| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goran Bogdanović | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-04-27)27 April 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Smederevo,SR Serbia,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1985 | Smederevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1993 | Partizan | 148 | (14) |
| 1993–1995 | Mallorca | 71 | (7) |
| 1995–1997 | Espanyol | 58 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Extremadura | 23 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Sartid Smederevo | 105 | (7) |
| Total | 405 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Yugoslavia B | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Goran Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic:Горан Богдановић; born 27 April 1967) is a Serbian former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. He was noted for his technical ability and dribbling skills, especially hisstep-overs.[1][2][3][4]
After starting out at his hometown clubSmederevo, Bogdanović was acquired byPartizan as a teenager in 1985. He would go on to win back-to-backchampionships with theCrno-beli in1986 and1987. After completing hiscompulsory military service in the1988–89 season, Bogdanović established himself as one of the team's most regular players, helping Partizan win the only edition of theYugoslav Super Cup (1989) and oneYugoslav Cup (1992).[5]
In February 1993, Bogdanović moved abroad to Spain and signed withSegunda División sideMallorca. He spent two and a half years with theBermellones, before transferring toLa Liga sideEspanyol in the summer of 1995. In his debut season with thePeriquitos, Bogdanović scored five league goals in 24 appearances, as the club finished infourth place. He later lost his place in the team, before switching toExtremadura in early 1998, helping them winpromotion to the top flight.
In January 2000, Bogdanović returned to his parent clubSartid Smederevo.[6] He helped the side to a fourth-place finish in the2000–01 season, as the club qualified forEuropean football for the first time in history and earned a spot in theUEFA Intertoto Cup. Thefollowing year, Bogdanović led theOklopnici as captain to a highest-ever third-place finish to secure a spot in theUEFA Cup. He also helped them win theSerbia and Montenegro Cup in May2003,[7] clinching their first major trophy. At the end of the2003–04 season, Bogdanović retired from professional football.[8] He ended his career with a farewell exhibition game between his former clubs Smederevo and Partizan on 31 July 2004.[9]
At international level, Bogdanović was capped once for Yugoslavia B in a 2–1 loss toEngland B atThe Den on 12 December 1989.[10]
Just weeks after hanging up his boots, Bogdanović was appointed assporting director at his parent clubSmederevo.[11][12] He remained in charge until August 2012, before leaving the club following a disagreement with the newly appointed board.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 1985–86 | Yugoslav First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | Yugoslav First League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 1987–88 | Yugoslav First League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1988–89 | Yugoslav First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | Yugoslav First League | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 1990–91 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 1991–92 | Yugoslav First League | 27 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 1992–93 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 148 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 187 | 17 | ||
| Mallorca | 1992–93 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | Segunda División | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| 1994–95 | Segunda División | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 71 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 82 | 8 | |||
| Espanyol | 1995–96 | Primera División | 24 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |
| 1996–97 | Primera División | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 1997–98 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 6 | ||
| Extremadura | 1997–98 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Sartid Smederevo | 1999–2000 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2000–01 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2002–03 | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 120 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 405 | 34 | 58 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 492 | 39 | ||
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