Dženan Radončić (
Cyrillic: Џенан Радончић; born 2 August 1983) is a
Montenegrin retired
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
In June 2003, Radončić was transferred from
Rudar Pljevlja to
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
on a four-year contract. He only appeared in four league games, but also managed to make his
UEFA Champions League
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debut in a 1–1 home draw with
Marseille
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, all as a substitute.
However, just half a year upon joining Partizan, Radončić moved to the Far East and joined newly founded
K League club
Incheon United
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. He played a major part in United's run to the championship playoff final in 2005. After falling out of favour with caretaker manager
Park Lee-chun, Radončić went on loan to
J.League side
Ventforet Kofu
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during the
2007 season. He returned to Incheon for 2008, becoming the team's top scorer that season with 13 league goals.
In January 2009, Radončić switched to K League rivals
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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. He was a regular member of the team that won the
AFC Champions League in
2010, but missed
the final
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due to accumulated yellow cards.
In December 2011, Radončić signed a three-year deal with fellow K League side
Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He moved on loan to J.League club
Shimizu S-Pulse in August 2013.
Career statistics
Honours
;Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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AFC Champions League:
2010
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Korean FA Cup
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:
2011
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1983 births
Living people
People from Gusinje
Bosniaks of Montenegro
Men's association football forwards
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Montenegrin men's footballers
Montenegrin Muslims
FK Rudar Pljevlja players
FK Partizan players
Incheon United FC players
Ventforet Kofu players
Seongnam FC players
Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
Omiya Ardija players
Oita Trinita players
FK Mornar players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
K League 1 players
J1 League players
J2 League players
Montenegrin First League players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Japan