Željko Savić (; born 18 March 1988) is a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

retired

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defender.

Club career

Born in

Bihać Bihać is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una (Sava), Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in th ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, back then still within SFR Yugoslavia, Savic started playing in Serbia with lower-league side FK Omladinac Novi Banovci. In 2012, he moved to

Inđija Inđija (, ) is a town and a municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the town has total population of 24,450, while the municipality has 43,433 inhabitants. It is located in the geogr ...

playing in second level,

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. Joining Bruneian club DPMM for the 2017 S.League season in 2017 via Trebol Sports International, Savic was impressed with his teammates efforts during practice and was surprised by the leagues different playing style, saying that they liked pushing forward. Settling well into the team, the defender formed a salubrious relationship with his teammates, making his debut in a 2-0 win over

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, their first victory of the season. However, he let slip 4 goals and was substituted before half-time when

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beat DPMM 9–3 on May 25, 2017, which proved to be his last game for the Bruneian outfit. In February 2023, he transferred to Sloven of the

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* 1988 births Living people Footballers from Bihać Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers FK Omladinac Novi Banovci players FK Inđija players Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players Kemi City F.C. players DPMM FC players FC Honka players Turun Palloseura footballers GFK Sloven Ruma players Serbian First League players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Singapore Premier League players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Finland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Brunei Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Brunei Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Brunei 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen {{Brunei-footy-bio-stub