The only footballer to have played for three countries, this is him! Yes, the player in question is Dejan Stankovic. How can he defend three countries?
Yes, the former Inter Milan midfielder is a player who has been affected by international politics, which has resulted in him playing in three ‘countries’. For your information, Dejan Stankovic was actually born in the City of Belgrade, which is currently a city in Serbia.
Long before the country was known as Serbia, it used to be a Yugoslav territory. In short, Yugoslavia was split into several countries.
One of them is Serbia and Montenegro. Then, in 2006, Serbia and Montenegro split again, becoming two independent countries after Montenegro left the Serbian and Montenegrin State Union.
Regarding this situation, Dejan Stankovic was also affected. It started when Dejan Stankovic started his career on the world football scene, when he was only 19 years old.
At that time Dejan Stankovic was called to defend Yugoslavia in the 1998 World Cup. Yugoslavia was one of the strongest teams at the international level.
However, at the 1998 World Cup, Yugoslavia’s steps stopped in the last 16 phase. Dejan Stankovic et al lost 1-2 to the Netherlands.
Dejan Stankovic’s career on the world football scene continues to steal the public’s attention. Even in 2004 he began travelling to Italy, joining Lazio.
Long story short, in the 2006 World Cup, Dejan Stankovic again became the mainstay of his country. In that edition, Dejan Stankovic defended his country, which had changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
(Dejan Stankovic) The steps of Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 World Cup were not smooth. Because, Dejan Stankovic et al stopped in the group phase at that time.
After the 2006 World Cup, the countries of Serbia and Montenegro disappeared, along with Montenegro, which declared itself an independent country, separated from the Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Interestingly, four years later, Dejan Stankovic was again entrusted with defending his country at the 2010 World Cup, which had changed its name to Serbia. But Serbia’s journey was not long enough.
They had to settle for stopping at the bottom of Group D in the 2010 World Cup, under Germany, Ghana and Australia. On the other hand, Dejan Stankovic decided to retire in 2013. The man who was born on September 11, 1978 officially retired at the age of 35. At that time the last team he defended was Inter Milan.
