Igor Bondžulić (; born 5 October 1980) is a

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n professional

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manager and a former player who played as a

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Playing career

After starting out at Sloga Požega, Bondžulić joined

Javor Ivanjica Fk Javor Matis () is a professional football club based in Ivanjica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system. History In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football ball to ...

in the early 2000s. He made over 150 appearances for the club, before moving abroad and signing with Bulgarian side

Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refou ...

in 2008. While playing for Jagodina, Bondžulić helped them win the

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. He also spent one season with

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in South Africa, before retiring from the game.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Bondžulić served as an assistant and later caretaker manager at his former club Jagodina. He subsequently assisted

Simo Krunić Simo Krunić (Serbian Cyrillic: Симо Крунић; born 13 January 1967) is a Bosnian-Serbian professional football manager and former footballer. He is currently the coach of OFK Beograd. Playing career In the late 1980s, Krunić played f ...

at Radnik Surdulica. In June 2019, Bondžulić was appointed manager of newly promoted Serbian SuperLiga club Javor Ivanjica.

Managerial statistics

Honours

;Javor Ivanjica *

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

: 2007–08 ;Jagodina *

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