- Refik Šabanadžović
Football player infobox2
playername = Refik Šabanadžović
fullname = Refik Šabanadžović
height =
nickname = "Saba"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|8|2
cityofbirth =Tuzi
countryofbirth =Montenegro
countryofdeath =
position = Defender
years =1981 -1983 1983 -1987
1987 -1991
1991 -1996 1996 -1998 1998 -1999
clubs = FK Dečić TuziFK Željezničar Sarajevo Red Star Belgrade AEK Athens FC Olympiacos CFP Kansas City Wizards
Total
caps(goals) =
143 (10)
025 0(0)
021 0(0)
189 (10)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Yugoslavia
nationalcaps(goals) = 8 (0)Refik Šabanadžović (born
August 2 ,1965 inTuzi ,Montenegro ,SFR Yugoslavia ) is a retiredMontenegro -born Bosniak footballer.Playing career
His career began in a small Montenegrin club FK Dečić Tuzi. He was spotted there by Titograd's FK Budućnost and moved there shortly after. Before the 1983/1984 season, he moved to
FK Željezničar Sarajevo where he became one of the more notable Yugoslav defenders under the guidance ofIvica Osim . He gave his contribution to the club's best European result,UEFA Cup semifinals in 1984/1985 season.After four seasons playing for this Bosnian side, he left for
Red Star Belgrade . He won three championship titles and one national cup at the club, but the most important moment of his entire career was winning the UEFA Champions' Cup in 1990/1991 season.After that, he went to
Greece . He played for AEK Athens where he was brought by head coachDušan Bajević . There he won three consecutive championships in 1992, 1993. and 1994.Šabanadžović then transferred to Olympiakos where he also played under coach Bajević and won yet another title in
1997 .In the winter of
1998 , Šabanadžović moved toMajor League Soccer clubKansas City Wizards where he came on the recommendation of his friend Preki Radosavljević. He played there for two years before finally retiring at the end of1999 season.International career
Šabanadžović also played for Yugoslavia at the
1990 FIFA World Cup , where he was sent off in the Quarter-Final against Argentina, which his team lost on penalties. He collected 8 caps for the national team. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, he was supposed to play for the national team of Bosnia-Herzegovina. However, because of the war, this national team did not play any official games before1996 .He lives in
Sarajevo ,Bosnia-Herzegovina with his wife Zerina and their four children. [http://www.sportin.ba/tekst.aspx?id=9875]Honours
Red Star
*European Cup: 1991
*Yugoslav Championship: 1990, 1991
*Yugoslav Cup : 1990AEK
*Greek Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994
*Greek Cup: 1996Olympiakos
*Greek Championship: 1997, 1998References
* [http://www.reprezentacija.co.yu/reprezentativci/Sabanadzovic-Refik.htm Serbian national football team website]
* [http://www.nezavisne.com/revija/tekst060618-02.php Refik Šabanadžović: Uživam u odmoru od fudbala] , Nezavisne novine, June 18, 2006
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