Mehmet Durakovic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehmet Duraković | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Perak FA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Footscray JUST | ||
| 1983 | Port Melbourne Sharks | ||
| 1984 | Budućnost Titograd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Brunswick Juventus | 61 | (2) |
| 1988 | → Footscray JUST (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 1989–1995 | South Melbourne | 138 | (5) |
| 1995–1998 | Selangor FA | 82 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Sydney Olympic | 21 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Gippsland Falcons | 25 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | South Melbourne | 98 | (1) |
| Total | 450 | (12) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1990–2002 | Australia | 64 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2005 | Port Melbourne Sharks | ||
| 2005–2007 | VIS | ||
| 2008–2011 | Melbourne Victory Youth | ||
| 2011 | Melbourne Victory (Caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| 2013–2015 | Selangor FA | ||
| Feb 2017– | Perak FA | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 August 2014 |
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Mehmet Duraković (born 13 October 1965) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former player. Born in Titograd, Yugoslavia, now Podgorica, Montenegro, he spent his playing career as a defender for a number of clubs in the Australian National Soccer League, with a brief stint in Malaysia with Selangor FA. Durakovic made 64 appearances and scored six goals for the Australian national team.
Mehmet Duraković was born in Montenegro into an Albanian family that was one of thousands living in the Yugoslav state. The Duraković family left Yugoslavia in search of better work and opportunities for their growing children. Mehmet's official playing days began at Footscray juniors, and then he moved on to Port Melbourne juniors when the family moved to the Inner-city suburbs. He was with Port Melbourne from Under-10s to Under-16s.
After living in Australia for ten years, Mehmet's parents had missed their family and friends in Montenegro and moved back. Although unhappy, Mehmet began to take his soccer more seriously. He played with local clubs in the lower divisions. However, in just over a year Budućnost Titograd, who played in the Yugoslav First League, asked him to trial with them. In 1984, Durakovic missing Australia, returned by himself and immediately joined Port Melbourne senior team. After one month, he had been signed by NSL club Brunswick Juventus.
Durakovic was a defender for Brunswick Juventus from 1985 to 1988, making 61 appearances and scoring two goals for the club. He spent most of his first year at Juventus in the reserves or on the bench for the seniors. He came off the bench a couple of times in 1985, but did not make his full debut until late that season. His second game for Juventus was the grand final against Sydney City. He was part of Juventus' 1985 NSL Championship winning team.
In 1987, Brunswick began a downhill slide and were relegated from the NSL by 1988. Mehmet was loaned out to Footscray JUST in 1988 and stayed just one year. He made 25 appearances (one goal), before moving to South Melbourne where he made 138 appearances and scored five goals from 1989 to 1995. He was part of South Melbourne's 1991 NSL Championship winning team.
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