Dragan Mladenović (

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: Драган Младеновић; born 16 February 1976) is a retired

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n professional

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er.

Career

Mladenović joined Rangers from Serbian champions

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for £1.1m in August 2004. He made his Rangers debut against Hibernian on 21 August 2004. However, he failed to settle at Ibrox and was subsequently loaned out to

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in January 2005. He was released by Rangers on August 30, despite having three years left on his contract, and re-joined

on a free transfer. This time he wasn't so successful. In 2006, Mladenović joined

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n side Incheon United, where he continued playing until the 2009/10 season, after which he retired from professional football. Today he lives in

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, and currently is director of

youth academy.

International career

Mladenović played seventeen matches for

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. He scored his only international goal on his debut as Serbia and Montenegro won 1–0 against

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on 20 August 2003.

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