Nemanja Supić (

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: Немања Супић; born 12 January 1982) is a Bosnian retired professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Supić started out at his hometown club Mladost Gacko. He made seven appearances in the 2002–03 season, as the team suffered relegation from the top flight. In the 2004–05 season, Supić moved across the board and joined Serbia and Montenegro second-tier club Radnički Obrenovac. In the summer of 2008, Supić signed with newly promoted

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side

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. He enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2008–09, helping his team to a highest ever fourth-place finish. In June 2009, Supić was transferred to Cypriot club

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, but was released after less than two months. He subsequently moved to Romanian side Politehnica Timișoara. In early 2011, Supić returned to Serbia and rejoined

until the end of the season. He later switched to

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, playing regularly over the next two seasons. In August 2015, Supić was signed by

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 ...

. He retired from professional football after the 2018–19 season.

International career

Supić made his international debut for

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under manager

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during the World Cup 2010 qualifiers, helping the team to a 4–2 away win over

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on 28 March 2009. He made seven more appearances that year, as Bosnia and Herzegovina placed second in UEFA's qualifying Group 5, only behind

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. However, they were eliminated by

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in the

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. His final international was an October 2009 World Cup qualification match against

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19

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