Dejan SAVIĆEVIĆ | 1990-1992 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

SAVIĆEVIĆ PES STATS | 1990-1992

Brezza Name: Dejan Savićević Nickname: *Il Genio* (Genije; The Genius) Dejan SAVIĆEVIĆ | 1990-1992 Club: Red Star Belgrade, AC Milan Number: 10, 8 (10 at AC Milan, 8 at 1998 World Cup) Position: *WF, AMF Nationality: Montenegrin Age: 24-26 (15/09/1966) Foot: L Side: B Height: 182 cm Weight: 78 kg Attack: 84 Defence: 42 Balance: 83 Stamina: 83 Top Speed: 84 Acceleration: 88 Response: 83 Agility: 87 Dribble Accuracy: 96 Dribble Speed: 94 Short Pass Accuracy: 88 Short Pass Speed: 85 Long Pass Accuracy: 86 Long Pass Speed: 84 Shot Accuracy: 83 Shot Power: 88 Shot Technique: 85 Free Kick Accuracy: 83 Curling: 86 Header: 73 Jump: 74 Technique: 93 Aggression: 88 Mentality/Tenacity: 80 Goalkeeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 82 Injury Tolerance: B Form/Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 4 Consistency: 7 Growth Type: Early/Lasting CARDS: P05: Trickster P07: Mazing Run P12: Incisive Run P20: Talisman S03: 1-on-1 Finish S06: Outside Curve S14: Quick Turn S20: Scooping SPECIAL ABILITIES: *Dribbling *Tactical Dribbling *Playmaking *1-1 Scoring *Outside Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded INFO: Dejan Savićević (born September 15, 1966 in Titograd, Montenegro, Yugoslavia), is a Montenegrin former football player and the current president of the Montenegro FA. Born to Vladimir Savićević and Vojislava Djurović, young Dejan had an immediate affinity for football. He was a naturally gifted player and is considered one of the greatest-ever footballers. Savićević began his career when he was 15 years old in the youth teams of OFK Titograd. He played in the Yugoslavian first division for Budućnost and earned his first cap for the national side in 1988 against Turkey. Following a string of fine performances in Titograd, all of the top teams in Yugoslavia were after Savicevic in the summer of 1988. He ended up choosing Red Star Belgrade, and promptly went to serve the mandatory army stint that kept him out of action for the entire 1988/89 season. With Red Star he won three consecutive national titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992, two national Cups in 1990 and 1992 as well as an European Cup and an Intercontinental Cup, both in 1991. In 1991 he came joint second in the voting for the European Footballer of the Year. His tremendous close control and vision convinced A.C. Milan to sign him to fill the void left by Marco van Basten and gave him the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities to an even wider audience. His first season playing for the rossoneri saw him play 10 matches and score four goals. The next season he became a regular, inspiring Milan to a league and European Cup double and was hailed as Il Genio (The Genius) by Silvio Berlusconi, the then president of Milan. His performance in the European Cup final, was his greatest moment in football and arguably one of the finest individual displays seen in the competition. He created the opening goal and scored a spectacular 35 yard half volley in the club's 4-0 victory. Despite the team’s indifferent form the following season, Savićević lead Milan to their third successive European Cup final but didn't play due to 'injury', even though Savićević insisted he was fit. Milan, lacking his creativity lost a bland final to Ajax 1-0. With Milan he won 7 trophies, including 3 scudettos (Serie A championships), 2 European Cups and 1 European Super Cup, but he was criticised in the Italian media for not always trying against smaller teams and his performances regularly blew hot and cold, but on his day he was one of the best players in the World. Savićević's two-year spell as coach of the national side was a polar opposite of his distinguished playing career. Immediately after retiring in May 2001, he was named as coach of the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia-Montenegro national squad, in succession to the short, and tempestuous 3-month tenure of Milovan Đorić. Despite Savićević's complete lack of any relevant coaching experience, and the side's already faint chances of progressing from the World Cup 2002 qualifying tournament, the announcement of his appointment was generally well received by the public. At first, Savićević was part of a 3-man coaching commission with the experienced Vujadin Boškov and Ivan Ćurković by his side, but in December 2001 took over the duties all by himself. At the time, he claimed to have taken the job on temporary basis only, since Dušan Bajević rejected it. Savićević also intimated the new permanent coach would take over by the summer of 2002. However, that did not happen and he remained in post until June 2003. Throughout his reign, he failed to achieve a settled team, and his personal disputes with Mateja Kežman precipitated the striker to temporarily retire from international football. Savićević finally resigned in June 2003 after a humiliating 1-2 defeat to Azerbaijan in a Euro 2004 qualifier, which was also the team's fifth defeat in a row. His overall managerial record was 4 wins, 11 losses, and 2 draws, in addition to 4 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties as part of the commission. In the summer of 2004, 37-year-old Savićević became the president of the Football Association of Montenegro, which was at the time under the umbrella of Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro. Savićević then publicly came out in favour of Montenegrin independence, becoming an important part of the pro-independence campaign organized by Movement for Independent Montenegro. He attended, and spoke at, rallies alongside Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović. Savićević's face also appeared on billboards urging the citizens of Montenegro to vote 'Yes' at the referendum. Savićević was married to Valentina Brajović (divorced in 2000) with whom he has two children. He was severely injured in a traffic accident that occurred October 1, 2005 on a Podgorica street. He fractured both arms after crashing his motorcycle into the rear end of a moving vehicle, becoming airborne and landing hard on the pavement. The recovery period was about six months long. Savićević is the protagonist of a widely circulated internet clip from a 1999 Dutch documentary about the 1987 World Youth Championship winning SFR Yugoslavia under-20 team. Most of the footage was shot in October 1999 just as the Yugoslavia and Croatia national teams were to play a deciding Euro 2000 qualifier in Zagreb. Conceptualized as a ''what might've been'' homage of sorts, the documentary interviews different members of the 1987 youth side, now split between the senior national teams of two countries. This particular clip shows Savićević being interviewed on the day before the match, in front of the hotel in Zagreb where Yugoslav team was staying. He is wearing Yugoslavia training gear and as such is easily spotted and recognized by people strolling by. As Dejan is answering a question, man on the street is heard shouting off-camera: ''You're a piece of shit!''. Savićević looks up, realizes the comment was directed at him and answers the heckler by berating him with an obscenity laced tirade. After insulting him sufficiently, Savićević returns his attention to the interview and continues answering the question right where he left off without missing a beat. VIDEOS: See the Video Clip: Dejan SAVIĆEVIĆ, *Il Genio*!!! Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Scoring from free kick: Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Assisting to Baggio: Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported ADDITIONAL LINKS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Savicevic http://www.reprezentacija.rs/cgi-bin/in ... ic%20Dejan http://srb.worldfootball.net/spieler_pr ... savicevic/ http://www.zerozerofootball.com/player/ ... c&menu=esc http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football ... 39.en.html _________________ Love United Hate Glazer Dejan SAVICEVIC | 1990-1992 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)