Dejan Brđović (

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: Дејан Брђовић, 21 February 1966 – 21 December 2015) was a

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player who competed for

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in the

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and won the bronze medal. He played three matches."Dejan Brđović"
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Personal life

Brđović was born in

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. He died in

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on 21 December 2015, at the age of 49. Brđović's son, Aleksa, plays for the Serbian national volleyball team. His daughter, Aleksandra, also plays volleyball.

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