Ivan Obradović

Ivan Obradović
Obradović in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ivan Obradović
Date of birth (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Obrenovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1997–2006 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Partizan 55 (1)
2006–2007 → Teleoptik (loan) 20 (0)
2009–2013 Zaragoza 47 (0)
2014–2015 Mechelen 42 (2)
2015–2019 Anderlecht 74 (1)
2019–2020 Legia Warsaw 0 (0)
2020 Legia Warsaw II 6 (0)
2020–2022 Partizan 25 (2)
Total 269 (6)
International career
2008–2018 Serbia 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Obradović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Обрадовић, pronounced [ǐʋan obrǎːdoʋitɕ]; born 25 July 1988) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back.

At international level, Obradović represented Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

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Obradović came through the youth system at Partizan, making his senior debuts with their affiliated side Teleoptik in 2006. He was promoted to Partizan first team squad under manager Miroslav Đukić, making his debut in a 1–0 home league win over Vojvodina on 22 April 2007. Until the end of the 2006–07 season, Obradović recorded four more appearances. He subsequently signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on 7 June 2007, penning a five-year deal.[1] In the following two seasons, Obradović established himself as a first team regular and helped Partizan win two domestic doubles. He made a total of 55 league appearances for the club, scoring his only goal against Javor Ivanjica on 23 August 2009, the game ended 1–1.

On 24 August 2009, Obradović was officially transferred to Spanish club Zaragoza for an undisclosed fee.[2] He was still allowed to play for Partizan the following Thursday, against Slovak side MŠK Žilina in the UEFA Europa League play-off round.[3] During his four years at La Romareda, Obradović struggled with knee injuries that caused him to miss numerous games. He ultimately managed to collect a total of 48 appearances in all competitions. In August 2013, one year before expiration of his contract, Obradović was released by mutual consent.[4]

After leaving Zaragoza, Obradović returned to Serbia and trained with top flight club Rad.[5] He also spent some time on trial at Dutch club Vitesse in early 2014, but failed to get a contract.[6] In March 2014, Obradović eventually signed for Belgian side Mechelen until the end of the season, with an option for another one.[7]

Obradović (with number 37) in 2017 against Manchester United

After his consistent performances with Mechelen, Obradović secured a move to Anderlecht in June 2015. He helped the team win the league in the 2016–17 season.

On 11 July 2019, he joined Polish club Legia Warsaw. However, he has not played a single match in the first team. In January 2020, he was transferred to their reserves. As a Legia II player, he represented the club in the 1/8 finals of the Polish Cup, where his team lost 0–2 against Piast Gliwice. On 26 June 2020, the contract with Obradović was terminated by mutual agreement.[8]

International career

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Internationally, Obradović was capped for Serbia at under-19 and under-21 level. He was selected by Slobodan Krčmarević to represent his country at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Obradović made his senior debut for Serbia on 6 September 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over the Faroe Islands at the start of the World Cup 2010 qualifying phase. He scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win away at Austria on 15 October 2008.

In June 2010, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, [9] where he appeared in group stage match against Australia.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Teleoptik (loan) 2006–07 Serbian League Belgrade 20 0 — — 20 0
Partizan 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga 19 0 3 0 1 0 — 23 0
2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 29 0 4 0 9 0 — 42 0
2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 2 1 0 0 4 0 — 6 1
Total 55 1 7 0 14 0 — 76 1
Zaragoza 2009–10 La Liga 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2010–11 La Liga 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
2011–12 La Liga 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2012–13 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 47 0 1 0 — — 48 1
Mechelen 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 39 2 4 0 — — 43 2
Total 42 2 4 0 — — 46 2
Anderlecht 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 13 0 0 0 3[a] 0 — 16 0
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 26 1 1 0 6[a] 0 — 33 1
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 25 0 3 0 3 0 1[b] 0 32 0
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 10 0 1 0 0 0 0[b] 0 11 0
Total 74 1 5 0 12 0 1 0 91 1
Legia Warsaw 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Legia Warsaw II 2019–20 III liga, gr. I 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Partizan 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 17 1 3 0 0 0 — 20 1
2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 8 1 1 0 6 0 — 15 1
Total 25 2 4 0 6 0 — 35 2
Career total 269 6 22 0 32 0 1 0 324 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2008 4 1
2009 6 0
2010 5 0
2011 3 0
2012 2 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 2 0
2016 1 0
2017 3 0
2018 1 0
Total 27 1
Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Obradović goal.
List of international goals scored by Ivan Obradović
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 3–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Partizan

Anderlecht

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Ivan Obradović postao profesionalac" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Obradovic no será jugador del Zaragoza hasta el viernes" (in Spanish). marca.com. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Obrade hvala i srećno!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Apoño y Obradovic se desvinculan del Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). heraldo.es. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Ivan Obradović trenira sa Radom: Bitno je da budem u izlogu i da me neko vidi, a onda…" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Kamp-Obradovic boos op Vitesse: 'Ik voel me niet serieus genomen'" (in Dutch). voetbalzone.nl. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Ivan Obradović prošao probu u Mehelenu i potpisao ugovor" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Ivan Obradović odchodzi z Legii" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 26 June 202. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23". espn.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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