Dražen Međedović (Cyrillic: Дpaжeн Meђeдoвић, born 15 October 1982) is a Montenegrin football manager and former player who played as a attacking midfielder. He is manager of Čelik Nikšić.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dražen Međedović | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-10-15) 15 October 1982 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Nikšić, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2007 | Sutjeska | 153 | (12) |
| 2006 | → Budućnost (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Mogren | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bokelj (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Sutjeska | 66 | (13) |
| 2011 | Borac Banja Luka | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | Čelik Nikšić | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Grbalj | 27 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2022— | Čelik Nikšić[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2019 | |||
Međedović made his professional debut with Sutjeska Nikšić in the 1999-2000 season, after which he played seven consecutive seasons for Sutjeska. He scored in the 2007 Montenegrin Cup final against Rudar Pljevlja, although Sutjeska ended up losing.[2] He was loaned to Budućnost in 2006, after which he was transferred to Mogren.
Upon returning to his hometown club, Međedović featured in Sutjeska's 2009-10 UEFA Europa League qualifying campaign. In the first qualifying round, Sutjeska was drawn with MTZ-RIPO, and Međedović scored a goal in the first leg played in Nikšić.[3]
Međedović joined Borac Banja Luka in 2011. He played in a friendly match with Red Star Belgrade on 20 February 2011, which Borac lost by a score of 2–1.[4]
After spending a brief half-season with Borac Banja Luka, Međedović signed a short 6-month contract with ambitious Montenegrin side FK Čelik Nikšić. After appearing in thirteen matches, he did not extend his contract despite impressing the management of the club and considered to retire from football.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| FK Sutjeska | 1999–00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2000–01 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2001–02 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2002–03 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2003–04 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2004–05 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| FK Budućnost | 2005–06 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2006-07 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| FK Mogren | 2007–08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| FK Bokelj | 2007–08 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2008–09 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2009–10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| FK Sutjeska | 2010–11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| FK Borac Banja Luka | 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| FK Čelik Nikšić | 2011–12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| OFK Grbalj | 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| OFK Grbalj | 2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
His father Miodrag Međedović also played for Sutjeska.[6]