Mladen Dodić (; born 17 October 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Playing career

After starting out at Borac Bivolje, Dodić joined Napredak Kruševac in 1990. He spent seven seasons with the club, before moving to

Železnik Železnik ( sr-cyr, Железник, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica. Location Železnik is located in the central part of the Čukarica municipality, southwest from down ...

in 1996. Two years later, Dodić returned to Napredak Kruševac. In September 2001, Dodić moved abroad and signed with Maltese side

Pietà Hotspurs The Pietà (; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus after his body was removed from the cross. It is most often found in sculpture. The Pietà is a specific form o ...

. He was released the next month, having played just one match for the club.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Dodić was manager of numerous

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

and

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

clubs, including Napredak Kruševac (three spells),

Novi Pazar Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар, lit. "New Bazaar"; ) is a city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2011 census, the urban area has 66,527 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 100,410 inhabi ...

(three spells),

Javor Ivanjica Fk Javor Matis () is a professional football club based in Ivanjica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system. History In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football ball to ...

(three spells),

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(two spells),

Dinamo Vranje FK Dinamo Vranje () is a football club based in Vranje, Serbia. They compete in the Pčinja District League, the fifth tier of the national league system. History After spending 12 consecutive seasons in the third tier, the club won the Serbian L ...

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čača ...

and

Radnik Surdulica FK Radnik Surdulica () is a professional football club based in Surdulica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system. History The club was founded as Surdulički sportski klub (SSK) in 1926 on th ...

. In December 2014, Dodić was appointed manager of the Serbia national under-21 team, succeeding

Radovan Ćurčić Radovan Ćurčić (; born 10 January 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career Ćurčić started out at his hometown club Javor Ivanjica, before going on to play for OFK Beograd, Gorica (Slovenia), and Borac Čačak. ...

, who took over Serbia's senior national team the month prior.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodic, Mladen 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Gjakova Kosovo Serbs Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Železnik players Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players Yugoslav Second League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Maltese Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Malta Serbian football managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers FK Novi Pazar managers FK Jagodina managers FK Javor Ivanjica managers Serbia national under-21 football team managers FK Borac Čačak managers FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia managers FK Radnik Surdulica managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia