Slađan Đukić (; born 21 December 1966) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a forward. He is best remembered for his time at

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, helping the club become the

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joint winners in

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Career

Đukić started out at Proleter Banatski Karlovac, making his first-team debut at the age of 18. He also played for

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, before joining OFK Kikinda. In the 1991 winter transfer window, Đukić was transferred to Partizan, making 13 appearances and scoring one goal for the Belgrade side in the remainder of the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League. He was subsequently sent out on loan to

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and Budućnost Titograd during the

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. The next season, Đukić returned to OFK Kikinda, as the club played in the

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. In 1993, Đukić moved abroad to France and signed with Championnat National 1 side Brest, scoring 22 goals over the next two seasons. He then spent two years with

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in the French Division 2, amassing 66 appearances and netting 10 goals. In 1997, Đukić was transferred to

, helping them win promotion to the top flight in 1999. He totaled 137 league appearances and scored 51 goals over the course of his four-and-a-half seasons with the club. In the 2002 winter transfer window, Đukić switched to

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. He acquired French nationality by

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on 20 December 2001.

Honours

Troyes *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dukic, Sladan 1966 births Living people Naturalized citizens of France Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers French men's footballers FK Vršac players OFK Kikinda players FK Partizan players FK Zemun players FK Budućnost Podgorica players Stade Brestois 29 players FC Lorient players ES Troyes AC players Nîmes Olympique players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Championnat National players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France 20th-century French sportsmen