Milan Đurđević

Milan Đurđević
Personal information
Full name	Milan Đurđević
Date of birth	4 November 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1989	OFK Beograd
1989–1991	Partizan
1991–1993	PAOK
1993–1994	Panachaiki
1994–1995	Mallorca
1995	Leça
1995–1996	Perpignan
1996–1997	Železnik
1997	PAS Giannina
1998	Kastoria
Total
International career
1986	Yugoslavia U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milan Đurđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ђурђевић; born 4 November 1967) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Nicknamed Kempes,^[1] due to his physical resemblance to the famous Argentine footballer, Đurđević is best remembered for his stints with Partizan and PAOK.

Club career

Đurđević made his senior debut for OFK Beograd in the second half of the 1985–86 season, as the club suffered relegation from the Yugoslav First League. He spent three more years with the Romantičari, netting 24 goals in the Yugoslav Second League. In August 1989, Đurđević was transferred to Partizan. He spent two seasons at the Stadion JNA, making 59 appearances and scoring 19 goals across all competitions.^[2]

In the summer of 1991, Đurđević moved abroad to Greece and signed with PAOK. He stayed there over the next two years, scoring 17 league goals in 45 appearances. After leaving PAOK, Đurđević briefly played for fellow Greek side Panachaiki in the 1993–94 campaign, but failed to help them avoid relegation from the top flight.

In 1994, Đurđević went to Spain and spent one season with Segunda División club Mallorca, receiving limited playing time. He then shortly played for Portuguese club Leça and French club Perpignan, before returning to his homeland.

After a spell at Železnik, Đurđević moved back to Greece, spending half a season with PAS Giannina and another one with Kastoria, before retiring from the game.

International career

Đurđević made one appearance for the Yugoslavia national under-18 team on 27 March 1986, a 3–1 win over Spain, in which Davor Šuker scored a hat-trick.^[3]

Personal life

In January 2012, Đurđević got arrested in Thessaloniki, Greece, as one of the leaders of an organized criminal group on charges of extortion, loan-sharking, and racketeering.^[1] His daughter Electra plays for PAOK.^[4]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd	1985–86	4	0
	1986–87	9	2
	1987–88	10	1
	1988–89	31	19
	1989–90	4	2
	Total	58	24
Partizan	1989–90	26	9
	1990–91	20	7
	Total	46	16
PAOK	1991–92	23	6
	1992–93	22	11
	Total	45	17
Panachaiki	1993–94	6	0
Mallorca	1994–95	8	2
Leça	1995–96	1	0
Perpignan	1995–96	12	1
Železnik	1996–97	17	7
PAS Giannina	1997–98
Kastoria	1997–98
Career total		193	67

References

^ ^a ^b ""Kempes" Đurđević uhapšen u Grčkoj" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "Milan Đurđević" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ "M Durdevic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ Τρίτη χρονιά στον ΠΑΟΚ Morris για την Ηλέκτρα Τζούρτζεβιτς acpaok.gr

External links

Milan Đurđević at BDFutbol
Milan Đurđević at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Milan Đurđević at WorldFootball.net

[Kempes-1] ""Kempes" Đurđević uhapšen u Grčkoj" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[2] "Milan Đurđević" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[3] "M Durdevic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[4] Τρίτη χρονιά στον ΠΑΟΚ Morris για την Ηλέκτρα Τζούρτζεβιτς acpaok.gr

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