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'''Mateja Kežman''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian Cyrillic]]: Матеја Кежман; born 12 April 1979 in [[Belgrade]]) is a retired [[Serbia]]n [[Association football|football]] [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He played top-flight football in Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, England, Spain, Turkey, France, Russia, Hong Kong and Belarus and has won league championships in five of these countries. Throughout his career he was known for [[Sign of the Cross|crossing himself]] on the field, and Serbian magazine ''[[NIN (magazine)|NIN]]'' even wrote in a playful manner that "Kežman crossed himself more than the [[Pope]]".<ref>NIN: Црне мачке и пертле - Page 60 - By Marko Lovric. 10 January 2013. Issue 3237.</ref>
'''Mateja Kežman'''{{fix|text=needs IPA}} ([[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian Cyrillic]]: Матеја Кежман; born 12 April 1979 in [[Belgrade]]) is a retired [[Serbia]]n [[Association football|football]] [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He played top-flight football in Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, England, Spain, Turkey, France, Russia, Hong Kong and Belarus and has won league championships in five of these countries. Throughout his career he was known for [[Sign of the Cross|crossing himself]] on the field, and Serbian magazine ''[[NIN (magazine)|NIN]]'' even wrote in a playful manner that "Kežman crossed himself more than the [[Pope]]".<ref>NIN: Црне мачке и пертле - Page 60 - By Marko Lovric. 10 January 2013. Issue 3237.</ref>


Arguably, he is most well known for his career at [[PSV Eindhoven]], where he amassed numerous awards and world-wide recognition as having the potential to be one of the greatest [[Forward (association football)#Striker|strikers]] in the world; in 2003 he was named [[Dutch Footballer of the Year]], and a year later he became the [[UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup Top Scorer]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.worldfootball.net/torschuetzenkoenige/uefa-cup/ World Football] UEFA Cup records</ref><ref>[http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/mateja-kezman/ World Football Profile] Mateja Kežman</ref> He was subsequently labeled as a flop after his spell at [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]], as there were extremely high expectations of him.<ref>[http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/130211/top-10-premier-league-import-flops-santos-diouf-kezman-rebrov-kleberson-191457?p=6 Talk Sport: Top 10 Premier League import flops: Santos, Diouf, Kezman, Rebrov, Kleberson and more] February 11, 2013</ref> By the end of his illustrious playing career, he had amassed a record amount of championship medals in the first-tier competitions of five different countries.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=2079583/?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_latest_comments] Week in numbers - FIFA: Runs, records and retirement - May 15, 2013</ref> In international competition, he represented [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro]] at the [[UEFA Euro 2000]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].
Arguably, he is most well known for his career at [[PSV Eindhoven]], where he amassed numerous awards and world-wide recognition as having the potential to be one of the greatest [[Forward (association football)#Striker|strikers]] in the world; in 2003 he was named [[Dutch Footballer of the Year]], and a year later he became the [[UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup Top Scorer]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.worldfootball.net/torschuetzenkoenige/uefa-cup/ World Football] UEFA Cup records</ref><ref>[http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/mateja-kezman/ World Football Profile] Mateja Kežman</ref> He was subsequently labeled as a flop after his spell at [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]], as there were extremely high expectations of him.<ref>[http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/130211/top-10-premier-league-import-flops-santos-diouf-kezman-rebrov-kleberson-191457?p=6 Talk Sport: Top 10 Premier League import flops: Santos, Diouf, Kezman, Rebrov, Kleberson and more] February 11, 2013</ref> By the end of his illustrious playing career, he had amassed a record amount of championship medals in the first-tier competitions of five different countries.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=2079583/?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_latest_comments] Week in numbers - FIFA: Runs, records and retirement - May 15, 2013</ref> In international competition, he represented [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro]] at the [[UEFA Euro 2000]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].

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Mateja Kežman
Kežman in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mateja Kežman
Date of birth (1979-04-12) 12 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1986–1996 Zemun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Radnički Pirot 17 (11)
1997–1998 Loznica 13 (5)
1998 Sartid Smederevo 14 (4)
1998–2000 Partizan 54 (33)
2000–2004 PSV 122 (105)
2004–2005 Chelsea 25 (4)
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid 30 (8)
2006–2009 Fenerbahçe 46 (21)
2008–2009 → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 21 (3)
2009–2010 Paris Saint-Germain 14 (2)
2009 → Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) 10 (2)
2011 South China 6 (2)
2011 BATE Borisov 6 (0)
Total 378 (200)
International career
1996–1997 FR Yugoslavia U18[2] 8 (1)
1998–2000 FR Yugoslavia U21[2] 4 (4)
2000–2006 Serbia and Montenegro 49 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mateja Kežman[needs IPA] (Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман; born 12 April 1979 in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian football striker. He played top-flight football in Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, England, Spain, Turkey, France, Russia, Hong Kong and Belarus and has won league championships in five of these countries. Throughout his career he was known for crossing himself on the field, and Serbian magazine NIN even wrote in a playful manner that "Kežman crossed himself more than the Pope".[3]

Arguably, he is most well known for his career at PSV Eindhoven, where he amassed numerous awards and world-wide recognition as having the potential to be one of the greatest strikers in the world; in 2003 he was named Dutch Footballer of the Year, and a year later he became the UEFA Cup Top Scorer in 2004.[4][5] He was subsequently labeled as a flop after his spell at Chelsea, as there were extremely high expectations of him.[6] By the end of his illustrious playing career, he had amassed a record amount of championship medals in the first-tier competitions of five different countries.[7] In international competition, he represented FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro at the UEFA Euro 2000 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

After finishing his professional playing career, Kežman became a sports agent.[8]

Early life

His father Zlatko Kežman was a goalkeeper for FK Zemun.[9]

Club career

Partizan

At the age of 19, Kežman signed for FK Partizan. For two seasons at the club, Kežman made a name for himself as a prolific goalscorer and became a favourite among the fans of the club. He scored a total of 33 league goals in 54 appearances and has also been the top goalscorer of the national championship in the 1999–00 season.

PSV Eindhoven

In the summer of 2000, Kežman completed his move to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.[10] In his debut season, he was the league's top scorer, achieving 24 goals in 33 games as PSV won the title. He also picked up the nickname 'Batman', because the famous theme song was played at Philips Stadion every time he scored. He formed a successful partnership with Arjen Robben, and they gained the epithet 'Batman and Robben', a pun on Batman and Robin.

Kežman went to score 81 goals over the following three seasons with PSV. His best season in terms of both goals and appearances was 2002–03 when he played 33 out of 34 of PSV's matches and scored 35 goals to help them win the title. Kežman is one of only eight footballers in the history of the Eredivisie from 1992 to 2013 to have scored over thirty goals in a season.[11]

Chelsea

Kežman spent the 2004–05 season at Chelsea and scored 7 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions. He was signed for the club on 13 July 2004 for £5.3m by José Mourinho.[12] He wore the number 9 shirt left vacant by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's transfer to Middlesbrough.

He played 24 league games and scored 4 goals. The first goal came on 4 December 2004 in a 4–0 victory over Newcastle United at home, with an injury time penalty after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.[13] He did not score again until 11 March 2005 in a 3–1 away victory over Norwich City, who were relegated at the end of the season. Eight days later he scored twice at home against another team who would be relegated, Crystal Palace, as Chelsea won 4–1. At the end of the season Chelsea won their first league title since 1954–55.

His first ever goal for Chelsea was in League Cup third round at home to West Ham United on 27 October 2004. It was the only goal of the game.[14] He scored a goal in extra time (112th minute) of the 2005 League Cup Final against Liverpool. Chelsea won 3–2 after it finished 1–1 after 90 minutes.

Kežman scored a goal in the 3rd round of that season's FA Cup against Scunthorpe United as Chelsea won 3–1 at home.

In 2011, Kežman revealed to Sky Sports that his time at Chelsea was the best he has ever had in football, despite failing to make an impact for the club: "Chelsea was the best thing in my career. That was the climax of my career, for sure. Living and playing in London was something that I will never forget. I don't know if I made a mistake because I moved away so quickly. Maybe I do and maybe I don't regret it, but I always believe in my decisions. But the transfer to Chelsea made my dreams come true. That was the best thing that ever happened to me. Maybe I could achieve more and I could have been more successful at Stamford Bridge, but I don't regret anything."[15]

Atlético Madrid

Kežman left Chelsea for Atlético Madrid of Spain's Primera División on 29 June 2005 for £5.3m, the same price as he had joined Chelsea.[16] He soon suffered a knee injury, which he did not recover from until after New Year's in 2006. Initially, the appointment of José Murcia as coach allegedly boosted Kežman's confidence, but by the end of his spell in Madrid Kežman actually scored more goals (six) under Carlos Bianchi than with Murcia (with whom he scored a total of two goals in the remainder of the season).[17] Atlético ended the season in 10th and were knocked out by Real Zaragoza in the Copa del Rey round of 16. Kežman scored a total of 8 goals in 30 league matches, often in a strike-partnership with Fernando Torres.

Fenerbahçe

Kezman with Fenerbahçe

Kežman was transferred to Fenerbahçe on a four-year contract.[18] He played a central role in Fenerbahçe winning the 2006–07 Süper Lig in their centennial year. In the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League, he appeared in over half of Fenerbahçe's group stage games against the likes of his former club PSV Eindhoven, Internazionale and CSKA Moscow. Ironically, he even played against Chelsea FC over both legs of the 2008 Champions League quarter-final--the first of which he started and showed off with a close bicycle kick in the 2-1 win,[19] while in the second leg he was subbed in during the dying minutes of his club's 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge, where Fenerbahçe was eliminated in the longest-lasting Champions League campaign in the club's history. As a result of this and the preceding regular season, in which Kežman scored almost a goal every other game by statistical average, Fenerbahçe S.K. supporters revered him even in the years after he left Istanbul in his journeyman years.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 19 August 2008, Kežman signed for Paris Saint-Germain, a one-year loan with a buyout clause.[20] He appeared in 21 league matches, mostly as substitute, and scored three goals.

Loan to Zenit

On 30 August 2009, it was announced that Kežman would be joining Zenit Saint Petersburg from Paris Saint-Germain on a season-long loan, with a purchase option for an undisclosed fee.[21] The next day, the transfer had been officially confirmed when the player passed medical examinations.[22] He scored two goals for Zenit helping the team to finish 3rd in the Russian Premier League, but the Russian side decided not to retain his services, and he returned to Paris in January 2010.[23]

Return to France and contract termination

On 3 November 2010, Kežman's contract with Paris Saint-Germain was terminated by mutual consent.[24][25][26]

South China

On 20 January 2011, it was announced that Kežman had signed to play for South China for the rest of the 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League.[27][28] Kežman made his debut on 29 January 2011 versus NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po which lost 1–0; he was substituted by Leung Chun Pong in the 64th minute.[29]

On 13 February 2011, in the League Cup semi-final against league leader Kitchee, Kežman scored his first goal for the club in the 32nd minute and his second goal seven minutes before the end.[30] South China beat Kitchee by 4–2 and entered the finals.

On 13 April 2011, in the 2011 AFC Cup group H match against Kingfisher East Bengal, Kežman scored his first AFC Cup goal in the 69th minute with a header, assisted by Au Yeung Yiu Chung.[31] His goal helped South China gain victory and moved up to 3rd position in the group, but he also received a yellow card in the match, his second yellow card in the tournament and he missed the away game to East Bengal.

In May 2011, after his team failed to progress into the 2011 AFC Cup knockout stage, following 4–2 loss from Indonesian outfit Persipura Jayapura, Kežman said to the media that the AFC Cup is a strange competition and kind of stupid. He blamed the hot weather and long travel to go to Jayapura as one of the factors why his team could not progress further.[32]

In the final match of the 2010–11 Hong Kong FA Cup, Kežman managed to take advantage of an opponent's defensive error and scored an outstanding goal in extra time to give his team a 2–1 win over NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po on 29 May 2011. The next day, Kežman finished his stint with South China after his four-month contract expired.[33]

BATE

On 31 August 2011, Kežman joined Belarusian side BATE Borisov as a free agent until the end of the year.[34] He was seen as a reinforcement for upcoming UEFA Champions League group stage games and as a potential replacement for seriously injured striker Vitali Rodionov. Ultimately, Kežman played 6 games in the Belarusian League and 5 games in the Champions League without scoring any goals. He parted ways with BATE after the last Champions League game against Barcelona.

Return to Hong Kong and retirement

In January 2012, Kežman returned to South China to play at the Asian Challenge Cup. He played his last professional match on 26 January 2012, missing the last penalty in the shoot-out series against Guangzhou R&F, in the third place match. He now also owns a cafe in Belgrade, Serbia.

International career

Kežman marked his senior international debut for FR Yugoslavia during March 2000 with a goal against China in a friendly match as part of the preparations for UEFA Euro 2000. Head coach Vujadin Boškov included him in the final 23-man roster that he took to Belgium and the Netherlands. Despite being the fourth attacking option behind Predrag Mijatović, Savo Milošević and Darko Kovačević, 21-year-old Kežman got his chance as substitute late in the group match versus Norway. However, after being on the pitch for about 90 seconds, he was sent off following a rash tackle on Erik Mykland.

In February 2003, after embarrassing performances of the team during UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, Kežman announced that he retired from the national jersey.[35] However, Kežman returned to the team few months later, after Ilija Petković was appointed as the new coach.

Kežman led Serbia and Montenegro's scoring during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications with 5 goals, including the only goal in the final game against Bosnia and Herzegovina which in turn allowed Serbia and Montenegro to qualify directly, having come first in their group. During the competition, he was sent off in a group match against Argentina by referee Roberto Rosetti.

Since his sending off against Argentina at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Kežman has not been called up to any of Serbia's friendly or official games.

During his six-year tenure in the national team, Kežman has managed to score 17 goals in 49 matches.[36]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[37] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizan 1998–99 22 6 6 2 – 5 0 0 0 33 8
1999–00 32 27 2 2 – 7 6 0 0 41 35
PSV Eindhoven 2000–01 33 24 4 3 – 11 4 1 0 49 31
2001–02 27 15 2 1 – 11 3 1 1 41 20
2002–03 33 35 3 4 – 6 0 1 1 43 40
2003–04 29 31 1 0 – 12 6 1 1 43 38
Chelsea 2004–05 25 4 3 1 4 2 9 0 0 0 41 7
Atlético Madrid 2005–06 30 8 3 2 – 0 0 0 0 33 10
Fenerbahçe 2006–07 24 9 2 0 – 7 2 0 0 33 11
2007–08 22 11 4 5 – 9 2 1 1 36 19
Paris Saint-Germain 2008–09 21 3 2 2 4 0 8 3 0 0 35 8
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2009 10 2 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 10 2
Paris Saint-Germain 2009–10 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
South China 2010–11 6 2 2 2 1 2 5 1 2 0 16 7
BATE Borisov 2011 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11 0
South China 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Career total 334 179 36 24 9 4 96 27 10 4 485 238

International

National team Year Apps Goals
FR Yugoslavia 2000 7 2
2001 9 5
2002 10 3
Serbia and Montenegro 2003 4 0
2004 5 1
2005 10 5
2006 4 1
Total 49 17

Honours

Club

Partizan
PSV Eindhoven
Chelsea
Fenerbahçe
Paris Saint-Germain
South China
BATE Borisov

Individual

References

  1. ^ Mateja Kezman profile page. PSV.nl. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b Only official UEFA matches included
  3. ^ NIN: Црне мачке и пертле - Page 60 - By Marko Lovric. 10 January 2013. Issue 3237.
  4. ^ World Football UEFA Cup records
  5. ^ World Football Profile Mateja Kežman
  6. ^ Talk Sport: Top 10 Premier League import flops: Santos, Diouf, Kezman, Rebrov, Kleberson and more February 11, 2013
  7. ^ [1] Week in numbers - FIFA: Runs, records and retirement - May 15, 2013
  8. ^ "Kežman otišao u menadžere" (in Serbian). sportal.rs. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Zemunac, "Leteći Holanđanin"" (in Serbian). nin.co.rs. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Kezman's a PSV man". BBC Sport. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  11. ^ [2] The Best Eleven: Eredivisie 23+ Goal Scorers since 1992/1993 - April 19, 2013
  12. ^ "Kezman joins Chelsea". BBC Sport. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Chelsea 4 v 0 Newcastle". chelseafc.com. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Chelsea 1 v 0 West Ham Utd". chelseafc.com. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Kezman – Chelsea was best thing". skysports.com. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Kezman completes Atletico switch". BBC Sport. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  17. ^ [3] ESPN FC - Spanish La Liga - Change of coach boosts Kezman - January 20, 2006
  18. ^ "Kezman signs". fenerbahce.org. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  19. ^ [4] RTE Sport - Soccer: Fenerbahce 2-1 Chelsea - April 2, 2008
  20. ^ "Kezman: "A dream to play for PSG"". psg.fr. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  21. ^ "Kezman joins Zenit Saint Petersburg on loan". psg.fr. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  22. ^ "Official for Kezman". psg.fr. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  23. ^ "Kezman is back!". psg.fr. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  24. ^ "Kežman leaves PSG by mutual consent". UEFA. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  25. ^ "Kezman leaves PSG". FIFA. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  26. ^ "Club statement". psg.fr. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  27. ^ "South China sign Kezman". FIFA. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  28. ^ "NEXT STOP FOR KEZMAN IS SOUTH CHINA". southchinafc.com. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  29. ^ "South China 0:1 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po". hkfa.com.
  30. ^ "Kitchee 2:4 South China". hkfa.com.
  31. ^ "South China 1–0 East Bengal". the-afc.com. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  32. ^ "Kezman says AFC Cup is a stupid tournament". thestar.com. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  33. ^ "Kezman ends 'fantastic' Hong Kong stint". supersport.com. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  34. ^ "BATE Borisov swoop for Kezman". ESPN. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  35. ^ "Kezman quits national team". UEFA. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  36. ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  37. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Dutch Super Cup, Turkish Super Cup, French Super Cup, Asian Challenge Cup
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