Mike Bakić

Mike Bakic

Bakić in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Milovan Bakić
Date of birth	(1952-12-30) 30 December 1952
Place of birth	Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1971	Partizan Belgrade
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)
International career
1977	Canada	4	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milovan "Mike" Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Мајк Бакић; born 30 December 1952) is a Canadian retired soccer player.

Club career

Bakić played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington Diplomats and Houston Hurricane. He also played indoor soccer for the Hartford Hellions and Kansas City Comets.

Bakić in 1973

International career

Bakić represented Canada at the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, scoring two goals in four games. He was the first player of Serbian descent to play for Canada.

He debuted for Canada against Suriname on 12 October 1977, scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory in Mexico City. His last cap came against Mexico on 22 October 1977 in a 1–3 defeat in Monterrey.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 October 1977	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Suriname	2–1	2–1	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	20 October 1977	Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico	Haiti	1–1	1–1	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• Mike Bakic at the Canadian Soccer Association