Dejan Radić (; born 8 July 1980) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

From 1999 to 2003, Radić played for

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in the

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

, before the club suffered relegation to the Second League. He later moved abroad to Russia and joined

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (russian: "Алания" (Владикавказ), os, Футболон клуб "Алани" (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League ...

in early 2004. In his two seasons at the club, Radić made 38 league appearances in the top flight, before the side got relegated at the end of the 2005 season. He later signed with fellow Russian club

Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб "Спартак Нальчик") is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik that plays in the third-tier FNL 2. They played in the Russian ...

, spending three seasons (2007–2009) and making 43 league appearances. In January 2010, Radić was acquired by

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Career-ending injury

On 23 April 2011, during a

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game between Rostov and

Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

, Radić collided with

Zaur Sadayev Zaur Umarovich Sadayev (russian: Заур Умарович Садаев; born 6 November 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer of Chechen origin. Club career He made his debut with FC Terek Grozny in the Russian Premier League in ...

while fighting for a high ball. As a result, Radić had to be rushed to the hospital and had to undergo

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after his kidney was found to be seriously damaged. Following the incident, Rostov announced that Radić would continue to receive all the bonuses during the time of his recovery. However, despite Rostov's initial promises, Radić stopped being paid by the club and did not receive any money stipulated in his contract between June 2011 and March 2012. Meanwhile, it was reported that Terek president

Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ce, КъадаргӀеран Ахьмат-кӏант Рамзан, translit= (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated to the ...

gave Radić $50,000 as a goodwill gesture.

International career

In December 2000, Radić earned one cap for FR Yugoslavia at under-21 level, coming on as a substitute for

Zoran Vasković Zoran Vasković (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Васковић; born 14 February 1979) is a Serbian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He ...

in a 2–1 friendly win away against

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