Miloš Krasić

Miloš Krasić
Милош Красић

Personal information
Full name	Miloš Krasić
Date of birth	November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) (age 27)
Place of birth	Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Juventus
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2004	Vojvodina	77	(7)
2004–2010	CSKA Moscow	150	(26)
2010–	Juventus	39	(8)
National team‡
2006–	Serbia	44	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:46, 22 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:01, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Miloš Krasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Красић; born 1 November 1984) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Juventus and the Serbian national team.

Playing style

Krasić is a right-sided midfielder/winger, noted for his powerful dribbling technique and speed. He has earned comparisons with former Juventus great, Pavel Nedvěd.^[1][2]

Club career

Early years

After starting out with the hometown side FK Rudar, Krasić was noticed by FK Vojvodina in 1999 and he made a switch northwards at age 14. He spent the next four-and-a-half seasons in Novi Sad, where he further raised his level and became the team captain.

CSKA Moscow

FK Vojvodina and CSKA Moscow were in negotiations over Krasić's transfer since January 2004, but the deal stalled. The player himself even made several unsuccessful trips to Moscow.^[3] Finally, during the summer of 2004, the deal was completed and the winger was on his way to Russia. He featured in three games during the club's UEFA Cup 2004–05-winning run, including a cameo appearance in the final. He also helped them win the Russian title in 2005 and 2006, the Russian Cup in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Russian Super Cup in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Juventus

After much speculation in the summer of 2010, Juventus and CSKA Moscow agreed on a fee for Krasić reported to be in the range of about €15 million. Krasić officially became a Juventus player on 21 August and was given the #27 shirt.^[4] Krasić was instrumental in his home début against Sampdoria, assisting a goal and creating many chances. The game ended 3–3. In his second away game in the Serie A, against Udinese, Krasić proved once again instrumental in their 4–0 victory, assisting Fabio Quagliarella and Claudio Marchisio for a goal each. Krasić scored his first Juventus goals against Cagliari on 26 September 2010, netting a hat-trick. He scored his first European goal for Juventus, helping his side salvage a point against Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg in the Group A tie of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, in a match that finished 1–1. On 26 October, he was given a two-match ban after diving, although successfully winning a penalty (the penalty was then missed), during the league match against Bologna. Krasić scored a goal in a 2–0 away win over Genoa after Eduardo put a ball in his own net in the 18th minute. On 12 December, in the game against Lazio, Krasić scored a very late, match-winning goal in which his attempted cross deflected off Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and into the net. The match ended immediately after the goal in a 2–1 victory for Juventus. He scored a screamer which guided the Bianconeri to a 2–1 victory against Brescia. He managed to score another screamer against Roma, in which the match ended 2-0. He scored his first goal of the 2011/2012 Serie A season against Catania Calcio.

International career

Under-21

Krasić has been an important part of Serbia and Montenegro under-21 squad on the last two European U-21 championships, as well as at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He was in the team that finished as runners-up in the 2004 European under-21 Championship in Germany, but did not play in any games. Two months later, he was part of the Serbia and Montenegro squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In May 2006, Krasić was playing a leading role for Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 European under-21 Championship in 2007 against Kazakhstan. He also played in the match against Portugal on 28 March at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. He was an important player for the Serbian senior squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He scored one goal in the match against Lithuania, another in the game against Austria, and set up three in the game against Romania, which sealed qualification.

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2011

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other[5]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vojvodina	1999–00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2000–01	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2001–02	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
	2002–03	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
	2003–04	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	4
	Total	77	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	7
CSKA Moscow	2004	7	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	12	0
	2005	27	2	8	1	14	0	1	0	50	3
	2006	26	3	6	0	8	0	1	0	41	3
	2007	22	4	3	0	6	1	1	0	32	5
	2008	28	6	2	1	6	0	0	0	36	7
	2009	26	9	3	0	10	4	1	0	40	13
	2010	14	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	18	2
	Total	150	26	23	2	51	5	5	0	229	33
Juventus	2010–11	33	7	2	1	6	1	0	0	41	9
	2011–12	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	Total	39	8	2	1	6	1	0	0	47	10
Career total		266	41	25	3	57	6	5	0	353	50

International goals

Miloš Krasić: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2008	Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia	Lithuania	2–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	15 October 2008	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	0–1	1–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	5 June 2010	Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia	Cameroon	1–1	4–3	Friendly

Honours

CSKA

• Russian Premier League: 2005, 2006
• Russian Cup: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
• Russian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
• UEFA Cup: 2005
• Juventus Hungary Golden Ball: 2010

Individual

• Serbian Player of the Year: 2009

References

1. ^ "Milos Krasic". IMScouting. http://www.imscouting.com/players/milos-krasic/. 
2. ^ "Calcio Debate: Milos Krasic To Juventus - The Next Pavel Nedved?". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2010/06/09/1965282/calcio-debate-milos-krasic-to-juventus-the-next-pavel-nedved. 
3. ^ Nisam klošar!; Glas javnosti, 3 March 2004
4. ^ "Prima squadra". http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/TAS_primasquadra.asp. 
5. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Russian Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup

External links

• Miloš Krasić at rfpl.org
• Miloš Krasić at pfc-cska.com
• Miloš Krasić at reprezentacija.rs
• CSKA confirms Krasic departure to Juventus (Russian)

Awards
Preceded by Nemanja Vidić	Serbian Footballer of the Year 2009	Succeeded by Dejan Stanković

Persondata
Name	Krasic, Milos
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 November 1984
Place of birth	Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death