Dušan Cvetinović (

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: Душан Цветиновић; born 24 December 1988) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a defender for Mladost Lučani.

Career

Born in

Šabac Šabac ( sr-Cyrl, Шабац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river ...

, Cvetinović made his senior debut at his hometown club

Mačva Mačva ( sr-Cyrl, Мачва, ; ) is a geographical and historical region in the northwest of Central Serbia, on a fertile plain between the Sava (river), Sava and Drina rivers. The chief town is Šabac. The modern Mačva District of Serbia is nam ...

in the 2006–07 season. He then joined Dinamo Vranje, immediately helping the club win promotion to the

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. Subsequently, he moved abroad and signed with Swiss club Wohlen in the 2009 winter transfer window. He also spent one season at

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, before transferring to

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in the summer of 2011. In July 2013, Cvetinović moved to Norwegian side

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. He scored 3 goals in 14 league appearances until the end of the 2013 season, as the club finished in third place. In the following campaign, he established himself as a regular member of the team's defensive line. On 18 August 2015, Cvetinović went on a

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-long loan to French club

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, with an option for a permanent deal. He was sent off on his debut for the club in a 1–2 away loss to

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three days later. In total, Cvetinović appeared in 19 games for Lens during the 2015–16 season. In the summer of 2016, Cvetinović signed a permanent contract with the French side.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cvetinovic, Dusan 1988 births Living people Footballers from Šabac Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers FK Mačva Šabac players FK Dinamo Vranje players FC Wohlen players Grasshopper Club Zurich players FC Vaduz players FK Haugesund players RC Lens players Yokohama F. Marinos players Tokushima Vortis players FK Radnički 1923 players FK TSC players FK Mladost Lučani players Serbian First League players Serbian League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players Eliteserien players Ligue 2 players J1 League players J2 League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Japan 21st-century Serbian sportsmen