Dejan Ranković

Dejan Ranković

Personal information
Full name	Dejan Ranković
Date of birth	(1976-07-25) 25 July 1976
Place of birth	Smederevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Sartid Smederevo	5	(0)
2001–2002	Slavija Sarajevo	31	(0)
2002–2012	Smederevo	174	(0)
2012–2014	Sloboda Užice	59	(0)
2014–	Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi	49	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2016

Dejan Ranković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Ранковић; born 25 July 1976 in Smederevo) is a Serbian football goalkeeper who plays Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi in the Serbian First League.

Career

Born in Smederevo, Ranković passed through the youth system of, then called Sartid Smederevo. After a loan spell at Železničar Smederevo, his return to Sartid coincided with the club's promotion to the national top division. Faced with competition from more experienced goalkeepers, he was forced to wait for a chance. In 2000, due to army obligations, he went to Leskovac and played for FK Dubočica. In 2001, in order to play more, Ranković moved to Slavija Sarajevo. When he returned to his home club in 2002, he was a replacement for national team player Dragan Žilić. However, after Žilić's departure from FK Smederevo in 2005, Ranković became the first choice goalkeeper. After 10 years at the club Rankovic signed for Serbian side FK Sloboda Užice.

Trivia

Ranković has a rare hobby, he is a car mechanic, owning and maintaining an oldsmobile from 1968.

Career statistics

As of 30 May 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Smederevo	2002-03	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2003-04	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2004-05	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2005-06	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2006-07	23	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2007-08	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2008-09	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2009-10	23	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	2010-11	28	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
	2011-12	27	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
	Total	174	0	3	0	0	0	177	0
Sloboda Užice	2012-13	29	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
	2013-14	30	0	3	0	0	0	33	0
	Total	59	0	4	0	0	0	63	0
Sloga PM	2014-15	26	0	2	0	0	0	28	0
	2015-16	23	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	Total	49	0	3	0	0	0	52	0
Career totals		282	0	10	0	0	0	292	0

External links

• Dejan Ranković at Utakmica
• Dejan Ranković at Srbijafudbal
• Dejan Ranković at dekisa.tripod.com
• Dejan Ranković at Playerhistory