Mike Bakić

Milovan "Mike" Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Мајк Бакић; born 30 December 1952) is a Canadian retired soccer player.

Mike Bakic
Bakić in 1973
Personal information
Full name Milovan Bakić
Date of birth (1952-12-30) 30 December 1952
Place of birth Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1971 Partizan Belgrade[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1976 Serbian White Eagles
1977 Rochester Lancers 23 (3)
1978–1979 Washington Diplomats 20 (6)
1979–1980 Hartford Hellions (indoor) 17 (15)
1980 Houston Hurricane 13 (1)
1981–1982 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 20 (10)
National team
1977 Canada 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Bakić played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington Diplomats and Houston Hurricane. He also played indoor soccer for the Hartford Hellions and Kansas City Comets.[2]

International career

Bakić represented Canada at the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, scoring two goals in four games. He was the first player of Serbian descent to play for Canada.[1]

He debuted for Canada against Suriname on 12 October 1977, scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory in Mexico City. His last cap came against Mexico on 22 October 1977 in a 1–3 defeat in Monterrey.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 October 1977Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Suriname2–12–11978 FIFA World Cup qualification
220 October 1977Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico Haiti1–11–11978 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. Vujcic, Djuradj (30 April 2012). "Mike Basic RedNation Online Interview". Red Nation Online. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. Mike Bakic NASL career stats at NASL Jerseys
  3. "Mike Bakic". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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