Lazar Tufegdžić ( sr-cyr, Лазар Туфегџић; born 22 February 1997) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Čukarički.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Born in

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, passing youth categories, Tufegdžić played friendly matches against

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and FK Gračanica during the spring of 2015. He spent the summer pre-season and was also licensed for the first team 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 ...

in the

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season. In the winter break off-season, he was loaned to

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until the end of season. In summer 2016, Tufegdžić was also licensed for the

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competitions, but later moved on one-year loan to

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

CSKA Sofia

In the summer of 2022 Tufegdžić joined Bulgarian team

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. Following a two-year stay with the "redmen", during which he made only sporadic appearances, he left the side in June 2024.

International career

Tufegdžić was a member of Serbia U17 and

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national team levels in 2014.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Week:

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(Round 2)

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* * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Valjevo Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Bežanija players OFK Beograd players FK Spartak Subotica players PFC CSKA Sofia players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Serbia men's international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub