Mirko Vucinic is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus. Originally from the city of Niksic, Vucinic found himself playing for the local team there during his early teen years. He quickly caught the attention of Pantaleo Corvino, the sporting director of the Italian football club Lecce and was transferred to Lecce in the summer of 2000. Between 2000 and 2006, Mirko played for Lecce as they moved between Serie A and B. His most impressive season was 2004–05, where the then 21-year-old netted 19 goals in 28 games while Lecce was in Serie A.
On the international stage, Vucinic played for the Serbia and Montenegro under-21 team, with a notable performance against the under-21 Croatian team in 2005, where he scored three goals. Due to injury, he was unable to represent Serbia and Montenegro at the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Following the split of Serbia and Montenegro in spring of 2006, Vucinic chose to represent Montenegro. He participated in Montenegro's World Cup 2010 qualifying stage, where he contributed two goals. Vucinic also scored two goals for Montenegro in their qualifying stages of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches.
Vucinic can slot into any role up in attack, but is often deployed as a left or right winger, centre-forward or as a deep lying striker. He is revered for his creativity, dribbling, his footballing intelligence, speed and the ability to score long range goals from both feet. He is also renowned for his incredible shot power.<\/P>","E0A04148ADEEA21E":"http:\/\/fscg.co.me\/","7E907563BF179508":"","2775A0F6CDE5FA9FEBFF51A9CD3C0BB9":"","94D0847B815EE9D1AA49123A5072B2C7":"
The Montenegro national football team represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore (FSCG), the governing body for football in Montenegro. Montenegro's home ground is Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica.
Montenegro is one of the world's newest international sides, having come into existence at 2007, following Montenegrin independence (2006).
The first official game Montenegro played was in March 2007, and the first competition that the national team competed in was the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.<\/P>","622EB7B4B85B2C76":"
First international:<\/STRONG> Montenegro 2–1 Hungary (Podgorica, Montenegro; 24 March 2007)
Biggest win:<\/STRONG> San Marino 0–6 Montenegro (Serravalle, San Marino; 11 September 2012)
Biggest defeat: <\/STRONG>England 7–0 Montenegro (London, England; 14 November 2019)
World Cup<\/STRONG>
Appearances:<\/STRONG> Never qualified
Best result:<\/STRONG> Never qualified
European Championship
<\/STRONG>Appearances: Never qualified
Best resul:t Never qualified, Play-offs 2012
Most caps:<\/STRONG> Fatos Beciraj (86)
Top scorer:<\/STRONG> Stevan Jovetic (33)
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