Mladen Dodić (; born 17 October 1969) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

After starting out at Borac Bivolje, Dodić joined

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

in 1990. He spent seven seasons with the club, before moving to

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in 1996. Two years later, Dodić returned to Napredak Kruševac. In September 2001, Dodić moved abroad and signed with Maltese side Pietà Hotspurs. He was released the next month, having played just one match for the club.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Dodić was manager of numerous

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and

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clubs, including

(four spells),

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(three spells),

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(three spells),

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(two spells), Dinamo Vranje, Borac Čačak and Radnik Surdulica. In December 2014, Dodić was appointed manager of the Serbia national under-21 team, succeeding

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, who took over the country's senior team the month prior.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodic, Mladen 1969 births Living people Footballers from Gjakova Kosovo Serbs Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Železnik players Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players Yugoslav Second League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Maltese Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Malta Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers FK Novi Pazar managers FK Jagodina managers FK Javor Ivanjica managers Serbia national under-21 football team managers FK Borac Čačak managers FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia managers FK Radnik Surdulica managers First League of Serbia and Montenegro managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia