Srđan "Srđa" Knežević (

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: Срђан Срђа Кнежевић; born 15 April 1985) is a Serbian

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and former

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Knežević came through the youth system of Partizan. He later went on loans to Teleoptik, Obilić and Bežanija in order to gain experience. In the summer of 2007, Knežević returned to Partizan, helping the club win three consecutive national championships (

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). He subsequently moved to Polish club

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in May 2010. In July 2014, Knežević joined Japanese club

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International career

Knežević represented

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at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Honours

;Partizan *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09 ;Legia Warsaw *

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: 2010–11

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knezevic, Srdja 1985 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Partizan players FK Teleoptik players FK Obilić players FK Bežanija players Legia Warsaw players FK Borac Banja Luka players Hapoel Acre F.C. players FK Rad players V-Varen Nagasaki players OFK Beograd players Agrotikos Asteras F.C. players FK Novi Pazar players OFK Žarkovo players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Ekstraklasa players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Israeli Premier League players Football League (Greece) players Serbian First League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian football managers FK Partizan non-playing staff 21st-century Serbian sportsmen