Predrag "Peca" Brzaković (; 27 September 1964 – 14 September 2012) was a Serbian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

After starting out at Radnički Beograd, Brzaković played 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 ...

in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

over the course of five seasons, before switching to

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

side

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in the 1991 winter transfer window. He spent two years in Novi Sad before rejoining his parent club Radnički Beograd during the winter break of the 1992–93 season. Between 1995 and 1998, Brzaković made 99 appearances for Čukarički in the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

. He also played professionally in Cyprus and China.

International career

In April 1996, Brzaković was an unused substitute in

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's 3–1 home victory over the

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Futsal career

After retiring from football, Brzaković played

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for Serbia's Marbo and Ekonomac, but also for Montenegro's Municipium. He represented

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at the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship, aged 43.

Death

On 14 September 2012, Brzaković suddenly died due to a

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Career statistics

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