Goran Bogdanović (; born 27 April 1967) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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. He was noted for his technical ability and dribbling skills, especially his step-overs.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club

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, Bogdanović was acquired by Partizan as a teenager in 1985. He would go on to win back-to-back championships with the ''Crno-beli'' in 1986 and

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. After completing his compulsory military service in the 1988–89 season, Bogdanović established himself as one of the team's most regular players, helping Partizan win the only edition of the Yugoslav Super Cup (1989) and one

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(

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). In February 1993, Bogdanović moved abroad to Spain and signed with

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side

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. He spent two and a half years with the ''Bermellones'', before transferring to

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side Espanyol in the summer of 1995. In his debut season with the ''Periquitos'', Bogdanović scored five league goals in 24 appearances, as the club finished in fourth place. He later lost his place in the team, before switching to

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in early 1998, helping them win promotion to the top flight. In January 2000, Bogdanović returned to his parent club Sartid Smederevo. He helped the side to a fourth-place finish in the 2000–01 season, as the club qualified for

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for the first time in history and earned a spot in the

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. The following year, Bogdanović led the ''Oklopnici'' as captain to a highest-ever third-place finish to secure a spot in the

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. He also helped them win the

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in May

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, clinching their first major trophy. At the end of the 2003–04 season, Bogdanović retired from professional football. He ended his career with a farewell exhibition game between his former clubs Smederevo and Partizan on 31 July 2004.

International career

At international level, Bogdanović was capped once for Yugoslavia B in a 2–1 loss to England B at The Den on 12 December 1989.

Post-playing career

Just weeks after hanging up his boots, Bogdanović was appointed as

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at his parent club

. He remained in charge until August 2012, before leaving the club following a disagreement with the newly appointed board.

Career statistics

Honours

Partizan *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1985–86, 1986–87 *

: 1991–92 * Yugoslav Super Cup: 1989 Sartid Smederevo *

: 2002–03

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdanovic, Goran 1967 births Living people Footballers from Smederevo Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Partizan players RCD Mallorca players RCD Espanyol footballers CF Extremadura footballers FK Smederevo 1924 players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players La Liga players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain