Predrag Đorđević
 Đorđević with Olympiacos in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Predrag Đorđević[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Budućnost Resnik | |||
|
Radnički Kragujevac | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | → Spartak Subotica (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 1992–1996 | Paniliakos | 119 | (33) |
| 1996–2009 | Olympiacos | 343 | (126) |
| Total | 492 | (162) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Serbia | 37 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Predrag Đorđević (
transliterated Predrag Djordjević; born 4 August 1972) is a Serbian former professional footballer
.
Known for his set pieces, Đorđević played as a
left midfielder for Greek club Olympiacos for 13 years, becoming Olympiacos' greatest foreign goalscorer, averaging a goal every three league matches, as well as becoming a symbol of Olympiacos' "Golden Age" of 12 championship trophies in 13 years. Đorđević is acknowledged as one of the greatest foreign players to have played in Olympiacos.[2] Đorđević also played for the Serbia and Montenegro national team (formerly FR Yugoslavia), amassing 37 caps and 1 goal. He featured for his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
.
Club career
Early career
Having started his career in the youth section of
Greek Championship on 27 August 1995.[3]
Olympiacos
Đorđević came to
Alpha Ethniki
.
In 2004–05, he missed his club's first three Champions League matches through injury, but returned to score the winning goal against Deportivo La Coruña. He captained his side in all four UEFA Cup matches, scoring against Newcastle United. He led his side to the domestic double, appearing in 25 league matches, scoring five goals and providing six assists, before signing a two-year contract extension.
Amazingly,
2005–06 was then 34-year-old Đorđević's most productive season, only missing one game in the Greek National A division, leading the club's scoring charts with 15 goals and reaching a total of 110 in the competition. The icing on the cake was his appearance that summer in 2006 FIFA World Cup
.
Another important period for Đorđević, the
2006–07 season, would prove record breaking. Once again, scoring crucial goals for his club, Đorđević not only continued his goal streak against Olympiacos' rivals AEK Athens, but also added another League trophy to the club's vast collection. Along with Georgios Anatolakis
, this would be the captain's 10th championship, making him the only foreign player in Greece to achieve such a feat.
The
Greek Superleague
, Đorđević who was set to retire at the end of the 2008 season, extended his contract for another year.
On 30 March 2009, Đorđević announced that he had decided to end his career as a football player by the end of the season 2008–09, having spent 13 years of his 20 years as a professional footballer playing for Olympiacos.[5]
International career
Đorđević made his international debut for the then
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying side. Đorđević played every minute in Serbia and Montenegro's failed World Cup campaign, losing each match in their Group C encounters with Argentina, Netherlands, and Ivory Coast
.
Personal life
He is married to a woman of Greek descent from
Pyrgos, the first town in Greece he has ever lived and played at.[6]
He has both Serbian and Greek citizenship.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak Subotica (loan) | 1991–92 | Yugoslav First League | 25 | 3 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1992–93 | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 0 |
| Paniliakos[7] | 1992–93 | Gamma Ethniki | 22 | 8 |
| 1993–94 | 33 | 13 | ||
| 1994–95 | Beta Ethniki | 33 | 10 | |
| 1995–96 | Super League Greece | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 119 | 33 | ||
| Olympiacos | 1996–97 | Super League Greece
|
18 | 4 |
| 1997–98 | 33 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | 30 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 30 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | 25 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | 23 | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | 29 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | 25 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 15 | ||
2006–07
|
25 | 7 | ||
2007–08
|
27 | 10 | ||
2008–09
|
24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 343 | 126 | ||
| Career total | 492 | 162 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | |
Honours
Club
Paniliakos
- Beta Ethniki: 1994–95
- Gamma Ethniki: 1993–94
Olympiacos
- 2008–09
- Greek Cup (5): 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09; runner-up: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
Individual
- Alpha Ethniki/Super League Greece Best Foreign Player: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
- Alpha Ethniki/Super League Greece top assist provider: 2003–04[8]
- Olympiacos Golden Eleven[9]
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ Kefalas, Dimitris. "Η "πρωτιά" του Τζόρτζεβιτς". Sport24. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "PREDRAG DJORDJEVIC profile". olympiakos.gr. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ uefa.com – UEFA Champions League – Statistics Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Δήλωση του Αρχηγού της ομάδας μας ΠΡΕΝΤΡΑΓΚ ΤΖΟΡΤΖΕΒΙΤΣ (in Greek). olympiakos.gr. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ Τζόρτζεβιτς: "Υπάρχει διαφορά, αλλά δεν είναι ασφαλείας" (in Greek). contra.gr. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". RSSSF.
- ^ "Greece Super League 2004 top assists table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Οι «Golden Eleven» του Θρύλου!". ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ - Olympiacos.org (in Greek). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
External links
- Predrag Đorđević at Soccerway
- Predrag Đorđević at WorldFootball.net
- Predrag Đorđević at FootballDatabase.eu
- Predrag Đorđević at Reprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)
- Predrag Đorđević at National-Football-Teams.com
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