Vladimir Rodić (, ; born 7 September 1993) is a Serbian football

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who plays for

Östers IF Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in football, and playing in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan. The club has previously also compet ...

. Between 2015 and 2016, he won five caps for the Montenegro national team.

Club career

FK Rad

In 2012, Rodić started his senior career with FK Rad in the

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. He enjoyed three loan spells at different clubs in Belgrade during the next two years, before establishing himself as a starter for the side.

Malmö FF

On 8 July 2015, Rodić transferred to

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association ...

in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first division, signing a three and half-year contract. He reportedly turned down a move to Atlético Madrid. He enjoyed a successful start at his new club, scoring against Red Bull Salzburg in the second qualifying round (3–2 on aggregate), as Malmö FF went through to the group stage of the

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Karabükspor

On 22 July 2016, Rodić moved to Karabükspor in the

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, for an undisclosed fee, after being deemed surplus to requirements at Malmö FF. However, he had difficulties breaking in to the first-team at his new side, and was sent on loan to his former club FK Rad.

Randers FC

On 31 August 2017, Rodić signed a one-year deal with

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in the

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. He immediately made an impact at his new club, and signed a two-year contract extension on 15 November the same year. Rodić made 13 appearances and scored one goal, throughout the first half of the season as the club competed in the bottom half of the table, before leaving on 31 January 2018, the final day of the winter transfer window.

Silkeborgs IF

On 31 January 2018, Rodić moved to

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

. He was awarded as the club's Player of the Month in both April and May, but was unable to save the club from a relegation from the Danish Superliga after losing to

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Found ...

in the final round of the play-offs. In total, Rodić made 23 appearances for Silkeborg and scored seven goals.

Hammarby IF

On 7 August 2018, he transferred to Hammarby IF, thus returning for a second stint in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Rodić signed a three and a half-year deal with Hammarby, for a reported club record fee of around 5 million Swedish kronor (approximately £0,5 million). Linking up with compatriot Nikola Đurđić, his former teammate from Malmö and Randers, Rodić established himself as a starter as the club finished 4th in the 2018 Allsvenskan table, scoring three goals in 14 appearances. After mainly being used as a substitute player throughout the first half of the 2019 season, Rodić came in to form in September by scoring six goals in just three games, most notably a brace against

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(in a 2–1 win) and a

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against

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(in a 5–1 win). Rodić played 21 league games as the club finished 3rd in Allsvenskan after eight straight wins at the end of the season. In 2020, Rodić made 17 league appearances for Hammarby, mostly as a substitute player. On 5 October the same year, he was sent on loan to Norwegian

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club

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for the remainder of the year. On 30 May 2021, Rodić won the

2020–21 Svenska Cupen The 2020–21 Svenska Cupen was the 65th season of the Svenska Cupen and the ninth season with the current format. Hammarby won the cup for the first time and secured a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference Le ...

, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against

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in the final. Rodić made four appearances as the side reached the play-off round of the

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, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and

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(6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by

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on penalties (4–4 on aggregate). At the end of the year, it was announced that Rodić would leave the club at the expiration of his contract.

Östers IF

On 26 February 2022, Rodić signed a two-year contract with

in Superettan, Sweden's second tier.

International career

On 2 October 2015, he got a first call-up by

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to the

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. He made his debut in a 2016 European Championship qualification match against

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. He has won five caps in total, scoring no goals, and his final international was a March 2016

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against

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Career statistics

:''As of 28 November 2021.''

Honours

Malmö FF * Allsvenskan:

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Hammarby IF *

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: 2020–21

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodic, Vladimir 1993 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Association football defenders Serbian footballers Montenegrin footballers Montenegro international footballers FK Rad players FK Palić players FK BASK players FK Srem Jakovo players Malmö FF players Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Randers FC players Silkeborg IF players Hammarby Fotboll players Odds BK players Östers IF players Serbian SuperLiga players Allsvenskan players Süper Lig players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Eliteserien players Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Turkey Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Norway Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Norway