf (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  38. ^ a b Đorđević, Milan (8 January 2024). "OZBILJAN IGRAČ ZA LIGU U KOJU DOLAZI: Pored karijere van granica naše zemlje, zabeležio je i nastupe u Superligi Srbije!" [A SERIOUS PLAYER FOR THE LEAGUE IN WHICH HE COMES: In addition to his career outside the borders of our country, he also recorded performances in the Super League of Serbia!]. Republika.rs | Srpski telegraf (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.