Vladan Binić (; born 25 January 1987) is a former professional

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who played as a winger. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented the Czech Republic at youth level. He is the son of former Yugoslavia international Dragiša Binić.

Club career

Born in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

, to a Serbian father, Dragiša, and a Czech mother, Martina, Binić spent the majority of his childhood in

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. He joined

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as a trainee and passed through the club's youth system. In the summer of 2005, Binić went on trial with

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 ...

, but the deal was never finalized. He subsequently played for Sparta's

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in the third national tier, making 14 appearances and scoring three goals in the 2006–07 season. In the 2008 winter transfer window, Binić returned to his homeland and joined

Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Banatska Topola Fudbalski klub Napredak () is a f ...

. He spent the next two-and-a-half years at the club, scoring six goals in the top flight of Serbian football. In June 2010, Binić was transferred to

. He eventually failed to make any league appearance in the 2010–11 season. Afterwards, Binić was loaned to Radnički Kragujevac (fall 2011) and Spartak Subotica (spring 2012). In the summer of 2012, Binić signed with SuperLiga newcomers Radnički Niš. He also played for Leotar (spring 2014) and Radnik Surdulica (spring 2015), before retiring from the game.

International career

At international level, Binić was capped for the Czech Republic U17s, making one appearance in 2004.

Honours

;Radnik Surdulica *

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 ...

: 2014–15

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Binic, Vladan Men's association football midfielders Czech men's footballers Czech people of Serbian descent Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Leotar players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Radnički 1923 players FK Radnički Niš players FK Radnik Surdulica players FK Spartak Subotica players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian First League players Serbian men's footballers Serbian people of Czech descent Serbian SuperLiga players Footballers from Niš 1987 births Living people