Branko Lazarević (

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: Бранко Лазаревић; born 14 May 1984) is a

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former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Gračanica ( cyrl, Грачаница) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of Doboj and west of Tuzla. As ...

, Lazarević played in the youth teams of ŽAK Kikinda,

OFK Kikinda OFK Kikinda () is a football club based in Kikinda, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Vojvodina, the third tier of the national league system. History The first club in the town was founded in August 1909 as ''Nagykikindai Atl ...

, and

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 ...

. He made his senior debuts with Vojvodina in the 2002–03 season. In the 2006 winter

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, Lazarević switched to second-tier club ČSK Čelarevo. In the summer of 2007, Lazarević signed with

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 ...

. He spent three seasons at the club, before moving abroad to France and joining

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side

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, on a three-year deal.

International career

Lazarević represented

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at the

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. He appeared in two games, as the team exited in the first round having finished last in Group C, behind

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, and

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. At youth level, Lazarević was also capped for the U21s.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazarevic, Branko 1984 births Living people People from Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Footballers from Tuzla Canton Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Serbia and Montenegro Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Serbian men's footballers FK Vojvodina players FK ČSK Čelarevo players OFK Beograd players Stade Malherbe Caen players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Ligue 1 players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France