Vladimir Rodić (, ; born 7 September 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in Serbia, he has represented the Montenegro national team.

Club career

FK Rad

In 2012, Rodić started his senior career with

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in the

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. He enjoyed three loan spells at different clubs in

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during the next two years, before establishing himself as a starter for the side.

Malmö FF

On 8 July 2015, Rodić transferred to

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

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, Sweden's first division, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. He reportedly turned down a move to

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. He enjoyed a successful start at his new club, scoring against Red Bull Salzburg in the second qualifying round (3–2 on aggregate), as Malmö FF went through to the group stage of the

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Karabükspor

On 22 July 2016, Rodić moved to Karabükspor in the

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, for an undisclosed fee, after being deemed surplus to requirements at Malmö FF. However, he had difficulties breaking in to the first-team at his new side, and was sent on loan to his former club FK Rad.

Randers FC

On 31 August 2017, Rodić signed a one-year deal with

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in the

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. He immediately made an impact at his new club, and signed a two-year contract extension on 15 November the same year. Rodić made 13 appearances and scored one goal, throughout the first half of the season as the club competed in the bottom half of the table, before leaving on 31 January 2018, the final day of the winter transfer window.

Silkeborgs IF

On 31 January 2018, Rodić moved to

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. He was awarded as the club's Player of the Month in both April and May, but was unable to save the club from a relegation from the Danish Superliga after losing to

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

in the final round of the play-offs. In total, Rodić made 23 appearances for Silkeborg and scored seven goals.

Hammarby IF

On 7 August 2018, he transferred to

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, thus returning for a second stint in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Rodić signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Hammarby, for a reported club record fee of around 5 million Swedish kronor (approximately £0,5 million). Linking up with compatriot

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, his former teammate from Malmö and Randers, Rodić established himself as a starter as the club finished 4th in the 2018 Allsvenskan table, scoring three goals in 14 appearances. After mainly being used as a substitute player throughout the first half of the 2019 season, Rodić came in to form in September by scoring six goals in just three games, most notably a brace against

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AIK (in a 2–1 win) and a

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against

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(in a 5–1 win). Rodić played 21 league games as the club finished 3rd in Allsvenskan after eight straight wins at the end of the season. In 2020, Rodić made 17 league appearances for Hammarby, mostly as a substitute player. On 5 October the same year, he was sent on loan to Norwegian

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club

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for the remainder of the year. On 30 May 2021, Rodić won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against

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in the final. Rodić made four appearances as the side reached the play-off round of the

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, after eliminating

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(4–1 on aggregate) and

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(6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by

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on penalties (4–4 on aggregate). At the end of the year, it was announced that Rodić would leave the club at the expiration of his contract.

Östers IF

On 26 February 2022, Rodić signed a two-year contract with

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, Sweden's second tier.

International career

On 2 October 2015, he got a first call-up by

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to the

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. He made his debut in a 2016 European Championship qualification match against

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. He has won five caps in total, scoring no goals, and his final international was a March 2016

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against

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Career statistics

:''As of 28 November 2021.''

Honours

Malmö FF *

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Hammarby IF *

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References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodic, Vladimir 1993 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Men's association football defenders Serbian men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Rad players FK Palić players FK BASK players FK Srem Jakovo players Malmö FF players Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Randers FC players Silkeborg IF players Hammarby Fotboll players Odds BK players Östers IF players Serbian SuperLiga players Allsvenskan players Süper Lig players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Eliteserien players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Norway 21st-century Serbian sportsmen