Božidar Radošević (born 4 April 1989 in

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) better known by the nickname Rado, is a Croatian professional

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who is currently

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Personal life

He is the first of two sons of Ivica Radošević, who was also a goalkeeper and subsequently became a schoolteacher. His mother Zdravka is a lawyer. His younger brother, Dino, graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy in Sarajevo. In December 2015, Radošević married his long-time girlfriend, Mirela Buljubašić. In November 2017, they had their first child together, a son named Luciano. Radošević is fluent in Croatian, English and

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, and can also communicate on Hungarian.

Career

A product of

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

academy, Radošević had several loan spells between 2007 and 2010 at lower level

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n sides and at Željezničar in

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, before having his league debut for Hajduk in the 2010–11 season on 24 July 2010 against Istra 1961. In the 2010–2011 season Radošević played in

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for Hajduk Split. Radošević debuted in qualifying match against Unirea and also performed in the group stage of competition in matches against AEK and

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. Radošević was also capped for Croatia at youth levels, appearing in 15 matches for under-17 and under-19 national teams in 2005 and 2006. In the 2012 Radošević was the most responsible player for the remaining

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among Croatian Second League, which brought him a transfer to Istra 1961. In Istra 1961 Radošević be kept only 8 months and in March 2013 terminated the contract because of debts and disagreements with coach

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. In March 2013 temporarily joins the team

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, where he appeared in 11 games and in June 2013 becomes a

. In July 2013 he signed a contract with

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. After a great season in

, Radošević goes to Slovenia in

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. Radošević is most remembered for his match against Neftchi Baku, which is the best result for

. During the season the club was facing the result crisis after the best players left the club. This prompted president Ante Guberac to look for culprits in the players he personally led. From the first team are removing all foreign players led by Radošević. Players were faced with extremely inhumane working conditions and threats by the president Ante Guberac. After a month of work in inhumane conditions, some players have to agree with the club. Radošević has left the club in November 2014 and became a

. In January 2015 Radošević signed half year contract with Hungarian second division club

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with the mission of saving the club from relegation. Radošević and another five Croatian players have made a big miracle and they ensure the second division status for

. His great form in Hungary have not gone unnoticed by other clubs and in June 2015 signed two years contract with one of the biggest clubs in Hungary

Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the U ...

. He made his debut against Puskás Akadémia in a draw 1-1. In

Radosevic was a three consecutive times named for the Player of the Month by the fans. He defended a complete season and helped the team to secure third place in the league. After qualifying matches in

and the failure of

, he accepted the offer from Iranian club Persepolis and signed contract for two years. In his new club, he made his debut against Sanat Naft in front of 80,000

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fans. Persepolis won the game and Radosevic provided a clean sheet during the 90 minutes. Radošević enjoys great popularity in Iran and Tehran. He is with his loyalty, work and behavior deserved a special place in hearts of all

fans forever.

became the champion after 9 years with impressive statistics in

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

and also very successfully performed in the AFC Champions League 2017 where they have reached the semifinal. Great success was achieved with Croatian expert coach on the bench Branko Ivanković. His second season didn't perform that much, only 3 games but Radošević won

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and again

. The team also reached the finals of the AFC Champions League 2018 which they lost against

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. On 19 April 2018, he signed a three years contract extension with the Tehran-based club. Radošević third season in

was also successful. The team won three competitions

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and

. Radošević performed well in some matches but still was second choice in

. The first goalkeeper was Alireza Beiranvand. At the end of the season Croatian coach Branko Ivanković left the team and signed contract with

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team Al-Ahli. After Ivanković era Argentine coach Gabriel Calderon becomes the new coach of

. After three years of waiting, Radošević gets a chance as the first goalkeeper in front of Beiranvand which was an unexpected move by Calderon. First half season Rado performed perfectly without conceding a goal. He was selected for the half season best eleven in the

. Calderon left the bench in December 2019. In February 2020 he signs a new four-year contract making him the longest-serving foreigner in

history.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Željezničar *

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(1): 2009–10 ;Budućnost *

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

(1): 2011–12 ;Persepolis *

(5): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,

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* Iran Hazfi Cup (1): 2018–19 *

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(4):

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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runner-up (2):

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Radosevic, Bozidar 1989 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football goalkeepers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Hrvace players NK Mosor players NK Imotski players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players FK Budućnost Podgorica players NK Solin players NK Istra 1961 players HNK Šibenik players NK Inter Zaprešić players FC Koper players Balmazújvárosi FC players Debreceni VSC players Persepolis F.C. players NK Varaždin (2012) players Croatian Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Montenegrin First League players First Football League (Croatia) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Persian Gulf Pro League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Iran 21st-century Croatian sportsmen