Mojaš Radonjić (

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: Мојаш Радоњић; born 23 February 1949) is a Montenegrin

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manager and former player.

Club career

Radonjić started football at the age of 17, where he played with Lovćen and then transferred to

Budućnost Titograd Budućnost means "the future" in many Slavic languages, and it may also refer to: *SD Budućnost Podgorica, a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro ** KK Budućnost Podgorica, a professional basketball club FK Budućnost may refer to: * FK Bud ...

in 1976, where in the 1980–81 season he emerged as the second scorer in the Yugoslav league, with 15 goals. In his time at

, he became the club's all-time top scorer in the

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, ...

. He also briefly played overseas for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the

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. In December 1981, he transferred to AEK Athens following Dušan Bajević's suggestion and afterwards was tested by the team's coach,

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. It was about a tall striker, strong and good in the high game, but in the year and a half of his presence in AEK, he did not have a high performance. On 21 February 1981, his goal against

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

at home gave AEK the victory. He scored in two consecutive league matches against

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

and gave his club the point of the tie. In the summer of 1983 he was released from AEK even though his contract had a duration of one more year and he returned to Yugoslavia to play for

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before he retired in 1985.

Manageria career

Radonjić followed a coaching career coaching Budućnost Titograd many times. In the summer of 1999 he returned to

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to manage Panachaiki, but due to the negative results and the low position in the standings he was fired in the middle of the year. From December 2014 to December 2018, Radonjić served as manager of the Montenegro national under-21 team. He also managed various clubs in Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Greece, and Albania.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Radonjic, Mojas 1949 births Living people Footballers from Cetinje Men's association football forwards Montenegrin men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers FK Lovćen players FK Budućnost Podgorica players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players AEK Athens F.C. players FK Sutjeska Nikšić players Yugoslav First League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States FK Sutjeska Nikšić managers FK Budućnost Podgorica managers FK Mogren managers Panachaiki F.C. managers KF Vllaznia Shkodër managers FK Lovćen managers Yugoslav football managers Serbia and Montenegro football managers Kategoria Superiore managers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Montenegrin football managers Montenegrin expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Albania Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Albania