Vladan Grujić (; born 17 May 1981) is a Bosnian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Banja Luka,

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, back then within Yugoslavia, Vladan Grujić played for FK Borac Banja Luka and Serbian clubs FK Obilić and

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 ...

. Since, Grujić has played for the German club 1. FC Köln before moving to Alania Vladikavkaz. In January 2006, he left Alania on a free transfer and joined Bulgarian side Litex Lovech on 28 January 2007. He signed a six-month contract with FK Sarajevo. On 29 February 2008, he signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Moss FK. In November 2009, he was released by Moss FK and was available on free transfer. In January 2010, he was on trial at the Polish second division club Gornik Zabrze. In June 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club Aris Limassol F.C. On 21 July 2015, after playing two seasons with FK Borac Banja Luka in the Bosnian Premier League, Grujić returns to Serbia, this time by signing with top-flight club

FK Voždovac Fudbalski klub Voždovac () is a professional football club based in Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia, which competes in the Serbian First League, the second tier. Nicknamed "The Dragons", they experienced little success in the Yugoslavian era, but h ...

International career

Grujić made his debut for

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in an October 2002 European Championship qualification match away against

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and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against

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