Slobodan Dubajić (; born 19 February 1963) is a

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n former

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Dubajić played for his hometown club

Proleter Zrenjanin Fudbalski klub Proleter Zrenjanin () is a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia. History Early period Soon after World War II, the club almost achieved promotion to the Yugoslav Second League after finishing top of the ...

between 1982 and 1991, making his

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debut in his last season. He subsequently moved abroad to Germany and joined

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

, helping them win the

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in his debut season. In total, Dubajić made 116 league appearances and scored seven goals over the course of his four years with the club. He also briefly played for Turkish side

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, before moving to Japan and spending four years at

Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...

International career

At international level, Dubajić was called up to

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squad. However, the country received a ban just days before the tournament due to the

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and the team returned home. Later on, Dubajić was capped once for

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, playing the first half of a 2–0 friendly loss to

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on 23 December 1994, in what was the country's inaugural match.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

Honours

;VfB Stuttgart *

: 1991–92 * DFB-Supercup:

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubajic, Slobodan 1963 births Living people Footballers from Zrenjanin Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers FK Proleter Zrenjanin players VfB Stuttgart players Zeytinburnuspor footballers Vegalta Sendai players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players J2 League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Japan