Pavle Popara ( sr-Cyrl, Павлe Попара; born 20 May 1987) is a Serbian retired

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who played as a

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Career

Popara started his career with

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

but could not break his way into the first team. He failed to make a single appearance in the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

. In January 2006, Popara was signed by

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side

Apollon Kalamarias Apollon Kalamarias (Greek: Απόλλων Καλαμαριάς) is a Greek sports club from Kalamaria, a suburb of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1926. The club is named after Apollo, the mythical Greek god. Its colors are red and black. Histor ...

. He made his debut in the

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on 12 March 2006, in a 2–1 away loss against

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, coming on as a substitute for Aílton. Popara made a further two league appearances in 2005–06 season. He managed just six more league appearances during the following season before joining

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrini ...

on loan in January 2007. In the summer of 2007, Popara moved to

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to play for

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club (, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou''; ), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the first division, it holds home games at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Ta ...

but failed to establish himself in the team. In June 2008, Popara joined

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...

side

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...

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* * 1987 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Partizan players Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players PFC Slavia Sofia players FC Astra Giurgiu players Pogoń Szczecin players FK Radnički Niš players Orange County SC players FK Zemun players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga I players Ekstraklasa players Serbian SuperLiga players USL Championship players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub