Vujadin Savić ( sr-cyr, Вујадин Савић; born 1 July 1990) is a retired

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Club career

Early career

Savić was eight years old when he began training for the

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

, where he passed all age categories. Between 2007 and 2009 he played for

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before returning to Red Star where he would play in the first squad until 2010 when he moved to France and signed with

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. In January 2012, he went on loan to

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for the rest of the 2011–12 season.

Watford

On 23 January 2015 Savić signed for English

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club

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until the end of the season. However, he was one of three released by Watford following their promotion to the

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in 2015, and left without making an appearance for the club.

Sheriff Tiraspol

In 2015, Savić joined

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, where he made a total of 40 appearances and 4 goals in all competitions over two seasons. He scored a

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in a league match against

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on 19 September 2015.

Return to Red Star Belgrade

In June 2017, Savić returned to his home club, Red Star Belgrade, on a two-year contract. In his first season back in Belgrade, Red Star became the first team in history to make it to the 2018 Europa League knockout phase from the

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. It was also Red Star's first season surviving the group stage of a UEFA competition in 26 years. During the 2017 season, coach

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played Savić in reputable defensive partnerships with

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and Damien Le Tallec. With Savić, Red Star conceded only two goals in the 2017 Europa League group stage; it was the second best defense in the Europa League group stage behind eventual semi-finalists Red Bull Salzburg. In May 2018, Savić was elected in the best 11 players for the

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season, by clubs captains' and managers' choice. The following season, Savić managed to guide Red Star to their first ever

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appearance. During the qualifying rounds, playing mostly in tandem with

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, Red Star managed to concede only three goals. In absence of club captain

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, Savić captained Red Star in all four of the games he featured in. In two out of those four games, both home against

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and

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, Red Star managed to keep a clean sheet. He played the first half against

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but was substituted at half-time due to injury. He missed the remaining two games against Napoli in

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and Paris Saint-Germain in

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also because of injury. On 25 January 2019, Savić extended his contract with Red Star until summer 2022.

APOEL

On 14 July 2019, Cypriot club

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officially announced Savić's signing. Savić joined APOEL from Red Star on a free transfer, with a provision that Red Star be paid half of the sum of his next transfer. He signed a three-year contract. In late August 2019, he underwent surgery for a groin injury. On 15 February 2021, Savić was loaned to

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side Olimpija Ljubljana for the remainder of the 2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.

International career

Savić represented Serbia at the

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. In March 2018, Savić got a first call to the

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under coach

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, for friendly games against

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and

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. He failed to make a debut due to injury.

Personal life

Vujadin is a son of Serbian former professional footballer

Dušan Savić Dušan "Dule" Savić ( sr-cyr, Душан "Дуле" Савић; born 1 June 1955) is a Serbian former footballer. Club career Savić started playing football in the local side Jedinstvo Ub in his hometown. He arrived for a tryout at Red Star ...

. He has four children with unmarried spouse

Mirka Vasiljević Mirka Vasiljević ( sr-Cyrl, Мирка Васиљевић; born 27 September 1990) is a Serbian actress and occasional model and television presenter. She rose to domestic fame with the 2005 film ''We Are Not Angels 2'', the sequel to the 1992 ...

, who is an actress. Savić was named after Serbian coach and former player

Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov ( sr-cyr, Вујадин Бошков, ; 16 May 1931 – 27 April 2014) was a Serbian footballer and manager. A midfielder, he played 57 matches for the Yugoslav national team. He experienced his greatest success as a coach in 1 ...

. He is also nicknamed ''Giška'' after his relative

Đorđe Božović Đorđe "Giška" Božović ( sr, Ђорђе Гишка Божовић; 16 September 1955 – 15 September 1991) was a Serbian criminal, gangster and paramilitary commander during the Yugoslav Wars. Biography Early life Božović was born Đorđe ...

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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: 2009–10 Sheriff * National Division: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2016 APOEL *

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: 2019 Olimpija Ljubljana *

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Individual

Team of the Season: 2017–18

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Savic, Vujadin 1990 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian footballers Association football defenders Serbian expatriate footballers Serbia youth international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff FK Rad players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Dynamo Dresden players Arminia Bielefeld players Watford F.C. players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players APOEL FC players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players 2. Bundesliga players Moldovan Super Liga players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Moldova Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia