Dragan Samardžić

association football player

Dragan Samardžić (5 October 1946 – 28 November 2022) was a Yugoslavian association football player who played as a goalkeeper.

Dragan  Samardžić
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-10-05)5 October 1946
Date of death 28 November 2022(2022-11-28) (aged 76)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1976 Rad Belgrad
1976–1980 Willem II 140
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Until 1976 Samardžić was goalkeeper at Rad Belgrad. In 1976 he was signed by the Dutch club Willem II.[1] He played for the club between 1976 and 1980. He played 140 matches in four years, including 49 matches in which the opponents didn't score. He played 94 matches in the Eerste Divisie and 46 matches in the Eredivisie.[2]

After his career he worked as an advisor to the mayor of Novi Sad in 2014.[3] Until 2022, Samardzic was chairman of football club SD Vojvodina.[3]

Samardžić died on 28 November 2022, at the age of 76.[3]

References

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  1. "Willem II". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 16 August 1976. Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "Oud-Willem II-keeper Samardzic overleden: 'Een charmante man met wat showwerk'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Самарџић: Дајем руку да би Адвокат одвео Србију на ЕП и унапредио селекцију!". novosti.rs (in Dutch). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.