Ante Miročević (born 6 August 1952) is a former Montenegrin footballer who played as a midfielder. He earned six caps for Yugoslavia. He was the first player playing in a club from Montenegro to earn a cap for the Yugoslavia national team.

Club career

He became the first foreign player to sign for Sheffield Wednesday[1] in 1980; however, his spell at the club was not a success despite being the club's record signing at the time. He did score Wednesday's only goal in the 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 FA Cup Semi-Final at Highbury.

International career

Miročević made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1978 Balkan Cup match against Greece and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was an April 1980 friendly match against Poland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ante Mirocevic "I'd drink 10, 20 a night and then train the next day"". Owls Talk. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 September 2020.


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