Predrag Pažin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Predrag Pažin | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Nevesinje, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987—1991 | FK Velež Nevesinje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1993 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 36 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Rudar Pljevlja | 40 | (4) |
| 1995–1999 | Partizan | 185 | (18) |
| 1999–2000 | Levski Sofia | 34 | (2) |
| 2001 | Kocaelispor | 31 | (6) |
| 2002 | Spartak Pleven | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | Beijing Guoan | 26 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 22 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Shandong Luneng | 62 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 46 | (4) |
| Total | 491 | (46) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2004 | Bulgaria | 32 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Botev Kozloduy | ||
| 2015– | Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Predrag Pažin (Bulgarian and Serbian: Предраг Пажин) (born 14 March 1973) is a naturalized Bulgarian former football player of Bosnian Serb descent who played as a defender.
Pazin had a decent spell at FK Partizan, before moving on to Levski Sofia in 1999. He spent two seasons in Bulgaria during which he was offered citizenship and a chance to play for the country's national team - both of which he took.
International career
Between 2000 and 2004 Predrag Pažin played for Bulgaria national football team. He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which was eliminated in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. Pažin is the most capped non-Bulgarian-born player to appear for the national side.[1]
References
- ↑ "Иван Чворович стана 4-и сърбин в националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
External links
- Website from LEVSKI2000
- 2007-08 statistics
- http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=29756
- Predrag Pažin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Predrag Pažin – FIFA competition record
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