Rajko Brežančić (; born 21 August 1989) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a defender for Radnički Beograd.

Club career

After coming through the youth system at

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

, Brežančić signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 June 2007, penning a five-year deal. He subsequently went on loan to Teleoptik and Bežanija in order to get experience. In January 2009, Brežančić returned to Partizan and made seven league appearances until the end of the 2008–09 season, as the club won the title. He recorded three more during the first part of the 2009–10 season, before moving on loan to Teleoptik again in January 2010. In the summer of 2010, Brežančić signed with Serbian SuperLiga club

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. He would be loaned to

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

side Bežanija in the 2011 winter transfer window. Six months later, Brežančić signed a permanent contract with Bežanija and stayed there for the next two seasons. In the summer of 2013, Brežančić was transferred to newly promoted SuperLiga club Čukarički. He made 29 league appearances and scored once in the 2013–14 campaign. In the following season, Brežančić again missed only one out of 30 league games and scored one goal, as Čukarički finished in third place. He also helped the team win the

2014–15 Serbian Cup The 2014–15 Serbian Cup season was the ninth season of the Serbian national football tournament. The competition started on 3 September 2014 and concluded with the Final on 20 May 2015. The winner of the competition qualified for the 2015–1 ...

. On 4 August 2015, Brežančić signed a three-year contract with Dutch club AZ. He made his official debut for the team in a 3–1 away league win over

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on 12 September 2015, scoring the opener early in the game. In August 2016, Brežančić was transferred to Spain and joined

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club Huesca. He contributed with 30 appearances during the 2017–18 season, as the club gained promotion to the top flight for the first time ever. On 11 November 2018, Brežančić made his

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debut in a 2–1 away loss to Alavés, replacing injured

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. On 31 January 2019, Brežančić terminated his contract with Huesca and signed an 18-month deal with

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. On 21 June 2019, Brežančić signed a three-year contract with

, returning to the club after nine years. He made 16 appearances across all competitions in his first season back at the club, scoring a goal in a 2–2 away league draw against

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. After the appointment of Aleksandar Stanojević as manager in September 2020, Brežančić appeared in only two official matches over his last two seasons.

International career

Brežančić represented

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at the 2006 UEFA Under-17 Championship. He also played for Serbia U19 in the team's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the

2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played fro ...

. In early 2009, Brežančić participated with the under-20 team at the Qatar International Friendship Tournament. Brežančić made his debut for the Serbia national under-21 team in a 4–1 friendly win over the Macedonia U21s on 7 June 2009. He was subsequently a member of the team at the

2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006–07 compe ...

, but failed to make any appearance at the tournament. Brežančić gained his second cap for the under-21 side in a 1–0 home friendly win over Israel U21 on 11 August 2009. His third and last appearance for the team came in another friendly, a 1–3 loss away to Romania U21 on 26 May 2010.

Career statistics

Honours

Partizan * Serbian SuperLiga: 2008–09 *

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: 2008–09 Čukarički *

: 2014–15 Individual *

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season The Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season is an annual award given to a set of 11 footballers in the top tier of Serbian football, the SuperLiga, who are seen to be the best 11 players of the calendar season. Winners 2008–09 Source 2009–10 ...

: 2014–15

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brezancic, Rajko Men's association football defenders AZ Alkmaar players Eredivisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands FK Bežanija players FK Čukarički players FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players FK Partizan players FK Radnički Beograd players FK Teleoptik players La Liga players Málaga CF players People from Vlasenica Sportspeople from Vlasenica Region SD Huesca footballers Segunda División players Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Serbian First League players Serbian men's footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1989 births Living people