Dejan Rađenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Рађеновић; born 8 May 1975) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Dejan Rađenović
Personal information
Full name Dejan Rađenović
Date of birth (1975-05-08) 8 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Radnički Beograd (manager)
Youth career
Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Partizan 2 (0)
1994–1995 → Mladost Umčari (loan)
1995–1996Železnik (loan)
1996–1997Hajduk Kula (loan) 25 (2)
1998Rad (loan) 12 (1)
1998–2001 OFK Beograd 76 (14)
2000CS Sfaxien (loan)
2001–2005 Železnik 92 (25)
2003Shenzhen Jianlibao (loan) 11 (0)
2005 Samsunspor 2 (0)
2006 Smederevo 11 (0)
2006–2007 Banat Zrenjanin 23 (2)
2007 Voždovac 16 (0)
2008 Laktaši 10 (6)
2008–2010 Sloga Kraljevo 53 (13)
2010–2011 Grafičar Beograd 29 (5)
2011–2012 Železnik
2013 Radnički Beograd 9 (2)
Total 371 (70)
International career
2001 FR Yugoslavia 2 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2015 Železnik
2015–2016 Radnički Beograd
2016–2019 Žarkovo
2019–2020 OFK Bačka
2022 Metalac Gornji Milanovac
2023– Radnički Beograd
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Rađenović came through the youth system of Partizan, making his senior debut in the final fixture of the 1992–93 season. He later played for Second League club Železnik in the 1995–96 season, helping them win promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia. Subsequently, Rađenović spent the entire 1996–97 season with Hajduk Kula, before returning to Partizan. He made one league appearances for the Crno-beli in the first half of the 1997–98 season, before moving to Rad in the winter of 1998. Rađenović then moved on to play for OFK Beograd from 1998 to 2001. He also had a short stint with CS Sfaxien in Tunisia.[1]

After failing to continue his career abroad, Rađenović signed with his former club Železnik in the summer of 2001. He established himself as one of the best players in the country during his four-year tenure with the Lavovi. In addition, Rađenović won the 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute of the final.[2][3] He also played on loan for Chinese club Shenzhen Jianlibao in the meantime.

In the summer of 2005, Rađenović moved abroad again by signing with Turkish side Samsunspor. He made two appearances in the Süper Lig, before leaving the club. In January 2006, Rađenović returned to his homeland and signed with Smederevo. He then spent the entire 2006–07 season with Banat Zrenjanin.

International career

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Rađenović made two official appearances for the national team of FR Yugoslavia, both at the 2001 Kirin Cup in Japan. He also represented the nation earlier that year at the Millennium Super Soccer Cup in India, winning the tournament.[4]

Managerial career

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After hanging up his boots, Rađenović served as manager of Serbian First League clubs OFK Bačka and Metalac Gornji Milanovac.

Honours

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Železnik

Sloga Kraljevo

References

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  1. ^ "Poslednji romantičar" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 14 July 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Famous first for Železnik". uefa.com. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ^ ""Lavovi" pojeli Zvezdu" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Rađenović Dejan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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