World Cup South Africa 2010
History - Groups - Players - Venues
Favorite Players by Country (Germany 2006)
Group C- Serbien and Montenegro:
Dejan Stanković
Place of Birth: Zemun, Belgrade
Date of Birth: September 11th, 1978
Position: Midfield
Clubs: Red Star Belgrade, S.S Lazio, Internazionale
Dejan Stanković initially made his name with Red Star Belgrade. First opportunity for senior team action came in 1994/95 season and he used it to bag his first goal against FK Budućnost Podgorica.
Next season he was picked to be the squad captain, the youngest ever in club's history.
In the summer of 1998, he transferred for £7.5 million to S.S. Lazio where he scored on his Serie A debut versus Piacenza F.C. in September 1998. In those years, Lazio had an all-star squad, loaded at every position, so it was no small feat that young Dejan was able to hold down a regular first-team place alongside midfield mates like Pavel Nedved, Juan Sebastian Veron, Iván de la Peña, Roberto Mancini, etc.
He put in 5 and a half memorable seasons in the biancoceleste part of Rome, before moving on to Internazionale in January 2004.
Since most of the big-name teams in Italian football knew the financially strapped S.S. Lazio would have to sell Dejan sooner or later.
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