Mladen Božović

Mladen Božović

Božović with Montenegro in May 2014
Personal information
Full name	Mladen Božović
Date of birth	1 August 1984
Place of birth	Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Zeta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2003	Zabjelo	17	(0)
2004–2007	Budućnost Podgorica	57	(0)
2004	→ Mladost Podgorica (loan)	9	(0)
2005–2006	→ Kom (loan)	29	(0)
2008–2010	Partizan	68	(0)
2010–2013	Videoton	63	(0)
2013–2015	Tom Tomsk	8	(0)
2014	→ Khimik Dzerzhinsk (loan)	9	(0)
2016–	Zeta	6	(0)
National team
2007–	Montenegro	38	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Mladen Božović (Cyrillic: Младен Божовић; born 1 August 1984) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zeta.

Club career

After starting out with his local club Zabjelo, Božović joined Budućnost Podgorica in the 2004 winter transfer window. He was also loaned to Mladost Podgorica and Kom, before returning to the club and becoming the first-choice goalkeeper in the 2006–07 season.

On 14 January 2008, Božović was transferred to Partizan, on a four-year deal.^[1] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 2–0 home league win over Bežanija on 22 March 2008, replacing his compatriot Darko Božović in the 87th minute of the game. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, Božović became the first-choice goalkeeper, as Partizan won the double. He then played the full 90 minutes in all of his team's league fixtures in the 2008–09 campaign, keeping a clean sheet in nine consecutive games, eventually being named in the competition's best eleven. Additionally, Božović helped Partizan win the 2008–09 Serbian Cup, collecting the double for the second year in a row.

In June 2010, Božović moved to Hungarian side Videoton, winning the league title in his debut season with the club. He also won one Ligakupa and two Szuperkupa (2011 and 2012) titles during his tenure in the country.

On 23 June 2013, Božović joined Russian club Tom Tomsk on a free transfer. He was the first-choice goalkeeper at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, before losing his place in the starting lineup. In August 2014, Božović was loaned to Khimik Dzerzhinsk. He returned to the Siberian club in December 2014, making one league appearance until the end of the 2014–15 season.

International career

Božović made his international debut for Montenegro in a 0–1 loss to Colombia at the Kirin Cup on 3 June 2007. He then served as a backup goalkeeper for Vukašin Poleksić during their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Subsequently, Božović played the full 90 minutes in all of his team's UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying games, including a play-offs tie against the Czech Republic. However, Montenegro failed to reach the final tournament.

Statistics

As of 22 March 2016

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Super Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Partizan	2007–08	10	0	3	0	–		–		0	0	13	0
	2008–09	33	0	3	0	–		–		10	0	46	0
	2009–10	25	0	2	0	–		–		9	0	36	0
	Total	68	0	8	0	–		–		19	0	95	0
Videoton	2010–11	25	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	34	0
	2011–12	13	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2012–13	25	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	11	0	43	0
	Total	63	0	13	0	6	0	2	0	13	0	97	0
Career total		131	0	21	0	6	0	2	0	32	0	192	0

International

Montenegro
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	1	0
2008	3	0
2009	2	0
2010	8	0
2011	8	0
2012	7	0
2013	4	0
2014	3	0
2015	2	0
Total	38	0

Honours

Partizan

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Serbian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09

Videoton

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2010–11
• Ligakupa: 2011–12
• Szuperkupa: 2011, 2012

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2008–09

References

1. "Božović potpisao za Partizan!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

External links

• Mladen Božović profile at Soccerway
• Mladen Božović – UEFA competition record
• Mladen Božović at National-Football-Teams.com