Dženan Radončić (

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: Џенан Радончић; born 2 August 1983) is a Montenegrin retired professional

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who played as a forward.

Career

In June 2003, Radončić was transferred from Rudar Pljevlja to Partizan on a four-year contract. He only appeared in four league games, but also managed to make his

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debut in a 1–1 home draw with

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, all as a substitute. However, just half a year upon joining Partizan, Radončić moved to the Far East and joined newly founded

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club

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. He played a major part in United's run to the championship playoff final in 2005. After falling out of favour with caretaker manager Park Lee-chun, Radončić went on loan to J.League side

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during the 2007 season. He returned to Incheon for 2008, becoming the team's top scorer that season with 13 league goals. In January 2009, Radončić switched to K League rivals

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. He was a regular member of the team that won the

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, but missed the final due to accumulated yellow cards. In December 2011, Radončić signed a three-year deal with fellow K League side

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. He moved on loan to J.League club

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in August 2013.

Career statistics

Honours

;Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Radoncic, Dzenan 1983 births Living people People from Gusinje Bosniaks of Montenegro Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegrin Muslims FK Rudar Pljevlja players FK Partizan players Incheon United FC players Ventforet Kofu players Seongnam FC players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Shimizu S-Pulse players RB Omiya Ardija players Oita Trinita players FK Mornar players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players K League 1 players J1 League players J2 League players Montenegrin First League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Japan