Ivan Adžić (

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: Иван Аџић; born 21 June 1973) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Adžić came through the youth system of

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 ...

, making his senior debut on 2 December 1989, aged 16. He came on as a substitute for

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in the 3–1 league win against Spartak Subotica. In the first half of the 1991–92 season, Adžić played on loan for

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

, before returning to his parent club. After finishing his playing career, Adžić served as assistant manager to

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and

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from 2004 to 2006. He also spent one season as manager of Montenegrin club

Rudar Pljevlja FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin First League, the country's highest tier. Rudar have played in the First League since it ...

. Adžić also served as the director of football of Red Star Belgrade for two and a half years between 2009 and 2011.

Personal life

His son, Luka, is also a footballer.

Statistics

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 * First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1994–95 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

: 1989–90 * FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adzic, Ivan Association football midfielders Austrian Football Bundesliga players CD Logroñés footballers CD Toledo players Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Spain First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Borac Banja Luka players FK Borac Čačak players FK Rudar Pljevlja managers Footballers from Belgrade La Liga players Red Star Belgrade footballers Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff Segunda División players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Austria Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbian football managers Serbian footballers SK Rapid Wien players 1973 births Living people