Bojan Zajić (; born 17 June 1980) is a Serbian former professional

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coach and former player who is assistant manager of

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Club career

Born in

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, Zajić came through the youth system at his hometown club Napredak, making his senior debut in 1998. He was transferred to Obilić in the summer of 2001. While with the ''Vitezovi'', Zajić made 110 league appearances and scored 10 goals, before leaving due to the club's financial problems in the 2006 winter transfer window. He subsequently joined

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, playing in the second tier until the end of the 2005–06 season. On 7 July 2006, Zajić signed a four-year contract with Partizan. He scored a brace in a 4–2 home victory over

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in the first leg of the

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on 14 September 2006. In total, Zajić made 33 appearances and scored six goals across all competitions during the 2006–07 season. In August 2007, Zajić moved to Norwegian club

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, on an initial three-month loan. He made seven league appearances and scored once until the end of the season, before signing a permanent contract with the club. In the following years, Zajić became one of the team's most important players, making 170 competitive appearances and scoring 37 goals. On 6 January 2014, Zajić signed a two-year contract with

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. He was the club's top scorer in the following two seasons (

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and

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). On 18 January 2016, Zajić signed a two-year contract with

. He eventually retired from professional football in June 2017, becoming the team's assistant manager.

International career

Zajić played one match for the Serbia and Montenegro national team at the 2004

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against

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. He also made one appearance for the Serbia national team in a friendly match against

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in December 2008.

Career statistics

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Honours

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zajic, Bojan Men's association football midfielders Eliteserien players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK BASK players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Obilić players FK Partizan players Norwegian First Division players Sandnes Ulf players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers Serbia men's international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Serbian men's footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Footballers from Kruševac Vålerenga Fotball players 1980 births Living people