Dejan Ilić (; born 24 March 1976) is a
Serbia
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n former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
Ilić spent five and a half seasons with
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
over two spells between 1997 and 2004, winning three national championships (
2000
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,
2001
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, and
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
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) and three national cups (
1999
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,
2000
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, and
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
).
In 2004, Ilić moved abroad to France and signed with
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
Istr ...
. He also played professionally in Slovenia (
Gorica),
Israel (
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
), and Cyprus (
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...
).
Honours
;Red Star Belgrade
*
First League of Serbia and Montenegro
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:
1999–2000,
2000–01,
2003–04
*
Serbia and Montenegro Cup
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:
1998–99,
1999–2000,
2003–04
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Leskovac
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Serbian footballers
Association football midfielders
FK Zemun players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
FK Obilić players
FC Istres players
ND Gorica players
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
AEK Larnaca FC players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Ligue 1 players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Israeli Premier League players
Cypriot First Division players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
Serbian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus