Predrag Pašić (born 18 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional

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who played as an

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or as a forward.

Club career

During his career, he played for hometown club

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and German clubs

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and

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. Pašić won the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League with Sarajevo and that same season was named

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Player of the Season.

International career

Pašić played for the Yugoslavia Olympic team, winning a gold medal at the

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. He made his senior debut for

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in a March 1981

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against

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and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. He was a non-playing squad member at the

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and his final international was a March 1985 World Cup qualification match against

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results table. Yugoslavia's goal tally first:''

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

: 1984–85 Yugoslavia Olympic *

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Individual

Awards *

Player of the Season: 1984–85

References

External links

* * * , documentary produced and hosted by Eric Cantona {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasic, Predrag 1958 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in football 1982 FIFA World Cup players FK Sarajevo players VfB Stuttgart players TSV 1860 Munich players Yugoslav First League players Bundesliga players Oberliga (football) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany