Vučinić playing for Montenegro in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mirko Vučinić | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Nikšić, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Al Jazira | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
2000–2002 | Lecce | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 9 | (3) |
2000–2006 | Lecce | 111 | (34) |
2006–2011 | Roma | 147 | (46) |
2011–2014 | Juventus | 75 | (21) |
2014– | Al Jazira | 29 | (27) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | (0) |
2007– | Montenegro | 44 | (17) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2015 |
Mirko Vučinić (Cyrillic: Mиpкo Bучинић, pronounced [mîːrko ʋǔt͡ʃinit͡ɕ]; born 1 October 1983) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a forward for Al Jazira in the UAE Arabian Gulf League.
Having caught the attention of Pantaleo Corvino, the sporting director of the Italian club Lecce, he transferred there in the summer of 2000. He played for Lecce as they moved between Serie A and B. His highest-scoring season was 2004–05, with 19 goals in 28 games in Serie A. In 2006, he joined Roma, where he won the Coppa Italia twice; he later moved on to Juventus in 2011, where he won three consecutive Serie A titles. In July 2014, he moved to Al Jazira on an undisclosed fee.
On the international stage, Vučinić played for the Serbia and Montenegro under-21 team. Due to injury, he was unable to represent Serbia and Montenegro at the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Following the split of Serbia and Montenegro in spring of 2006, Vučinić chose to represent his native Montenegro, and is their top scorer of all time with 17 goals.