Nermin Crnkic

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Dave Marino-Nachison, Sep 20, 2013.

  1. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    I know we've discussed him before, but I couldn't quickly find a stand-alone thread on the guy. Anyway, he's on the roster at SC Znojmo, a newly promoted team in the Czech first division.

    Nermin CRNKIĆ

    http://1scznojmo.cz/hrac.asp?id=Nermin-Crnki%E6-540&sezona=2014&kategorie=MUZ

    This article from the club site seems to indicate that he's on loan from Jablonec.

    http://1scznojmo.cz/clanek.asp?id=Z-Jablonce-prichazi-na-hostovani-Nermin-Crnki%E6-1947

    He's a '92 from Michigan. Some background...

    http://ussda.demosphere.com/teams/27484436/27485078-27484530/31694391.html

    http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/n...star-nermin-crnkic-signs-with-team-in-sweden/
     
  2. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "...East Kentwood soccer coach John Conlon ... compares Crnkic ... with University of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson.

    “I tell people he’s like Robinson,” Conlon said. “He’s absolutely electric in that he can change a game at any moment. He has qualities you rarely see....” Crnkic had attended a professional tryout in Germany and attracted interest from two Major League Soccer teams before winding up in Sweden, said Conlon.

    He wouldn’t be surprised if Crnkic is playing in Sweden’s highest division before the season ends next spring.

    “He’s a special athlete,” Conlon said. “He might be the most exciting player I’ve ever seen....” Crnkic’s 76 assists ranks first on East Kentwood’s all-time list while he scored 32 goals as a senior when he was runner-up ... for the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association’s Mr. Soccer award.

    Crnkic was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American last season and was named to the Michigan coaches association Dream Team.

    He was a two-time all-stater who led the Falcons to three state titles in four seasons.

    In travel soccer, Crnkic was a three-time State Cup MVP.

    Conlon said in soccer testing conducted by Nike, Crnkic, who is 5-foot-10, wound up in the top five percent in the country in categories such as speed in the 40-yard dash and vertical jump.

    “He’s not your typical American player,” Conlon said. “He breaks the mold.”"
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    http://www.fkjablonec.cz/aktualne/s...vy-rocnik-vcetne-fotografii/?aktualitaId=7853
     
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  3. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  4. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nermin scored today for Znojmo in a 2-3 loss to Sparta Prague

    His goal is at 1:19 of his video

     
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  5. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He scored in the Czech Liga on Friday for Znojmo in 3-1 win over Teplice

    You can watch his goal here at 0:22

     
  6. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
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    United States
    Scored today for Znojmo in a 2-1 loss to Slavia Prague

    He's a regular starter in the Czech Liga with Znojmo
     
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  7. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nermin was named the fastest player in the Czech Rep top flight

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  8. HopperKowalski

    Aug 16, 2012
    New Josh Gatt hah
     
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  9. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
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    United States
    #9 Testudo, Apr 4, 2014
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  10. butters59

    butters59 Member+

    Feb 22, 2013
  11. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Znojmo might be lousy, but he has started 11/14 games. That makes him a starter, not a sub
     
  12. butters59

    butters59 Member+

    Feb 22, 2013
    That was a joke! I don't pretend I know anything about either Czech league or Crnic.
    And I do know that Czech love Americans, actually.
     
  13. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    There are his teammates.

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  14. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
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    United States
    Nermin Crnkic scored today for Znojmo in a 4-1 win over Liberec

    His 58th minute goal equalized the game at 1-1

    Here's video

     
  15. Testudo

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  16. Testudo

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    He made his season debut for Jablonec with a 7 minute cameo off the bench 8/9 vs. 1.FC Slovacko.
     
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  17. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

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  18. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
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    Millwall FC
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  19. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
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    I see a little silhouetto of a man
     
  20. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    77 minutes at LW for Jablonec in 2-0 win over Jihlava
     
  21. ImaPuppy

    ImaPuppy Member+

    Aug 10, 2009
    Using too many parentheses
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    American Samoa
    The Czech league isn't great, but it's not bad, and Jablonec is a legit contender for a European spot having finished in the top 4 of the league 3 times in the last 5 seasons, finishing 11th last year in a bit of an anomaly. Also, the Czech league gained a 2nd UCL spot this season with their jump in coefficient, so this is a league on the rise, even though they've had a poor European campaign this year. Anyway, my point is that if he's performing, it wouldn't be totally out of the question to give him a look. Still early days, but it's something to keep an eye on for sure.
     
  22. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
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    United States
    Youth, pace, and finishing ability. Good combination. Pace alone might not even be enough to cause him to stand out among the US player pool lately or going forward (Fabian Johnson, Yedlin, Gatt, & Gyau sprint to mind). I wonder if Bosnia might call him sooner, if pace is in more demand in their pool, while we have all kinds of pace & are more starved for technical ability.

    I believe he'll be age-eligible for the U23s/Olympics & I'd think that'd be the next step for him if so, either way.
     
  23. LaxAttack

    LaxAttack Member

    Feb 14, 2011
    Club:
    Fulham FC
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    He scored in Jablonec’s 2-0 win over FC Copenhagen in a winter break/preseason tournament on Wednesday.

    0:45 mark

     
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  24. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
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  25. Bruce S

    Bruce S Member+

    Sep 10, 1999
    those are Slovaks, not Czechs!
     

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