Igor Burzanović
Igor Burzanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Игop Буpзaнoвић, born on 25 August 1985 in Podgorica) is a Montenegrin retired international football player who last played for Iskra Danilovgrad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Burzanović | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Budućnost Podgorica | 122 | (62) |
| 2007–2009 | Red Star Belgrade | 50 | (11) |
| 2009 | → Budućnost Podgorica (loan) | 15 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Nagoya Grampus | 62 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Buriram United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Budućnost Podgorica | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Irtysh | 26 | (4) |
| 2015 | Hunan Billows | 27 | (3) |
| 2016 | Budućnost Podgorica | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Petrovac | 13 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 16 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Serbia and Montenegro U21 | |||
| 2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Montenegro | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2019 | |||
Club career
He was a member of FK Budućnost Podgorica since he started playing first team football. In following years Burzanović was the star player on the team. He was considered one of the most promising Montenegrin players.
Burzanović signed for Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade from FK Budućnost Podgorica in December 2006, joining the team on 8 January 2007. He has since then been a valuable member of the team. In 2009 Igor returned to his first club FK Budućnost Podgorica. After scoring 10 goals there, he moved to Japan to play for Nagoya Grampus.[1]
In August 2012, Burzanović signed for Buriram United for a trial period which ended quickly. In August 2013, he signed again for Buducnost Podgorica.
In February 2014, Burzanović signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar,[2] leaving the club in December of the same year after one season.[3]
On 30 January 2015, Burzanović transferred to China League One side Hunan Billows.[4] In February 2016, Burzanović once again returned to his boyhood club Budućnost, signing a contract until the end of season.
International career
As early as 2002, he was part of the FR Yugoslavia U-17 team at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
Burzanović was a constant member of Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team. On 8 June 2005, Burzanović earned his first and only cap for Serbia and Montenegro as a substitute for Miloš Marić in the third minute of second-half stoppage time against Italy. The friendly match, which took place in the Canadian city of Tornto, finished as a 1–1 draw.[5] When the state-union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved in May 2006, Burzanović opted to represent his native Montenegro on the international scene, and played in the first match of the Montenegro national football team in 2007, where he scored the game-winning goal from a penalty shot in a 2–1 victory over Hungary.
He was officially acknowledged as Montenegro's best player and received the award in 2004.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2002–03 | Budućnost Podgorica | Second League South | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 17 | ||
| 2003–04 | Budućnost Podgorica | Second League South | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 17 | ||
| 2004–05 | Budućnost Podgorica | Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| 2005–06 | Budućnost Podgorica | Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | Budućnost Podgorica | 1. CFL | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 13 | ||
| 2006–07 | Red Star Belgrade | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | Red Star Belgrade | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Red Star Belgrade | Serbian SuperLiga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Budućnost Podgorica | 1. CFL | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| 2009 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2010 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Budućnost Podgorica | 1. CFL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2014 | Irtysh | Kazakhstan Premier League | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2015 | Hunan Billows | China League One | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Budućnost Podgorica | 1. CFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | FK Petrovac | 1. CFL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | FK Iskra | 1. CFL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | Serbia and Montenegro | 107 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 51 | |
| Japan | 62 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 13 | ||
| Montenegro | 76 | 28 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 79 | 31 | ||||
| Serbia | 50 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 14 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 6 | ||||
| China PR | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 348 | 107 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 379 | 117 | ||
International Goals
- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2007 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Hungary | 2-1 | 2-1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 March 2008 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Norway | 1-0 | 3-1 | Friendly |
References
- "Igor Burzanović u Nagoji". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 24 July 2009.
- Иртыш подписал экс-полузащитника сборной Черногории. sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz/. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Burzanović оставили Иртыш". www.prosportkz.kz/ (in Russian). prosportkz. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- 湘涛签约前黑山国脚中场 at sports.sohu.com 2015-01-30 Retrieved 2015-02-02
- "Igor Burzanović". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "I. BURZANOVIĆ". uk.soccerway.com/. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14857/Igor_Burzanovic.html
External links
- Igor Burzanović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Igor Burzanović at Soccerway
- Igor Burzanović at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at Srbijafudbal.
- Igor Burzanović at Flashscore