Dejan Rađenović (; born 8 May 1975) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Club career

Rađenović came through the youth system of Partizan, making his senior debut in the final fixture of the 1992–93 season. He later played for Second League club

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in the 1995–96 season, helping them win promotion to the

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. Subsequently, Rađenović spent the entire 1996–97 season with

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, before returning to Partizan. He made one league appearances for the ''Crno-beli'' in the first half of the 1997–98 season, before moving to Rad in the winter of 1998. Rađenović then moved on to play for

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

from 1998 to 2001. He also had a short stint with

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in Tunisia. After failing to continue his career abroad, Rađenović signed with his former club

in the summer of 2001. He established himself as one of the best players in the country during his four-year tenure with the ''Lavovi''. In addition, Rađenović won the

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, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute of the final. He also played on loan for Chinese club

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in the meantime. In the summer of 2005, Rađenović moved abroad again by signing with Turkish side

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. He made two appearances in the

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, before leaving the club. In January 2006, Rađenović returned to his homeland and signed with

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. He then spent the entire 2006–07 season with Banat Zrenjanin.

International career

Rađenović made four official appearances for the national team of FR Yugoslavia, at the 2001

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in Japan and at the

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in India, winning the tournament.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Rađenović served as manager of

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clubs

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and

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Honours

Železnik *

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: 2004–05 Sloga Kraljevo *

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: 2008–09

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