Darko Spalević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Спалевић; born 24 March 1977) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Spalević | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Trepča | 33 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Priština | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Bane | 10 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Milicionar | 45 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | Red Star Belgrade | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cherno More Varna | 13 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10 | (4) |
| 2004 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 15 | (2) |
| 2005 | Zalaegerszeg | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | Henan Jianye | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Slavija Sarajevo | 66 | (44) |
| 2009 | Olimpik | 13 | (5) |
| 2010 | Slavija Sarajevo | 13 | (4) |
| 2010–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac | 105 | (53) |
| 2014–2015 | Donji Srem | 22 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Slavija Sarajevo | 25 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Radnički Kragujevac | 27 | (8) |
| 2021 | Kragujevac | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999 | FR Yugoslavia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2021 | |||
Over the course of his journeyman career, Spalević scored over 150 competitive goals in six countries, having his most prolific seasons after the age of thirty.[1]
Club career
editBorn in Vučitrn, Spalević started out at Trepča, before transferring to Priština in 1998. He stayed there for only one season. After a short stint at Bane in the fall of 1999, Spalević moved to Milicionar, spending there the following year and a half.
In the summer of 2001, Spalević joined Red Star Belgrade. He failed to make an impact at the club in a year and a half, before switching to Bulgarian club Cherno More Varna. In the summer of 2003, Spalević moved to another Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He won the national championship title in the 2003–04 season.
In the following three seasons, Spalević played for Russian club Dynamo Makhachkala (2004), Hungarian club Zalaegerszeg (2005), and Chinese club Henan Jianye (2006), but without notable achievements.
In early 2007, Spalević moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed with Slavija Sarajevo. He spent the next two and a half years there, becoming the Premier League top scorer in 2008,[2] and 2009. Spalević also helped the club win the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup in the 2008–09 campaign. He subsequently switched to Olimpik,[3] before returning to Slavija in early 2010.
In July 2010, Spalević returned to Serbia and joined First League club Radnički Kragujevac.[4] He was their top scorer in the 2010–11 season with 19 league goals, thus leading them to promotion to the SuperLiga. In the following 2011–12 season, Spalević became the SuperLiga top scorer with 19 goals. He stayed at the club for two more years, despite having some disagreements with the club's president,[5] helping the side remain in the top flight.
After leaving Radnički, Spalević moved to fellow SuperLiga club Donji Srem in June 2014, penning a one-year contract.[6] He however failed to help them avoid relegation from the top flight in the 2014–15 season. In July 2015, Spalević officially returned to his former club Slavija Sarajevo on a one-year deal.[7]
In July 2016, Spalević returned to Radnički Kragujevac.[8] He helped the side win the Serbian League West in his comeback season, thus earning promotion back to the Serbian First League.
International career
editIn December 1999, Spalević played for the FR Yugoslavia U23s in a 0–1 friendly loss against Argentina.[9]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| Zalaegerszeg | 2005–06 | 11 | 0 |
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2006–07 | 14 | 9 |
| 2007–08 | 27 | 18 | |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 17 | |
| Olimpik | 2009–10 | 13 | 5 |
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2009–10 | 13 | 4 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2010–11 | 28 | 19 |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 19 | |
| 2012–13 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 8 | |
| Donji Srem | 2014–15 | 22 | 5 |
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2015–16 | 25 | 9 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2016–17 | 25 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 282 | 128 | |
Honours
editPlayer
editLokomotiv Plovdiv
Slavija Sarajevo
Radnički Kragujevac
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2011–12
- Bosnian Premier League top goalscorer: 2007–08, 2008–09
- Serbian First League top goalscorer: 2010–11
- Serbian SuperLiga top goalscorer: 2011–12
References
edit- ^ "Spalević: Krenulo me po stare dane" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Statistika: Spalević zlatna kopačka BiH" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Pelak i Spalević bez kluba" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Deset novih igrača na Čika Dači" (in Serbian). fkradnicki.com. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Spalević: Ako Marjanović ode igraću i za džabe u Radničkom" (in Serbian). ritamgrada.rs. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Spalević pojačao Donji Srem" (in Serbian). b92.net. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Darko Spalević i Branislav Arsenijević se vratili u Slaviju" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Spalević se vratio u Radnički" (in Serbian). ritamgrada.rs. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Poraz plavih" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 December 1999. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
External links
edit- HLSZ profile
- Darko Spalević at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- Futebol Mundial profile
- Darko Spalević at Soccerway