Profile Mirko Vucinic

Personal information

Full name : Mirko Vučinić

Date of birth : 1 October 1983

Place of birth : Nikšić, SFR Yugoslavia

Height : 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Playing position : Striker

Current club : Roma

Number : 9

Youth career :

1998–1999 Sutjeska Nikšić

2000-2002 Lecce

Senior career :

1999–2000 Sutjeska Nikšić

2000–2006 Lecce

2006– Roma

National team :

2005–2006 Serbia and Montenegro

2007– Montenegro

Club career

Early career

Having spotted himself out at a young age, 17-year-old Vučinić was hastily grabbed via U.S. Lecce during summer 2000. The man whom initiated the shift was the club's sporting manager at the moment Pantaleo Corvino whom has since grew a popularity for having a nice eye when it arrives towards football skill arriving out of Eastern Europe. In his fourth season for the club, the 21 year-old Vučinić scored 19 goals within 28 toys within Serie A. Following that successful season, his move arrived towards a halt with alone nine goals registered within 31 toys as his career stalled due towards injury.

Roma

On thirty August 2006, he signed a one year credit contract with A.S. Roma quality €3.25M with an choice of buying 50% rights from Lecce once the season stops for an additional €3.75M.

During his former season within Rome, he did not feature much as he had campaigns onto his deserted knee twice. Also, the presence of the European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti as the lone forward of Roma's tactical formation did not grant Vučinić much performing time. Despite this, he succeeded within scoring three goals: his former goal for Roma within the 1–0 victory against Siena onto 28 January 2007, his former goal within the UEFA Champions League during the quarter-finals match 2–1 victory against Manchester United onto 4 April 2007.[4] He also scored another Serie A away goal against Catania within a toy that observed roma hammered the Sicilians 2–0.

At the initiating of the 2007–08 season, Roma remunerated Lecce the pre-agreed price of €3.75M, towards sign Vučinić 50% of rights.[5] He decided towards wear the jersey #9, belong Vincenzo Montella within the last eight seasons, and also reported that he would want towards do the equivalent that Montella did at Roma.

As veteran Francesco Totti was habitually deployed as a lone striker, Vučinić began towards play as deserted winger within Luciano Spalletti's 4-2-3-1. He scored his former goal of the season within the 2–1 victory against Sporting CP, within the Champions League category level, allowing Roma towards get the vital goal towards incur them three points.In t he consecutive toy away towards Milan at the San Siro, with veteran striker Totti stung, Vučinić activated as a striker and scored a header, from a cross via his teammate Cicinho. It was the alone goal of the toy as Roma chosen up a victory again its rival. This proved decisive again, as within the toy against city rivals Lazio, Roma won via 3–2 with Vučinić deserting his mark with a left-foot equalizer and an aid towards Simone Perrotta's goal. Another decisive goal of Vučinić was a header against Real Madrid C.F. at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, hanging a 2–1 victory for his side as well as qualification towards the successive round. In June 2008 Roma finally bought him outright via paying Lecce €12m.

On 4 November 2008, he scored two goals within Roma's UEFA Champions League category level match against Chelsea F.C., emerging 3–1 winners.On 1 June 2009, Roma informed Vučinić had signed a novel 4-year contract, which his gross annual salary shall steadily increase from €4 within 2009–10 season towards 4.7M within 2012–13 season. The 2009–10 Serie A campaign activated off unfavourably for Roma, dragging brain instructor Luciano Spalletti towards resign as soon as gate two losses. Arrival of novel brain instructor Claudio Ranieri initially failed towards distort matters with the team persisting towards slip down the standings as Vučinić got soundly booed via Roma fans within morning November 2009 against Bologna when he finally scored his former goal of the season. However, as soon as successful that match, Roma went onto a 24-match unrivalled operate, mounting a plausible title exam via the end, within wide portion thank you towards Vučinić's sweetened form and steady goalscoring efforts that covered a brace within a victory against heated crosstown rivals Lazio.

International career

Vučinić was one of the two Montenegro-born musicians whom had been picked towards play for Serbia and Montenegro at 2006 FIFA World Cup (the else one was Dragoslav Jevrić); he had been capped already three moments for the Serbia and Montenegro team, but onto 23 May 2006 he got stung and could not participate within the competition. After Montenegro became an independent nation, and a novel national team was established, Vučinić chose towards play for it and, when onto 24 March 2007, Montenegro national team performed its former international match against Hungary, Vučinić scored the former goal, a disadvantage, of Montenegro's history, of whom currently he is also the captain. During the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, Mirko's most known goals arrived when he netted a free kick within the 60th minute against Bulgaria and also scored a remarkable goal against Italy. However, Montenegro failed towards qualify and ceased within 5th place. During the 2012 Euro Cup Qualifiers, Mirko has caused two key goals that possess contributed towards two victories for Montenegro.