Marko Pantelić

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Marko Pantelić
Personal information
Full name	Marko Pantelić
Date of birth	September 15, 1978 (1978-09-15) (age 29)
Place of birth	Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Hertha BSC Berlin
Number	9
Youth clubs
1996–1997 1997–1998	Iraklis FC Paris Saint-Germain FC
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–	→ FC Lausanne (loan) Celta Vigo → Sturm Graz (loan) FK Smederevo FK Crvena Zvezda Hertha BSC	21 (14) 14 0(4) 44 (12) 40 (17) 54 (24) 88 (38)
National team2
2003–	Serbia	17 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 28, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Marko Pantelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Пантелић; born September 15, 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer currently playing for Hertha BSC Berlin.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early years 1.2 FK Smederevo and FK Crvena zvezda 1.3 Hertha BSC Berlin 2 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early years

As Marko was coming up through the Red Star Belgrade youth system, his father got a job in Thessaloniki and took the family to Greece. Marko was still only 14 years old when he signed a professional contract with Iraklis FC where he spent two and a half years. At 17 he accepted an offer from Paris Saint Germain and soon found himself training and playing alongside stars like Raí, Marco Simone and Leonardo. Finding playing time at PSG in short supply he moved on to FC Lausanne-Sport for a season – scoring 14 goals in 21 Swiss league matches.

Next stop was Celta Vigo, including a short loan spell at Sturm Graz.

[edit] FK Smederevo and FK Crvena zvezda

In the summer of 2002, Pantelić returned home to Serbia, unsuccessfully attempting to negotiate a transfer to Red Star Belgrade, and eventually signing with FK Sartid. After settling in he quickly established himself as the team's leader spearheading them to the Yugoslav Cup title in 2003. Glowing performances in Smederevo didn't go unnoticed at Red Star, and in January 2004 Pantelić became their biggest mid-season signing.

[edit] Hertha BSC Berlin

After securing a 250,000 euro move to Hertha on August 31, 2005 – the last day of transfer window – he went on to score eleven goals in 28 league matches for Hertha. In April 2006, he was permanently signed by Hertha for 1.5 million euros.

[edit] External links

• players profile on www.BeliOrlovi.net
• Serbia national team profile (Serbian) (English)
• Bundesliga Profile (English)
• Hertha BSC Berlin profile (German)

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