Božidar Radošević (born 4 April 1989 in

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) better known by the nickname Rado, is a

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professional

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who plays for

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club Gorica.

Personal life

He is the first of two sons of Ivica Radošević, who was also a goalkeeper and subsequently became a schoolteacher. His mother Zdravka is a lawyer. His younger brother, Dino, graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy in Sarajevo. In December 2015, Radošević married his long-time girlfriend, Mirela Buljubašić. In November 2017, they had their first child together, a son named Luciano. Radošević is fluent in

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and

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, and can also communicate on Hungarian. He is the owner of the goalkeeper gloves brand Panthers goalkeeper gloves together with his fellow goalkeeper

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Career

A product of

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academy, Radošević had several loan spells between 2007 and 2010 at lower level

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n sides and at Željezničar in

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, before having his league debut for Hajduk in the 2010–11 season on 24 July 2010 against Istra 1961. In the 2010–2011 season Radošević played in

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for Hajduk Split. Radošević debuted in qualifying match against Unirea and also performed in the group stage of competition in matches against

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and

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. Radošević was also capped for Croatia at youth levels, appearing in 15 matches for under-17 and under-19 national teams in 2005 and 2006. In the 2012 Radošević was the most responsible player for the remaining

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among Croatian Second League, which brought him a transfer to Istra 1961. In Istra 1961 Radošević be kept only 8 months and in March 2013 terminated the contract because of debts and disagreements with coach

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. In March 2013 temporarily joins the team

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, where he appeared in 11 games and in June 2013 becomes a

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. In July 2013 he signed a contract with

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. After a great season in

, Radošević goes to Slovenia in

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. Radošević is most remembered for his match against Neftchi Baku, which is the best result for

. During the season the club was facing the result crisis after the best players left the club. This prompted president Ante Guberac to look for culprits in the players he personally led. From the first team are removing all foreign players led by Radošević. Players were faced with extremely inhumane working conditions and threats by the president Ante Guberac. After a month of work in inhumane conditions, some players have to agree with the club. Radošević has left the club in November 2014 and became a

. In January 2015 Radošević signed half year contract with Hungarian second division club

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with the mission of saving the club from relegation. Radošević and another five Croatian players have made a big miracle and they ensure the second division status for

. His great form in Hungary have not gone unnoticed by other clubs and in June 2015 signed two years contract with one of the biggest clubs in Hungary

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. He made his debut against Puskás Akadémia in a draw 1-1. In

Radosevic was a three times in a row named for the Player of the Month by the fans. He defended a complete season and helped the team to secure third place in the league. After qualifying matches in

and the failure of

, he accepted the offer from Iranian club Persepolis and signed contract for two years. In his new club, he made his debut against Sanat Naft in front of 80,000

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fans. Persepolis won the game and Radosevic provided a clean sheet during the 90 minutes. Radošević enjoys great popularity in Iran and Tehran. He is with his loyalty, work and behavior deserved a special place in hearts of all

fans forever. Božidar Radošević in tehran derby

became the champion after 9 years with impressive statistics in

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and also very successfully performed in the

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where they have reached the semifinal. Great success was achieved with Croatian expert coach on the bench Branko Ivanković. His second season didn't perform that much, only 3 games but Radošević won

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and again

. The team also reached the finals of the AFC Champions League 2018 which they lost against

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. On 19 April 2018, he signed a three years contract extension with the Tehran-based club. Radošević third season in

was also successful. The team won three competitions

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and

. Radošević performed well in some matches but still was second choice in

. The first goalkeeper was Alireza Beiranvand. At the end of the season Croatian coach Branko Ivanković left the team and signed contract with

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team Al-Ahli. After Ivanković era Argentine coach Gabriel Calderon becomes the new coach of

. After three years of waiting, Radošević gets a chance as the first goalkeeper in front of Beiranvand which was an unexpected move by Calderon. First half season Rado performed perfectly without conceding a goal. He was selected for the half season best eleven in the

. Calderon left the bench in December 2019. In February 2020 he signs a new four-year contract making him the longest-serving foreigner in

history.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Božidar Radošević third title celebration

Club

;Željezničar *

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(1): 2009–10 ;Budućnost *

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(1): 2011–12 ;Persepolis *

(5): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,

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* iran Hazfi Cup (1): 2018–19 *

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(4):

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runner-up (2):

References

External links

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