Ivan Radeljić (born 14 September 1980) is a Bosnian retired

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player who played as a defender.

Club career

Radeljić has spent a long period playing in

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for different clubs. He moved to Germany and signed a contract with FC Energie Cottbus in January 2008. He played 16 matches in his first

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season. He was released by Energie Cottbus in August 2009 and signed for

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International career

Although he never played at Premier League BiH, he made his international debut for

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against

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in March 2007. That was the first match after

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got promoted as

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. Radeljić substituted

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at that match. He has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an August 2009

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against

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Ivan Radeljić
on Soccer-db 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Imotski Men's association football central defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Zadar players HNK Šibenik players NK Inter Zaprešić players Cerezo Osaka players NK Slaven Belupo players FC Energie Cottbus players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers RNK Split players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players J1 League players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers NK Imotski managers RNK Split managers {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-bio-stub