Miodrag Džudović (

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: Миодраг Џудовић; born 6 September 1979) is a Montenegrin

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manager and former player who played as a defender. He is manager of Budućnost Podgorica. After retiring in 2014, he went into coaching. He worked as an assistant of the Montenegro national team, caretaker manager of Budućnost Podgorica in 2018, and as a caretaker manager of the Montenegro national team in 2019. In August 2022. he become manager of Budućnost Podgorica.

Playing career

Club career

Džudović began his football career in 1999 by joining his first club, Jezero Plav which is a Montenegrin club. They rose to third level in 2001, and a year later and the

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. In 2003, Džudović joined another Montenegrin club

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but just making 14 appearances and scoring 2, he left to join Serbian club

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

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, but made only one appearance and helped the club qualify for the Intertoto Cup, the first time the club qualified for a European Cup in 30 years. In 2004, Džudović left OFK Beograd to join a Ukrainian side

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and signing a three-year contract with the team. Džudović made his debut in the

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was held 27 March 2004 in a victory for the "Volyn" match against

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. In Spring 2005 in a match against

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, Džudović received a serious injury that gave rise to early termination of the contract. In less than three seasons in the "Volyn" Miodrag spent 44 games in which scoring one goal. In 2006, Džudović joined a Russian club Spartak Nalchik, signing a contract with a local club. Miodrag debut in the

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took place on 18 March 2006 in the first round match against the

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which they lost 1–0. On 26 March 2006, Džudović scored his first goal for the club and scored in the Premier League against

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in a 2–2 draw. He is Spartak's captain as of 2007. In Opening match of league 2010, Džudović made his 100th appearance for the club against

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which had Džudović t-shirt on the back. In November 2014, Džudović left

FC Irtysh Pavlodar FC Irtysh Pavlodar ( kk, Ертіс Футбол Клубы, ''Ertis Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Pavlodar. Irtysh won the Kazakhstan Premier league in 1993 (as ''Ansat''), 1997, 19 ...

after one season with them.

International career

His good performance in Russia led

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manager Zoran Filipović called up Džudović into the squad. He scored his first goal for national team on his debut against Macedonia on 19 November 2008 and played 90 minutes in the game. Džudović made headlines when

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kicked him during a

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qualifier that resulted in a three-game ban (the entire group stage of Euro 2012) for the Manchester United and England national team striker. At first, it was known that Rooney would miss at least one match in the opening round of the first phase at UEFA Euro 2012. After the game with Montenegro, Rooney sent a personal letter to UEFA in which he apologised and expressed regret for the tackle on Džudović which earned him the red card. Džudović also wrote to UEFA and pleaded for Rooney's ban to be reduced. He earned a total of 26 caps, scoring one goal and his final international was a September 2013

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match away against

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Personal life

Džudović is married and has three children. One son is called Branko (who was born on 2 January 2010) and his daughter's name is Tatjana.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dzudovic, Miodrag 1979 births Living people People from Plav, Montenegro Association football central defenders Serbia and Montenegro footballers Montenegrin footballers Montenegro international footballers FK Jezero players FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje players OFK Beograd players FC Volyn Lutsk players PFC Spartak Nalchik players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Ukrainian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Montenegro national football team managers FK Budućnost Podgorica managers