Ivan Adžić (; born 21 June 1973) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Adžić came through the youth system of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, making his senior debut on 2 December 1989, at the age of 16. He came on as a substitute for

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in a 3–1 away league win over Spartak Subotica. In the first half of the 1991–92 season, Adžić played on loan for Borac Banja Luka, before returning to his parent club.

Post-playing career

After hanging up his boots, Adžić served as assistant manager to

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and

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from 2004 to 2006. He also spent one season as manager of Montenegrin club Rudar Pljevlja. Between 2009 and 2011, Adžić served as

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of Red Star Belgrade. He was appointed as sporting director of Železničar Pančevo in August 2022.

Personal life

Adžić is the father of fellow footballer Luka Adžić.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

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) ...

: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

: 1994–95 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

: 1989–90 *

FR Yugoslavia Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adzic, Ivan 1973 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Borac Banja Luka players CD Logroñés footballers CD Toledo players FK Borac Čačak players SK Rapid Wien players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players La Liga players Segunda División players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Austria Serbian football managers FK Rudar Pljevlja managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff