Slobodan Dubajić Explained

Slobodan Dubajić
Fullname:Slobodan Dubajić
Birth Date:19 February 1963
Birth Place:Zrenjanin, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.91 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1982–1991
Clubs1:Proleter Zrenjanin
Caps1:210
Goals1:19
Years3:1991–1995
Clubs3:VfB Stuttgart
Caps3:116
Goals3:7
Years4:1996
Clubs4:Zeytinburnuspor
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:1997–2000
Clubs5:Vegalta Sendai
Caps5:108
Goals5:16
Totalcaps:438
Totalgoals:42
Nationalyears1:1994
Nationalteam1:FR Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Slobodan Dubajić (; born 19 February 1963) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Dubajić played for his hometown club Proleter Zrenjanin between 1982 and 1991, making his Yugoslav First League debut in his last season. He subsequently moved abroad to Germany and joined VfB Stuttgart, helping them win the Bundesliga in his debut season. In total, Dubajić made 116 league appearances and scored seven goals over the course of his four years with the club. He also briefly played for Turkish side Zeytinburnuspor, before moving to Japan and spending four years at Vegalta Sendai.

International career

At international level, Dubajić was called up to Yugoslavia's UEFA Euro 1992 squad.[1] However, the country received a ban just days before the tournament due to the Yugoslav Wars and the team returned home.[2]

Later on, Dubajić was capped once for FR Yugoslavia,[3] playing the first half of a 2–0 friendly loss to Brazil on 23 December 1994, in what was the country's inaugural match.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Proleter Zrenjanin1982–83Yugoslav Second League6060
1983–84Yugoslav Second League251251
1984–85Yugoslav Second League110110
1985–86Yugoslav Second League327327
1986–87Yugoslav Second League321321
1987–88Yugoslav Second League
1988–89Yugoslav Second League355355
1989–90Yugoslav Second League353353
1990–91Yugoslav First League342342
Total2101921019
VfB Stuttgart1991–92Bundesliga3824040462
1992–93Bundesliga3242130375
1993–94Bundesliga26110271
1994–95Bundesliga20030230
Total1167101701338
Zeytinburnuspor1996–971.Lig4040
Vegalta Sendai1997Japan Football League22200222
1998Japan Football League2510302510
1999J.League Division 230120301
2000J.League Division 231300313
Total108165011316
Career total43842101507046043

International

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pancev también renuncia a la Eurocopa . es . mundodeportivo.com . 27 May 1992 . 5 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Yugoslavia barred from European Championships . upi.com . 31 May 1992 . 7 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Slobodan Dubajić, international football player. 6 July 2024. EU-football.info.
  4. Web site: Dubajić Slobodan . sr . reprezentacija.rs . 7 December 2021.