Spasoje Samardžić

Spasoje "Paja" Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Спасоје Паја Самарџић; born 20 May 1942) is a Serbian retired football winger and manager.

Spasoje Samardžić

Samardžić with Feyenoord in August 1967
Personal information
Full name	Spasoje Samardžić
Date of birth	(1942-05-20) 20 May 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Kraljica, Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1957–1958	Novi Beograd
1958–1960	OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1966	OFK Beograd	143	(51)
1966–1967	Twente	17	(7)
1967–1969	Feyenoord	39	(12)
1969–1971	Saint-Étienne	31	(6)
Total		230	(76)
International career
1959	Yugoslavia U20	3	(0)
1963	Yugoslavia U21	1	(0)
1962–1966	Yugoslavia	26	(3)
Managerial career
	Srem Jakovo
	Beograd
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

International

With two games for the young team (1959) and one for the Under-21 team (1963), he capped 26 games for the best selection of Yugoslavia, scoring three goals. He debuted against East Germany (1–2) in Leipzig on 16 September 1962, then he played in the Olympic tournament in Japan. He played his last national team game on 19 October 1966 against Czechoslovakia (0–3) in Belgrade.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Samardžić worked as a coach for Srem Jakovo and FK Beograd. He also served as director of OFK Beograd.

Honours

OFK Beograd

• Yugoslav First League: Runner-up 1963–64
• Yugoslav Cup: 1961–62, 1965–66

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 1968–69
• KNVB Cup: 1968–69
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1967, 1968

Saint-Étienne

• Ligue 1: 1969–70
• Coupe de France: 1969–70

References

1. Spasoje Samardžić at WorldFootball.net

External links

• Spasoje Samardžić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
• Spasoje Samardžić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Spasoje Samardžić at WorldFootball.net