Stevan "Stefan" Selaković (born 9 January 1977) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. He used to play as forward, but after 2006 was primarily used as a rightwing midfielder by IFK Göteborg. He previously played for Heerenveen, Halmstad and Varbergs. He is a former Swedish international for which he played in 12 games and scored 4 goals.
 Selaković with IFK Göteborg in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stevan Selaković | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Varberg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Varbergs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Varbergs | 66 | (21) |
| 1996–2001 | Halmstad | 119 | (37) |
| 2001–2004 | Heerenveen | 90 | (19) |
| 2005–2012 | IFK Göteborg | 201 | (41) |
| 2013 | Halmstad | 28 | (4) |
| Total | 504 | (122) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2001–2006 | Sweden | 12 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHe was born in Varberg, with roots from Serbia. After playing for Varbergs, he joined Halmstad and won Allsvenskan in 2000 and was the top scorer in Allsvenskan in 2001. He then joined Dutch club Heerenveen. He was not able to continue to play as well as he had done in Sweden, and in 2005 he decided to move back to Sweden. Instead of his earlier club Halmstad, he chose to play for IFK Göteborg and signed a contract in 2005.[1]
On 23 January 2013, Halmstad reported that Selaković had returned to the club.[2]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selaković goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 February 2001 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2001 King's Cup |
| 2 | 17 February 2001 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  China | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2001 King's Cup |
| 3 | 13 February 2002 | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece |  Greece | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 18 February 2004 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Albania | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
editIndividual
- Årets Ärkeängel: 2008[3]
References
edit- ^ "Stefan Selaković" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Stefan Selakovic klar för HBK" (in Swedish). hbk.se. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
edit- Stefan Selaković at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Stefan Selaković at National-Football-Teams.com
- #9 Stefan Selakovic at ifkdb.com
