Rade Bogdanović

Rade Bogdanović
Раде Богдановић

Personal information
Full name	Rade Bogdanović
Date of birth	21 May 1970
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1987–1992	Željezničar Sarajevo	75	(4)
1992–1996	Pohang Atoms	120	(45)
1997	JEF United Ichihara	16	(8)
1997–1998	Atlético Madrid	14	(6)
1998	→ NAC Breda (loan)	13	(6)
1998–2002	Werder Bremen	56	(15)
2002–2003	Arminia Bielefeld	19	(0)
2003–2004	Al-Wahda
National team
1997	FR Yugoslavia	3	(2)
Teams managed
2006–2007	Rad Belgrade
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Rade Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Богдановић; born 21 May 1970 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian Serb football manager and former player.^[1]

Club career

Yugoslavia

Bogdanović began his career in hometown Željezničar. His debut for the club, playing at the time in the Yugoslav First League, came in 1987. The promising forward stayed there until 1992, which is when he left Sarajevo as the Bosnian War broke out. The 22-year-old fled to Belgrade along with several other Željo players such as Simo Krunić, Gordan Vidović, Suvad Katana, Siniša Nikolić, and Srećko Ilić. Once there, they were accommodated by FK Partizan's technical director Nenad Bjeković and general secretary Žarko Zečević who took care of their basic living needs and allowed them to train at the club facilities in order to maintain fitness while looking for new clubs even though they weren't on Partizan's roster.^[2]

Japan and South Korea

Soon afterwards Bogdanović made a jump to the Far East, signing with Korean POSCO Atoms from Pohang in July 1992. Playing in the modest league consisting of only six teams, he quickly established himself as one of its best players.

After spending four and a half seasons at the club Bogdanović signed in October 1996 with Japanese JEF United Ichihara. Two months later he got a dream offer from Louis van Gaal's Ajax Amsterdam and, seeing it as a chance to finally come back to Europe, he signed with them in late December 1996 without making them aware that he was under contract with JEF. This created problems, so the UEFA arbitration committee got involved. He signed a preliminary agreement with Ajax and went on trial in January 1997.^[3] Bogdanović was hoping to come to some sort of compensation agreement with JEF that would allow him to go to Ajax, but in the end he was forced to stay in Japan where he spent five months, playing the first part of the J. League season.^[2]

Return to Europe: Atlético Madrid, Breda loan

During summer 1997, Bogdanović's wish of returning to Europe finally came true as compatriot Radomir Antić signed him to a contract with Atlético Madrid. He made his debut for the club at home versus Valladolid on 6 September 1997, scoring two first half goals as los Colchoneros routed the visitors 5–0 by the end.^[4] The dream start prompted Atlético's impulsive president Jesús Gil to buy him a brand new BMW 316i as a reward.^[2] However, the presence of Christian Vieri and Kiko meant few starting opportunities for Bogdanović though he still managed four more league goals by January 1998. During the winter transfer window he got loaned out to Dutch NAC Breda.^[5]

Werder Bremen

After playing out the 1997–98 season in Eredivisie, Atlético sold Bogdanović to Werder Bremen for a fee of around €1,350,000. In December 2000, he was banned from playing for six months after having been ruled to have spit Rostock's goalkeeper Martin Pieckenhagen in the face during Werder's 2–5 defeat to Hansa Rostock.^[6] He stayed at the German club for four years.

Later years, retirement

In the 2002–03 season, he played for Arminia Bielefeld, and then went to Al-Wahda from United Arab Emirates. After that, he retired from professional football.

International career

Bogdanović also played three times and scored two goals for national team of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was asked to play for national team of Bosnia-Herzegovina, but he chose to play for FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

Post-playing career

Bogdanović tried his hand at coaching and football administration with a few low-profile stints, most notably at FK Rad and BASK.

Since early 2011 he owns and runs a football recreation facility called Posco Arena (after his Korean team) in Belgrade's neighbourhood of Careva Ćuprija.

In April 2011, Bogdanović caused controversy in an interview for Belgrade daily newspaper Sport with a claim that Atletico's last match of the 1997–98 La Liga season on 15 May 1998 away at Racing Santander was fixed by Atletico president Jesus Gil because Atletico needed three points to ensure the UEFA Cup spot for the following season.^[7] Bogdanović said: "Gil walked into the dressing room before the match and said that each player has to set aside DM25,000 out of the DM150,000 bonus in order for the win to be bought".^[2] The match ended 0–1 for the Madrid visitors.^[8]

Personal life

Bogdanović and his wife Aleksandra have three children, the oldest daughter is Kristina (born 1 June 1994 in South Korea), the second is called Marija (born 17 October 2000 in Germany) and the third is Sofija (born 26 July 2007 in Spain). Bogdanović and his family reside in Belgrade though they also spend time in Marbella where he owns an apartment.

Bogdanović's nephews Vladimir Jovančić and Darko Jovančić are also football players currently with FK Rad and BASK, respectively.

Career statistics

Club

Overall

^[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea Republic			League		KFA Cup		Korean League Cup		AFC Champions League		Total
1992	POSCO Atoms	K-League	12	2	—		5	1	N/A	N/A	17	3
1993			25	8	—		2	1	N/A	N/A	27	9
1994			27	18	—		6	4	N/A	N/A	33	22
1995	Pohang Atoms		24	6	—		7	2	N/A	N/A	31	8
1996			32	11	—		7	2	3+?	6	42+?	19
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC Champions League		Total
1997	JEF United Ichihara	J. League 1	16	8
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		—		UEFA Cup		Total
1997–98[10]	Atlético Madrid	La Liga	14	6	1	0	—		3	1	18	7
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		—		—		Total
1997–98	NAC Breda	Eredivisie	13	6
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		UEFA Cup		Total
1998–99[11]	SV Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	23	8	4	0	—		—		27	8
1999–00[11]			22	4	2	0	2	0	5	3	31	7
2000–01[11]			11	3	1	1	—		4	0	16	4
2001–02[11]			—		—		—		—		0	0
2002–03[11]	Arminia Bielefeld		19	0	2	1	—		—		21	1
Country	Korea Republic		120	45	0	0	27	10	3+?	6	150+?	61
	Japan		16	8
	Spain		14	6	1	0	0	0	3	1	18	7
	Netherlands		13	6
	Germany		75	15	9	2	2	0	36	11	122	28
Total			238	80	10	2	29	10	42	18	290	96

Detailed Stats in K League (with assists)

Club	Season	K League Classic			KFA Cup			League Cup			Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Assists
POSCO Atomas / Pohang Atomas	1992	12	2	3	-	-	-	5	1	0	N/A	N/A	17	3	3
	1993	25	8	4	-	-	-	2	1	0	N/A	N/A	27	9	4
	1994	27	18	5	-	-	-	6	4	1	N/A	N/A	33	22	6
	1995	24	6	6	-	-	-	7	2	0	N/A	N/A	31	8	6
	1996	32	11	14	0	0	0	7	2	2	3+?	6	42+?	19	16
	Pohang Total	120	45	32	0	0	0	27	10	3	3+?	6	150+?	61	35
Career Total		120	45	32	0	0	0	27	10	3	3+?	6	150+?	61	35

International

Serbia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1997	3	2
Total	3	2

International goals

Results list FR Yugoslavia's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
12 June 1997	Seoul	Ghana	2 goals	3–1	Korea Cup 1997

Honours

Club

Pohang Atoms

• K League
  • Winners: 1992
  • Runners-up: 1995
• League Cup
  • Winners: 1993
  • Runners-up: 1996

Individual

Pohang Atoms

• K League Cup Top Scorer: 1994
• K League Top Assists Award: 1996
• K League Best XI: 1994, 1996

References

1. "Bogdanovic, Rade" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
2. "Bogdanović: Igrao sam nameštenu utakmicu za Atletiko" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
3. "Bosnier Bogdanovic op proef bin Ajax" [Bosniak Bogdanovic on trial at Ajax]. De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 14 January 1997. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
4. "Atletico 5–0 Valladolid" (in Spanish). infoatleti.es. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
5. "Rade Bogdanovic naar NAC" [Rade Bogdanovic to NAC]. NAC Breda (in Dutch). 5 February 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
6. "Werder: Sperren für Bogdanovic und Krstajic" [Werder: bans for Bogdanovic and Krstajic]. Der Spiegel (in German). 19 December 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
7. "Antić vodio nameštenu utakmicu?". B92. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
8. "Racing Santander-Atletico Madrid 0:1". La Liga. 15 May 1998.
9. "Rade Bogdanović". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
10. "Bogdanovic: Rade Bogdanovic". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
11. "Rade Bogdanovic » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

External links

• Profile on Serbian National Football Team page (Serbian)
• Rade Bogdanović – K League stats at kleague.com
• Rade Bogdanović at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player Record at Atletico (Spanish)