Mike Bakić

Mike Bakic
Personal information
Full name Milovan Bakić
Date of birth (1952-12-30) 30 December 1952
Place of birth Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position 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.


Milovan “Mike” Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Мајк Бакић; born 30 December 1952) is a retired Canadian international soccer player who earned 4 caps for the Canadian national side in 1977, scoring 2 goals.

He played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington Diplomats and Houston Hurricane.[2] Bakic is the first player of Serbian descent to play for Canada.[1]

International career

Bakic represented Canada at the senior level, playing in the 1977 CONCACAF Championship.

He debuted for the Canadian national team against Suriname on October 12, 1977. His last cap came against Mexico on October 22, 1977.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 1977 Estadio Azteca  Suriname 2–1 2–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship
2. 20 October 1977 Estadio Tecnológico  Haiti 1–1 1–1 1977 CONCACAF Championship

References

  1. 1 2 Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-04-30). "Mike Bakic RedNation Online Interview". Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  2. ↑ Mike Bakic NASL career stats at NASL Jerseys


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