Branko Lazarević (

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: Бранко Лазаревић; born 14 May 1984) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Gračanica is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of Doboj and west of Tuzla. As of 2013, it has a populatio ...

, Lazarević played in the youth teams of ŽAK Kikinda, OFK Kikinda, and

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. He made his senior debuts with Vojvodina in the 2002–03 season. In the 2006 winter

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, Lazarević switched to second-tier club ČSK Čelarevo. In the summer of 2007, Lazarević signed with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

. He spent three seasons at the club, before moving abroad to France and joining Ligue 1 side Caen, on a three-year deal.

International career

Lazarević represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He appeared in two games, as the team exited in the first round having finished last in Group C, behind

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, Australia, and

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. At youth level, Lazarević was also capped for the U21s.

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