Ahmet Brkovic
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Ahmet Brković is a former Croatia
n footballer
. His position is midfielder
.
Brković started off his career in 1999 for HNK Dubrovnik
in Croatia
. When he was made available for transfer, clubs from the Football League expressed an interest in taking him on trial. Lennie Lawrence
, then manager of Luton invited him in for a trial. Although performing well, Smiler decided that Brković was not quite ready for the English game and allowed him to move on. Leyton Orient F.C.
immediately signed him up. Brković stayed at Orient for the next two seasons, scoring eight goals from midfield.
In 2001, then Luton manager Joe Kinnear
signed him on a free transfer after his contract with Leyton Orient expired. Under Kinnear, Brković played in a variety of positions across the midfield, despite favouring the right-hand side. His first goal came in a 1-0 away win at Torquay United and he scored his only Luton hat-trick in the Windscreens Shield
against local rivals Stevenage Borough. Brković helped them to promotion in 2004-05, the season in which he scored 15 goals from midfield. In his first season at the Championship
level, Ahmet scored 8 goals in 42 league games. During the 2006-07 season, Ahmet signed a new one year deal with Luton.
On 25 October 2007, Brković joined Millwall
on loan before signing for the club permanently on the 10 January 2008.
On 27 May 2009 it was announced that Brković had been released by Millwall.
During summer of 2009 he joined Croatian 4th league club Dubrovnik 1919.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. His position is midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Brković started off his career in 1999 for HNK Dubrovnik
HNK Dubrovnik 1919
HNK Dubrovnik 1919 is a Croatian football club based in the city of Dubrovnik.-History:The club was founded in 1922 under the name NK Jug. It was created by merging with another club Dubrovnik, hence there in 1919 in its name...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. When he was made available for transfer, clubs from the Football League expressed an interest in taking him on trial. Lennie Lawrence
Lennie Lawrence
Robin Michael Lawrence, commonly known as Lennie Lawrence, is a British football manager who is assistant manager of Crystal Palace. He has managed a number of English clubs and one Welsh club in a coaching career spanning over 30 years...
, then manager of Luton invited him in for a trial. Although performing well, Smiler decided that Brković was not quite ready for the English game and allowed him to move on. Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
immediately signed him up. Brković stayed at Orient for the next two seasons, scoring eight goals from midfield.
In 2001, then Luton manager Joe Kinnear
Joe Kinnear
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kinnear is an Irish football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Newcastle United....
signed him on a free transfer after his contract with Leyton Orient expired. Under Kinnear, Brković played in a variety of positions across the midfield, despite favouring the right-hand side. His first goal came in a 1-0 away win at Torquay United and he scored his only Luton hat-trick in the Windscreens Shield
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
against local rivals Stevenage Borough. Brković helped them to promotion in 2004-05, the season in which he scored 15 goals from midfield. In his first season at the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
level, Ahmet scored 8 goals in 42 league games. During the 2006-07 season, Ahmet signed a new one year deal with Luton.
On 25 October 2007, Brković joined Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
on loan before signing for the club permanently on the 10 January 2008.
On 27 May 2009 it was announced that Brković had been released by Millwall.
During summer of 2009 he joined Croatian 4th league club Dubrovnik 1919.