Srdjan Djekanović

Srdjan Djekanovic
	Djekanovic in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Srdjan Djekanovic
Birth name	Srđan Đekanović
Date of birth	8 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Zemun
College career
Years	Team
2005–2008	UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Zemun
2002	→ Zmaj Zemun (loan)
2003	Radnički Obrenovac
2003–2004	Železničar Belgrade
2005–2006	Vancouver Whitecaps
2007	Toronto FC
2008	Vancouver Whitecaps
2009–2010	Montreal Impact
International career
2003	Canada U20
Managerial career
2010	Serbian White Eagles Vancouver
2010–2013	UBC Thunderbirds (asst)
2011	USL Super 20 Revolution
2011–2012	CCB U18 Boys
2012–	Fusion FC
2013–	Kwantlen Eagles
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Srdjan Djekanovic (Serbian: Срђан Ђекановић/Srđan Đekanović; born 8 January 1983) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player.^[2]

Career

Early career in Europe

Djekanovic's professional career has included stops at Zemun, Zmaj, Radnički Obrenovac, and Železničar Beograd in Serbia from 2001–2004.

North America

Djekanovic played two seasons of college soccer for the University of British Columbia, with whom he won the CIS National Championships in 2005. At the same time he played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, with whom he also won the USL First Division Championship in 2006.

On 2 June 2007, Djekanovic made his first ever MLS start in goal in a match versus the Colorado Rapids. He recorded his first victory as his Toronto FC won 2–1, and he earned his first clean sheet on 17 June 2007 in a 4–0 Toronto FC win over FC Dallas. Toronto FC finished the 2007 season with the team record 6–17–7, while the team record with Djekanovic starting was 2–3–2, with 1.28 goals against average, both by far being the team best. Djekanovic also played in 10 reserve team games during the 2007 season while with Toronto FC, not allowing a goal in his last 6 games played with the reserves.

Following the 2007 MLS season, he returned to UBC and backstopped them to yet another national championship. On 28 February 2008, Djekanovic was signed to his former team, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.^[3] On 13 August 2008, Djekanovic was released by the Whitecaps.^[4] After leaving the Whitecaps, Djekanovic had been linked with a move to Houston Dynamo of the MLS.^[5]

He returned to the UBC Thunderbirds for a short period of time in September 2008. On 9 January 2009 he signed with Montreal Impact.^[6]

He is the first player in Canadian soccer history to play for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact and Toronto FC.^[2]

International

Despite being born in Yugoslavia, Djekanovic is a naturalized Canadian citizen. He made three appearances for the Canadian U20 national team in 2003. He was called up to the senior side to face Jamaica on 31 January 2010 but remained on the bench.

Teaching

In 2013, Djekanovic taught as a TOC at Alderson Elementary (Coquitlam, BC). Also he taught briefly at Ridgeview Elementary (West Vancouver, BC), and he also taught at Pinetree Way Elementary as a TOC and a part-time teacher.