Mirko Medić
Serbian footballer and manager
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Mirko Medić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Медић; born November 23, 1980) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender. Most recently, he was head coach for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.
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Medić being named Defender of the Year in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mirko Medić | ||
| Date of birth | November 23, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Budućnost Valjevo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Železničar Lajkovac | ||
| 2001–2002 | Mladost Lučani | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2013 | Brampton City United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2017–2018 | Serbia AC (indoor) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Serbian White Eagles (player-coach) | ||
| 2016 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2021–2023 | Scarborough SC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Serbia
Medić began his career in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia with FK Železničar Lajkovac.[1] In 2001, he played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia with FK Mladost Lučani.[2][3][4]
Canada
In 2006, he ventured abroad to play in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League with the reactivated Serbian White Eagles FC.[5] Medić was selected to the league all-star roster against Clyde FC in his debut season.[6] He aided the expansion side in securing a postseason berth by clinching the International Division title.[7] He also played in the CSL Championship final against the Italia Shooters which the Serbs were defeated.[8][9] Medić re-signed with the White Eagles the following season and was named to the all-star team for the second consecutive time.[10] The Serbs also managed to successfully defend their divisional title. The club would ultimately reach the championship final where the western Toronto side was defeated by Toronto Croatia in a two-game series.[11]
The 2008 season marked his third year with the organization and he once again aided the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[12] For the third consecutive season, the Serbs reached the championship final where they successfully defeated Trois-Rivières Attak in a penalty shootout.[13][14] In 2009, he was honored by the league with Defender of the Year honors.[15][16] The club produced another successful season where they clinched their fourth divisional title.[17] Medić made his fourth consecutive championship final appearance where the Serbs lost their championship to Trois-Rivières in penalties.[18][15]
He re-signed with the White Eagles for the 2010 season.[19] During the 2010 season, he was part of the Toronto FC side that played an international friendly against Bolton Wanderers at BMO Field on July 21, 2010.[20][21] Medić re-signed with Serbia for his sixth season in 2011.[22][23] He assisted the club in securing a postseason by finishing fifth in the First Division.[24]
After seven seasons with the White Eagles, he departed from the organization in 2013 to play with league rivals Brampton City United.[25][26] In his debut season with Brampton, the club was eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs by SC Waterloo Region.[27] Following a brief stint in Brampton, he returned to the White Eagles in 2014.[28] In his final season with the Serbs, he helped the club clinch the top-division title in 2015.[5] He contributed a goal in the semifinal match of the postseason where Waterloo eliminated the Serbs from the competition.[29]
In the winter of 2017, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Serbia AC.[30]
Managerial career
After his retirement, he was appointed head coach along with Uroš Stamatović for Serbia in 2016.[31] In his first season as manager, he led the team to their second championship by defeating Hamilton City.[32][33][34] In 2021, he was named the head coach for league rivals Scarborough SC.[4][35] In his debut season with Scarborough, he led the team to the ProSound Cup final but was defeated by FC Vorkuta in a penalty shootout.[36][37] He also successfully led Scarborough to a CSL Championship by defeating Vorkuta in the playoffs.[38][39]
Medić re-signed with Scarborough for the 2022 season.[40][41] He led Scarborough to an undefeated streak of 17 matches which stemmed from the previous season.[42] Under his helm, the club secured a playoff berth by finishing third in the standings.[43] In the preliminary round of the postseason, the eastern Toronto side defeated BGH City.[44] Further success was followed in the second round where Scarborough reached the championship final for the sixth consecutive time as they defeated York Region Shooters.[45] In the championship match, the rebranded Vorkuta known as FC Continentals defeated Scarborough.[46]
Honours
Player
- Serbian White Eagles
- CSL Championship: 2008
- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2006, 2007, 2009
Individual
Manager
- Serbian White Eagles
- Scarborough SC
- CSL Championship: 2021
- CSL Championship runner-up: 2022[46]
