Ivan Dudić (, born 13 February 1977) is a retired Serbian professional

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who played as a

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. He represented several clubs, including

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 ...

, Benfica and

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. He was an international for

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yug ...

, receiving 7 caps and participating in the

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Club career

Born in

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, Dudić started at

, from whom he debut in 1995, appearing in just one game as Red Star finished second in the

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. After spending the next season on loan with Jedinstvo Paraćin, he returned to Red Star and appeared in six more matches in the first half of the 1997–98 season. In the winter of 1998, he was sent on a six-month loan to

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. His breakthrough arrived upon return to Red Star in 1998 at age 21, playing the majority of the league matches in 1998–99 and 1999–2000, winning the title in the latter. His performance attracted attention from abroad, with Benfica signing him on 18 May 2000, for a fee that Record announced to be in the region of €2M. Dudić was scouted by

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on two different games: 29 March 2000 in a Euro under-21 qualification match against

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and in the eternal derby on 2 April, receiving positive feedback on both times. His signing was meant to solve the problematic right-back position that was occupied on different spells by either, Okonuwo,

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, but Dudić struggled to perform to expectations, playing just 20 league games and being transfer listed within a year. He refused to play for Benfica B, saying: "I do not care about that! I am a Benfica player, but I want to play in a club that allows me to progress in my career.". He later acknowledged receiving interest from

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and Everton, but could not get the necessary workers permit, so he spent the entire 2001–02 season without playing. On 14 August 2002, he agreed a loan deal to

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, a club competing in the

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. He returned to Benfica in July 2003, but was only released on 29 January 2005, after spending 18 months sidelined on the reserve team. Dudić immediately joined Mons and helped them win the Belgian Second Division. He later passed through

Bežanija Bežanija ( sr-cyr, Бежанија, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd, in the Syrmia region. Location Bežanija is located west of the downtown Belgrade, across the Sa ...

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, finally settling at

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, retiring after two seasons.

International career

Dudić played six matches for FR Yugoslavia under-21 in the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, including the playoff against England, losing 3–0. He was selected by

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for a friendly against China on 25 May 2000, and received his first cap during the match. Just days later, he was confirmed on the squad for the

, playing the opening game against

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on 13 June, in a 3–3 draw. His last appearance for his national team was on 25 April 2001 in match against

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, for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudic, Ivan 1977 births Living people People from Zemun Footballers from Belgrade Serbian footballers Serbia and Montenegro international footballers Serbian expatriate footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Železnik players S.L. Benfica footballers R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players FK Bežanija players FK Rad players Újpest FC players Serbian SuperLiga players Primeira Liga players Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Hungary Association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Portugal