Predrag Spasić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Спасић; born 13 May 1965) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

n retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Spasić was born in Kragujevac,

PR Serbia , life_span = 1944–1992 , status = Constituent state of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia , p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , flag_p1 = Fla ...

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. Over the course of his career he played for

FK Radnički Kragujevac FK or fk may refer to: In arts and entertainment: * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise. * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block. * Funky Kong, a video game character. Place: ...

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

, Real Madrid,

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...

, CA Marbella,

FK Radnički Beograd FK Radnički Beograd (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Раднички Београд) is a Serbian football club based in New Belgrade. The club is often referred to as FK Radnički Novi Beograd, although the club is officially named simply as FK Radn ...

and again FK Radnički Kragujevac, retiring at the age of 32. During his four-year spell in

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, Spasić amassed totals of 110 games and three goals, being relegated with Osasuna at the end of the 1993–94 season. On 19 January 1991, whilst at the service of Real Madrid, he scored an

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in a 1–2 away loss against

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, and was widely regarded as one of the club's worst signings.

International career

Spasić was

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31 times for the Yugoslavia national team and scored one goal, appearing for the quarter-finalists at the 1990 FIFA World Cup (five complete matches). His debut arrived on 24 August 1988, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 friendly win in Switzerland.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spasic, Predrag 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Kragujevac Yugoslav footballers Serbian footballers Association football defenders Yugoslav First League players FK Radnički 1923 players FK Partizan players FK Radnički Beograd players La Liga players Segunda División players Real Madrid CF players CA Osasuna players CA Marbella footballers Yugoslavia international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain