Siniša Anđelković (born 13 February 1986) is a Slovenian

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coach and former

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Playing career

Early career in Slovenia

Born in

Kranj Kranj (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fourth-largest city in Slovenia and the largest urban center of the traditional region of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia) and the Slovene Alps. It is located approximately northwest o ...

, Andjelković started his career in his hometown

playing at local club

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. In 2008, he joined

Drava Ptuj Nogometni klub Drava Ptuj (), commonly referred to as NK Drava Ptuj or simply Drava, was a Slovenian football club, which played in the town of Ptuj. Named after the Drava river which flows through the town, Drava Ptuj has spent a total of seve ...

, where he made his debut in the top division of Slovenian football, 1. SNL. He was a member of Drava for a season and a half and earned 54 appearances for the club in the Slovenian top flight, scoring 1 goal. During the winter transfer window of 2009–10 season he was acquired by

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where he soon established himself in the first team. In two seasons with Maribor, he played a total of 30 matches, scoring two goals in the 1. SNL.

Palermo and loans

In late November 2010 it was announced by

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, Maribor's sport director, that

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side

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were in advanced talks to sign Anđelković permanently. The transfer was made official on 7 December 2010. The transfer fee paid by Palermo was undisclosed, but suggested to be a record fee for a defender from 1. SNL. In Palermo's financial filing in the Chamber of Commerce of Palermo, the transfer fee was €1.2 million. On 12 January 2011, Anđelković made his debut for Palermo, playing the whole 90 minutes in the

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round of 16 game against

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; the match ended in a 1–0 win for the Sicilians. On 16 August 2011 he moved on loan to

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club Ascoli. The following year he goes on loan to another

club

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. He returned to recently relegated Serie B club Palermo at the end of the season, after his Modena loan expired, ensuring immediately a place in the starting lineup alongside

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and

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Padova

On 9 January 2019, he joined a

club

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on a 1.5-year contract. On 31 January 2022, the contract between Padova and Anđelković was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Anđelković made his senior international debut for

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on 9 February 2011, appearing in a

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against

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in a squad that also included Palermo teammates

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and

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. The game ended in a 2–1 win for his side. He earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals, and his final international was a March 2015 friendly away against

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Coaching career

On 19 March 2024, Anđelković joined the coaching staff of the newly-appointed manager Simone Bentivoglio at Serie C club

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. Both were dismissed by the end of the 2023–24 season to make room for a new coaching staff.

Career statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andjelkovic, Sinisa 1986 births Living people Footballers from Kranj Slovenian people of Serbian descent Men's association football central defenders Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers NK Triglav Kranj players NK Drava Ptuj (1933) players NK Maribor players Palermo FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Modena FC 2018 players Venezia FC players Calcio Padova players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy