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Andrija Kaluđerović (; born 5 July 1987) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.


Club career

The much-travelled Kaluđerović made his senior debut for
OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
under manager Stevica Kuzmanovski, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Hristijan Kirovski in a 1–1 away league draw against Budućnost Banatski Dvor on 13 December 2003, aged 16. He spent the majority of the following three seasons on loan to various clubs, most notably Spartak Subotica in the
Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...
. In the 2009 winter transfer window, Kaluđerović moved from OFK Beograd to fellow Serbian SuperLiga club Rad.


Red Star Belgrade

In August 2010, Kaluđerović signed a three-year contract with
Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
. He was the league's joint top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Ivica Iliev, with 13 goals. In February 2012, Kaluđerović was transferred to Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan for an undisclosed fee. In July 2013, Kaluđerović returned to Serbia and joined
Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
on a
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-long loan. His loan was later transferred to Cypriot club AEL Limassol in January 2014.


Brisbane Roar

On 29 January 2015, Brisbane Roar announced that they had acquired the services of the Serbian for the remainder of the 2014–15 A-League, with an option to an extension at the end of the season. Upon his arrival to the club, Kaluđerović said that it had been a desire of his to play in Australia for the Roar since facing them in the 2012 AFC Champions League, then with Beijing Guoan. He scored his first goal on his debut for the side in a 2–0 win over Central Coast Mariners. On 30 May 2015, Kaluđerović was released by new manager John Aloisi as his contract expired.


Wellington Phoenix

On 15 August 2017, it was announced that Kaluđerović would be returning to the A-League to play for the Wellington Phoenix on a one-year deal. He was the team's top scorer in the 2017–18 season with nine goals.


Olimpija Ljubljana

In June 2018, Kaluđerović joined Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana, signing a two-year deal. He, however, spent just two months at the club, failing to make his official debut.


Delhi Dynamos

In August 2018, Kaluđerović signed with
Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...
club Delhi Dynamos.


Inter Zaprešić

In January 2019, Kaluđerović signed with Croatian club Inter Zaprešić.


OFK Beograd

On 25 January 2024, Kaluđerović announced his retirement.


International career

In
UEFA competitions UEFA competitions (), referred improperly by the mass media as European football, are the set of tournaments organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), generally in professional and amateur association football and futsal. Th ...
, Kaluđerović was capped for Serbia and Montenegro at under-19 level and Serbia at under-21 level. He was subsequently selected to represent Serbia at the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
, but failed to make any appearances. In April 2010, Kaluđerović made his full international debut for
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in a friendly match against
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. He received his second call-up to the team for two friendlies against
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and
Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...
in November 2011, appearing in both games with the latter ending up as his final international.


Personal life

In January 2010, Kaluđerović married TV host Milica Stanišić.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

OFK Beograd * Serbia and Montenegro Cup runner-up: 2005–06 Žalgiris *
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:
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
* Lithuanian Cup:
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
Nasaf *
AFC Cup The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC C ...
runner-up: 2021 Individual * Serbian SuperLiga top scorer: 2010–11 * Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2010–11 *
A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (). History The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. ...
top scorer:
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
* Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2020–21 (Round 30)


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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaluderovic, Andrija 1987 births Living people Footballers from Bačka Topola Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Serbia Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics OFK Beograd players FK Mačva Šabac players FK Hajduk Beograd players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Radnički Pirot players FK Rad players Red Star Belgrade footballers Beijing Guoan F.C. players Racing de Santander players FK Vojvodina players AEL Limassol players FC Thun players Brisbane Roar FC players Al Shahaniya SC players FK Žalgiris players Andrija Kaluđerovic Wellington Phoenix FC players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Odisha FC players NK Inter Zaprešić players FK RFS players FK Proleter Novi Sad players FC Nasaf players RFK Grafičar Beograd players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Chinese Super League players Segunda División players Cypriot First Division players Swiss Super League players A-League Men players A Lyga players Andrija Kaluđerovic Indian Super League players Croatian Football League players Latvian Higher League players Uzbekistan Super League players Serbian League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Serbian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in India Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan