Dejan Radić (; born 8 July 1980) is a

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n retired

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who played as a

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Club career

From 1999 to 2003, Radić played for Rad in the

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, before the club suffered relegation to the Second League. He later moved abroad to Russia and joined

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (, ) is a Russian association football, football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league title in the 1995 Russian Top Leag ...

in early 2004. In his two seasons at the club, Radić made 38 league appearances in the top flight, before the side got relegated at the end of the 2005 season. He later signed with fellow Russian club Spartak Nalchik, spending three seasons (2007–2009) and making 43 league appearances. In January 2010, Radić was acquired by

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Career-ending injury

On 23 April 2011, during a

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game between Rostov and

Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional football club based in Grozny that plays in the Russian Premier League. History The club was foun ...

, Radić collided with

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while fighting for a high ball. As a result, Radić had to be rushed to the hospital and had to undergo

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after his kidney was found to be seriously damaged. Following the incident, Rostov announced that Radić would continue to receive all the bonuses during the time of his recovery. However, despite Rostov's initial promises, Radić stopped being paid by the club and did not receive any money stipulated in his contract between June 2011 and March 2012. Meanwhile, it was reported that Terek president

Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician and current head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated with the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Chechen independence movement, through his father who was the ...

gave Radić $50,000 as a goodwill gesture.

International career

In December 2000, Radić earned one cap for FR Yugoslavia at under-21 level, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 2–1 friendly win away against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Radic, Dejan 1980 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football goalkeepers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Rad players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players PFC Spartak Nalchik players FC Rostov players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Russian Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Russia Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Serbian sportsmen