Marko Pantelić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Pantelić | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1992 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1992–1993 | Kilkisiakos F.C. | ||
| 1993–1996 | Iraklis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Iraklis | 8 | (4) |
| 1997 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 20 | (12) |
| 1998–1999 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 21 | (14) |
| 1999–2000 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Obilić | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Sartid Smederevo | 31 | (13) |
| 2004–2005 | Red Star Belgrade | 44 | (26) |
| 2005–2009 | Hertha BSC | 114 | (45) |
| 2009–2010 | Ajax | 25 | (16) |
| 2010–2013 | Olympiacos | 38 | (20) |
| Total | 315 | (150) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2011 | Serbia | 43 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marko Pantelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Пантелић; born 15 September 1978 in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a striker. He represented Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
As Pantelić was coming up through the Red Star Belgrade youth system, his father got a job in Thessaloniki and took the family to Greece. Pantelić was still only 14 years old when he signed a professional contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki, where he spent two and a half years. At 17, he accepted an offer in France to play for Paris Saint-Germain and soon found himself training and playing alongside stars like Raí, Marco Simone and Leonardo. Finding playing time at PSG in short supply, he moved on to Lausanne for a season, scoring 14 goals in 21 Swiss league matches.
Next stop was an unsuccessful spell in Spain at Celta Vigo. During this time, he was sent out on loan to Sturm Graz in Austria.
In the summer of 2002, after a two-year absence from professional football, Pantelić returned home to Serbia, and signed with FK Obilić. Barely 24 years of age, he was essentially starting over as many were quick to write him off as yet another prospect whose career was derailed by going abroad too soon. In January 2003 he moved to FK Sartid Smederevo.
After settling in, he quickly established himself as the team's leader, spearheading them to the Serbia and Montenegro Cup title in 2003. Glowing performances in Smederevo did not go unnoticed by Red Star, and in January 2004, Pantelić became their biggest mid-season signing.
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