Refik Šabanadžović
Montenegrin footballer
Refik Šabanadžović (born 2 August 1965) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and defender.
Born in Montenegro, at the time part of SFR Yugoslavia, Šabanadžović played internationally for Yugoslavia and unofficially for the predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.
Club career
Šabanadžović began his career with a Montenegrin club FK Dečić. He was spotted there by Titograd's Budućnost and moved there shortly after. Before the 1983–84 season, following his senior debut with OFK Titograd, he moved to Sarajevo's Željezničar where he became one of the more notable Yugoslav defenders under the guidance of Ivica Osim. He gave his contribution to the club's best European result, UEFA Cup semi-finals in the 1984–85 season.
After four seasons playing for this Bosnian side, he left for Red Star Belgrade. He won three Championships and one Cup at the club, but the most important moment of his entire career was winning the European Cup in the 1991 against Marseille.
On 15 July 1992, Šabanadžović went to Greece and was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 18.7 million drachmas, after personal actions by the manager, Dušan Bajević. He established himself immediately, as modern defensive midfielder, who played box to box.
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