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

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International

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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

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

Honours

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OFK Beograd
Feyenoord
Saint-Étienne

References

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  1. ^ Spasoje Samardžić at WorldFootball.net
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