Miljan Mutavdžić ( sr-cyrl, Миљан Мутавџић; born 3 February 1986) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a central or defensive midfielder. Between 2008 and 2009, Mutavdžić earned two international caps for the Serbian national team, both friendlies.

Club career

Early years

Mutavdžić made his senior debut while playing for

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in the

Second League of Serbia and Montenegro The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

. He then moved to Javor Ivanjica in the winter of 2005, spending there the following four years, until the winter of 2009. Mutavdžić was a member of the team that won the

2007–08 Serbian First League The 2007–08 Serbian First League (referred to as the Prva Liga Telekom Srbija for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the league under its current title. League table Playoffs 3rd to 6th place playoffs Promotion playoffs Relegati ...

with an unbeaten record. He also went on a six-month loan to Metalac Gornji Milanovac in the first half of the 2005–06 season.

Malmö FF

In March 2009, Mutavdžić was officially transferred to

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. He scored on his league debut for the club in a 1–0 away victory over

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. However, Mutavdžić suffered a knee injury less than a week later, causing him to miss the rest of the 2009 season. He faced some problems while recovering from his injury, but managed to play 12 league games in the 2010 season, helping the club win its first Allsvenskan title since 2004. Fully recovered, Mutavdžić played regularly during the 2011 season, making 22 league appearances and scoring once. He also made nine appearances in European competitions that year, when the club was eliminated in the play-off round of the Champions League, before reaching the group stage of the

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Return to Serbia

In the 2012 winter transfer window, Mutavdžić returned to Serbia after three years by joining Radnički Kragujevac. He moved to his hometown club

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in January 2013. On 16 July 2014, Mutavdžić signed a two-year contract with newly promoted SuperLiga club Borac Čačak.

International career

On 14 December 2008, Mutavdžić made his international debut for

in a friendly match against

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. His second appearance for the national team came in another friendly match, on 11 February 2009, against

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in Nicosia.

Statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Javor Ivanjica *

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

: 2007–08 ;Malmö FF * Allsvenskan: 2010

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