2001–2006 Vojvodina Weight 83 kg Playing position Name Milan Stepanov Career start 2000 | Number 15 Role Footballer Current team FK Sarajevo (#15) Years Team Height 1.88 m | |
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Date of birth (1983-04-02) 2 April 1983 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth Kisac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Milan stepanov novo poja anje fk sarajevo
Milan Stepanov (Serbian Cyrillic: Milan Stepanov; born 2 April 1983) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Bosnian club FK Sarajevo as a central defender.
Contents
- Milan stepanov novo poja anje fk sarajevo
- Predstavljanje milan stepanov novi igra fk sarajevo
- Club career
- International career
- Honours
- References
Predstavljanje milan stepanov novi igra fk sarajevo
Club career
Born in Kisac, Novi Sad, Serbia, Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, Stepanov came up through FK Vojvodina's ranks, making his first-team debut during the 2000–01 season and becoming team captain five years later. In the 2006 January transfer window, he transferred to Turkish club Trabzonspor.
In July 2007, Stepanov moved to FC Porto in Portugal for a reported €3.5 million. Initially on the substitutes bench he gradually made room for himself in the starting eleven but, on 28 November, in a UEFA Champions League match at Liverpool, his team lost 1–4, with him having a subpar performance and subsequently losing the starting place to veteran Pedro Emanuel; this situation was aggravated in his second year with the signing of Rolando (he would only play in the penultimate Primeira Liga game).
On 27 July 2009 Stepanov moved on loan to Spain's Malaga CF, with the Andalusians having a buying option at the season's end. He only made four La Liga appearances in the first half of the campaign, and was left out of the squad for almost three months, only playing again in a 0–0 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruna on 7 February 2010, where he started.
In late July 2010 Stepanov returned to Turkey, signing for Super Lig champions Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee. In May 2012 the team decided to rescind the contract, and he joined fellow top-divisioner Mersin Idmanyurdu SK shortly after.
International career
Stepanov was part of the Serbian and Montenegrin team that was knocked out in the first round of the 2004 Summer Olympics after finishing fourth in Group C behind eventual winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia. He played against the first and the third teams in two losses.
In November 2005 Stepanov appeared in a two-match qualification playoff against Croatia for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal, and scored in the second leg in a 2–1 away win, netting the winner in the 86th minute (5–2 on aggregate). He eventually helped the national side reach the semifinals in the final stages, with many pundits agreeing he was the team's most consistent performer with a string of confident defensive displays throughout the tournament.
Stepanov made his senior team debut in a friendly match against Czech Republic on 16 August 2006, in which he was sent off. In March 2007, during the nation's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, he started in the 1–2 loss to Kazakhstan and was on the bench against Portugal.