Marko Mitrović is a Serbianfootball coach. A versatile midfielder, he could operate as a holding midfielder or a box to box player and spent most of his professional career in Serbia where he represented eight clubs. Other than in his own country, Mitrović also played professionally in Hungary, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan.
Playing career
Club
Mitrovic was a member of for nine years. He signed his first professional multi-year contract with FC Red Star. He made his professional debut for FC Red Star on April 6th, 1996 vs FK Novi Sad in a second game of the Semifinals of Yugoslavian Cup at the age of 17. The next three seasons he spent on loan at FK Buducnost Valjevo, FK Radnicki Beograd and FK Milicionar. With FK Milicionar he got promoted in season 1997/98 to the Super League. After leaving Red Star in summer 1999 he played for FK Zemun for 6 months. His next station was FK Radnicki Kragujevac where he spent the 2000/01 season before he moved to FC Vasas Budapest, in the Hungarian Premier League, where he spent the 2001/02season. In 2002/03 he was signed by FK Buducnost Banatski Dvor. The club won the League One in his first year and got promoted to the Serbian Super League. In 2003/04 they played the Cup Final vs Red Star. They lost, but club qualified for UEFA Cup. In summer 2005 he moved to FC Olympic Baku, Azerbaijan Premier League, where he spent one year, from 2005-2006. In July 2006 he came back to FC Banat for another 18 months. In January 2008 he signed for FC Atyrau Kazakhstan. After 6 months he got transferred to FC Megasport. They were members of the Kazakhstan Premier League. At the end of 2008, they merged with Alma-Ata to form Lokomotiv Astana. In December 2009 he left the club based on the league’s new rules that foreigners older than 30 years old cannot be signed by Kazakhstan Premier League Clubs. Spring 2010 he spent with FC Smederevo playing in Serbian Super League before he announced retirement from a professional playing career.
International
Mitrovic was part of Yugoslavia National Teams from 1993 to 1997. He made more than 40 Appearances for the youth Yugoslavian National Teams. After retiring as a player, Mitrovic start his coach career.
In summer 2011 he started his coaching career with his former club FK Banat Zrenjanin as an Assistant Coach under Milan Budisavljevic in Serbian First Division.
In summer 2012 he joined Veljko Paunovic as First Assistant Coach for Serbia U-18, U-19, and U-20 National Teams. Under his involvement the Serbian National Team had the following accomplishments:
First place at UEFA Qualifiers - First Round in Serbia.
2013-2014
In Summer 2013 he was in charge for Red Star Belgrade Youth Academy U-15 and U-16 Team. He won the First place in the season 2013/14 in Serbian U-15 League. Players like Luka Ilic, Dejan Joveljic, Aleksa Terzic, Vladan Djekic and others were part of that generation and Marko Mitrovic had an important role in their selection and development.
He is married and with his wife Marija have three children Mitar, Matija and Mia. He is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, Serbian and Russian. He is very passionate about mathematics. In 1997 he graduated from the .
