Football» Fudbal | 107 Miloš Degenek je 1995. napustio rodni Knin, njegova porodica emigrirala je u Sidnej, a gde god se nalazio na svetu i koliko god teško bilo, nije prestajao da sanja. Bio je član reprezentacije Australije na Mundijalu 2018. u Rusiji, mada nije upisao nijedan nastup, a sada je na spisku za Svetsko prvenstvo u Kataru i ima značajno veću ulogu u nacionalnom timu. U skladu sa tim se i priprema za period od 20. novembra do 18. decembra, kada će cela planeta gledati fudbal. – Svetsko prvenstvo za mene predstavlja mnogo više od običnog fudbalskog takmičenja ili turnira. Mundijal je poseban, igra se na četiri godine i ne samo zbog toga, već nema svako priliku da učestvuje i bude deo magije. Posebno je, najlepše na svetu što se tiče fudbala i sporta generalno. Ceo svet gleda te utakmice i dobro je da se dešava na četiri godine, jer bi interesovanje opalo ukoliko bi bilo češće. Pripremam se normalno i relaksirano, gledam da što bolje treniram, koristim svaku utakmicu da se što bolje spremim i ukoliko bude izvodljivo, iskoristiću vreme pred turnir za odmor – kaže Degenek. Miloš je imao vrlo netipičnu fudbalsku karijeru, nastupao je na gotovo svim kontinentima. U Australiji je igrao samo za reprezentaciju što se profesionalnog fudbala tiče, nosio je dresove Štutgarta, Minhena 1860 i Crvene zvezde u Evropi, na dva kraja Azije nastupao je za Jokohamu i Al Hilal, dok sada igra za američki Kolumbus. Malo u reprezentaciji Australije, malo zbog gostujućih mečeva kao član Al Hilala, stekao je već iskustvo igranja fudbala u Kataru. – Bio sammnogo puta u Kataru, kako na utakmicama sa reprezentacijom, tako i kada sam nastuSvetsko prvenstvo u fudbalu san je svakog dečaka koji je potrčao za loptom. Retki su oni koji ga ostvare, a među retkima je Miloš Degenek – reprezentativac Australije Navijam za Srbiju, ali se nadam pobedi Australije Mi loš Degenek , fudba l er M i loš Degene k , foot ba l l e r I support Serbia, but I hope Australia wins The FIFA World Cup is the dream of every boy who’s ever chased a ball. There are few who’ve ever realised that dream, but one of those rare players is Miloš Degenek – a representative of Australia Miloš Degenek left his native Knin in 1995, when his family migrated to Sydney, but he never stopped dreaming, wherever he found himself in the world and regardless of how difficult things got. He was a member of the Australia national squad at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, though he didn’t make any appearances in that tournament, while he is now on the list for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar and plays a much more significant role in the national team. That’s why he’s making preparations for the period from 20th November to 18th December, when the whole world will be watching football. “The World Cup, for me, represents much more than a regular football competition or tournament.TheWorld Cup is special because it is only played every four years, and not only because of that, but rather because not everyone gets a chance to participate and become part of the magic. Specifically, it is the most beautiful event in the world when it comes to football and sport in general. The whole world watches those matches and it’s good that they only happen every four years, because interest would fall if theyweremore frequent. I prepare regularly and relaxed; I try to train to thebest of my ability, using every match to prepare as well as possible and, provided it’s doable, I will utilise the time prior to the start of the tournament to rest,” says Degenek. Miloš has had a very unusual football career, having played on almost all continents. When it comes to professional football in Australia, he’s only played for the national team, while inEurope he’s donned the shirts of Stuttgart,Munich 1860 andRed Star, on opposite sides of Asia he’s played for Yokohama [Japan] and Al Hilal [Saudi Arabia], while he now plays for American team Columbus Crew.Thanks partly to the Australia national teamandpartly to the awaymatches he played for Al Hilal, he has already experienced playing football inQatar. “I’ve been to Qatar many times, both for matches with the national team and when I played for the club Zaštomi je važna Er Srbija – Ni sam ne znam kako mi se telo istreniralo na veliki broj letova poslednjih godina. Vreme u avionu najčešće koristim za gledanje filmova i serija. Ono što mi sada najviše odgovara jeste direktna linija Er Srbije za Njujork. Smatram Er Srbiju veoma dobrom kompanijom na koju Srbija svakako treba da bude ponosna naročito jer ima direktne letove za SAD. Meni je to posebno bitno jer igram u Americi. Tekst/Words: Petar Lazić Fotografije/ Photography: Profimedia.rs
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