Dejan Bandović (born 11 June 1983) is a Bosnian retired professional

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goalkeeper. In his career, Bandović played for

HŠK Posušje HŠK Posušje is a professional association football club based in Posušje that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is best known for winning the First League of Herzeg-Bosnia in 1999 and 2000, the top flight ethnic Croat league in Bo ...

, NK Široki Brijeg, FK Velež Mostar,

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Founded on 24 October 1946, FK Sara ...

and

FK Olimpik Fudbalski klub Olimpik Sarajevo ( en, Football Club Olimpik Sarajevo), commonly referred to as just Olimpik, was a professional football club from Sarajevo, based in the part of the city which is called Otoka. Being one of the first teams to be ...

Club career

From 2004 to 2007 Bandović played for

, before joining NK Široki Brijeg in June 2007. He stayed at Široki until 2011, before leaving the club to sign for FK Velež Mostar, where he stayed for one season. In June 2012, Bandović signed for

. With Sarajevo, he won the 2013–14 Bosnian Cup and the

2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The 2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the fifteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

. After his contract with Sarajevo expired in 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with Iranian

Siah Jamegan F.C. Siah Jamegan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال سیاه جامگان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Siah Jamigan'') is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Iran. They used to play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. In August 2011 the clu ...

However, he ended up playing the 2015–16 season in

where he had played until May 2019, when he decided to finish his football career. He had a farewell match on 25 May 2019, in which Olimpik beat FK Rudar Kakanj 3–1 in a First League of FBiH game.

International career

Bandović represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national team in 2001. On 13 May 2014, first team national head coach

Safet Sušić Safet "Pape" Sušić (; born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of TFF First League club Akhisarspor. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and techn ...

invited Bandović to a wider selection of the

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team ( bs, Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Боснe и Херцеговинe, Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovi ...

for the

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, but he got dropped off the final list.

Cener affair

Bandović came into public focus in May 2017, when he refused the bribe of 10,000 KM (around 5000 €) offered by manager Sanel Klopić to "defend less than perfectly" in the upcoming relegation playoff match against

NK Metalleghe-BSI Nogometni klub Metalleghe-BSI ( en, Football Club Metalleghe-BSI), formerly known as Nogometni klub Maestral-BSI ( en, Football Club Maestral-BSI) is a professional association football club from the city of Jajce that is situated in Bosnia and He ...

from

Jajce Jajce (Јајце) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, with ...

. Having recorded the conversation on an audio tape, Bandović published it to the media and submitted it to the Football

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

. Bandović later explained he decided to record the conversation after Klopić had approached him several times with the same demand. The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina immediately took over the investigation, eventually submitting it to the national public persecution office. The match against Metalleghe ended up in a 1–1 draw, and both clubs were eventually relegated to the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bandović was praised for his role in what became known as the "Cener affair". ("Cener" means tenner, i.e. the ten-thousand figure). In an interview, he stated "I can't do that... I'm 33 now and I don't want a spot on my honour on the end of my career. When I finish my career, I want to turn back and say that I've done my job fairly and honestly".

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Player

Club

Sarajevo *

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...

: 2014–15 * Bosnian Cup: 2013–14 Veteranos Fernão Ferro *Tribute Game: 29.July.2022, in Apple Stadium, Sesimbra, Portugal

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Dejan Bandović
at Sofascore {{DEFAULTSORT:Bandovic, Dejan 1983 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football goalkeepers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers HŠK Posušje players NK Široki Brijeg players FK Velež Mostar players FK Sarajevo players FK Olimpik players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players