Vladimir Rodić (, ; born 7 September 1993) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Östers IF
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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
FK Rad
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Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between 1987 and 2 ...
in the
Serbian SuperLiga
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. He enjoyed three loan spells at different clubs in
Belgrade
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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 ...
in
Allsvenskan
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Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
, Sweden's first division, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
He reportedly turned down a move to
Atlético Madrid
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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
2015–16 UEFA Champions League
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.
Karabükspor
On 22 July 2016, Rodić moved to
Karabükspor in the
TFF First League
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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
Randers FC
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in the
Danish Superliga
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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
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...
.
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
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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
Hammarby IF
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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
Nikola Đurđić
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Club career
Early years
Đurđić started out at his hometown club R ...
, 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
rivals
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AIK (in a 2–1 win) and a
hat-trick
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against
Örebro SK
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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
Eliteserien
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club
Odds BK
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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
BK Häcken
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in the final.
Rodić made four appearances as the side reached the play-off round of the
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
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The final was played at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, with Rom ...
, after eliminating
Maribor
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(4–1 on aggregate) and
FK Čukarički
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Founded in 1926, the club spe ...
(6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by
Basel
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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
Östers IF
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in
Superettan
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, Sweden's second tier.
International career
On 2 October 2015, he got a first call-up by
Branko Brnović
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Club career
After making his professional debuts with local club Budu ...
to the
Montenegro national football team
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. He made his debut in a
2016 European Championship qualification match against
Austria
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in
Podgorica
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. He has won five caps in total, scoring no goals, and his final international was a March 2016
friendly match
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against
Belarus
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.
Career statistics
:''As of 28 November 2021.''
Honours
Malmö FF
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Allsvenskan
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2016
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Hammarby IF
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Svenska Cupen
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2020–21
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References
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Malmö FF
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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