- Miloš Kocić
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Miloš Kocić 
Personal information Full name Miloš Kocić Date of birth June 4, 1985 Place of birth Leskovac, SFR Yugoslavia Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Toronto FC Number 30 Youth career Dubočica Leskovac 2005 St. John's Red Storm 2006–2008 Loyola Greyhounds Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004 FK Radnički Jugopetrol 35 (0) 2009 D.C. United 4 (0) 2010– Toronto FC 10 (0) 2010 → Serbian White Eagles FC (loan) 20 (0) National team 2003–2005 Serbia and Montenegro U19 12 (0) 2003–2005 Serbia and Montenegro U21 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Miloš Kocić (Serbian Cyrillic: Mилoш Koцић) (born June 4, 1985 in Leskovac) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and College
Kocić was born in Yugoslavia prior to that country's breakup in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars. He began playing soccer in the Serbian League East, and was part of the youth system of his home town team Dubočica Leskovac[1] before coming to the United States in 2004.
He played college soccer at St. John's University and at Loyola College in Maryland. Kocic red-shirted during his first year in the US at St. John's before transferring to Loyola. At Loyola, he struggled at first - in 2006, he was the second goalkeeper and only found time in two matches the entire season. However, he made great strides the next two years and in 2008 (his final season at Loyola) he was named First Team All-MAAC as well as being named to the All-North Atlantic Regional Team and the All-American second team.
Professional
Kocić was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United,[2] but did not sign with the team immediately; after several offers with clubs in his native Serbia, including Red Star Belgrade,[3] he eventually decided to sign a developmental contract with Major League Soccer.
Kocić made his professional debut for DC on April 22, 2009, in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against FC Dallas.[4] He made his MLS debut the following week, on May 2, 2009, also against FC Dallas.[5]
Following the 2009 season, Kocić was released by United and was initially without a team after a failed trial with Toronto FC until a second trial period, after which the club ended up signing him for the 2010 season.[6] He made his debut for Toronto in the Canadian Championship against the Vancouver Whitecaps June 2, 2010.
In 2010, he played for the Serbian White Eagles on a loan transfer, wearing the number 1, where he was voted the 2010 CSL goalkeeper of the year.[7]
Kocić made his CONCACAF Champions League debut with Toronto FC on August 24, 2010 against Club Deportivo Árabe Unido of Panama. More than a month later he made his debut in the league for Toronto on October 16, 2010 versus Columbus Crew in a 2-2 home draw after teammate Jon Conway was shown a red card in the 72nd minute. A week later Kocić made his first start in the league for Toronto in the last game of the year versus his old club DC United on October 23, 2010.
Kocić made his 2011 season debut on July 27 in a 2-1 home victory over Real Esteli F.C. during Champions League play.[8] A few weeks later on August 13 Miloš played in his first league match of the season with Stefan Frei sustaining a minor injury in practice that week, the game against Real Salt Lake ended in a 1-0 home victory.[9] During that game Kocić made an impressive save in the 90th minute of play from a Will Johnson volley that later earned Miloš MLS Save of the Week Honours.[10]
Personal
Kocić graduated from Loyola University Maryland with a degree in International Business. His surname is often misspelled as Kočić.[11]
Honours
Toronto FC
- Canadian Championship (2): 2010, 2011
Individual
- Canadian Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2010 (member of Serbian White Eagles FC)
See also
References
- ^ http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090210&content_id=217074&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103
- ^ http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/ThePitch/20090423-Not-bad-not-bad-at-all-43537162.html
- ^ United's Kocic not lacking confidence
- ^ http://www.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04072009_COLLA
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05022009_DALDC
- ^ http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/toronto-signs-milos-kocic
- ^ Rocket Robin (2010-10-31). "Rocket Robin Home Page". http://22066.vws.magma.ca/reports/10csl175.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ^ "Plata Paces Toronto To Victory". Toronto FC. 27 July 2011. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/07/plata-paces-toronto-victory. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Plata & Kocic Star In TFC Victory". Toronto FC. 13 August 2011. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/08/plata-kocic-star-tfc-victory. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Kocic Wins MLS Save Of The Week". Toronto FC. 19 August 2011. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/08/kocic-wins-mls-save-week. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ United moves closer to Open Cup return
External links
Toronto FC – current squad 3 Iro · 4 Henry · 5 Morgan · 6 de Guzman · 7 Plata · 8 Avila · 9 Johnson · 11 Sturgis · 12 Cann · 13 Makubuya · 14 Koevermans · 15 Stinson · 16 Cordon · 17 Bouchiba · 18 Soolsma · 19 Yourassowsky · 20 Harden · 21 Griffit · 22 Frings · 23 Dunfield · 24 Frei · 25 Borman · 27 Eckersley · 28 Zavarise · 29 Davies · 30 Kocić · 31 Williams · 33 Martina · 37 Lindsay · 55 Viator · 70 Marošević ·
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Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Leskovac
- Serbian footballers
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Loyola University Maryland alumni
- St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players
- Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer players
- D.C. United players
- Toronto FC players
- Serbian White Eagles players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
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