Dejan Ranković

Dejan Ranković
Personal information
Full name Dejan Ranković
Date of birth 25 July 1976 (1976-07-25) (age 35)
Place of birth Smederevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Smederevo
Number 12
Youth career
1999-2000 Zeleznicar Smederevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000-2001 FK Dubocica 0 (0)
2001-2002 Slavija 0 (0)
2003- FK Smederevo 147 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 24, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dejan Ranković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дejaн Paнкoвић ; born July 25, 1976 in Smederevo) is a Serbian football goalkeeper who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Smederevo.

Playing career

Born in Smederevo, Ranković passed through the youth system of, then called FK Sartid 1913. After a loan spell at Železničar Smederevo, his return to Sartid coincided with the club's promotion to the Serbian major league. Faced with competition from more experienced goalkeepers, he was forced to wait for a chance. In 2000 due to army obligations he went to Leskovac, and played for FK Dubočica. When he returned to his home club, he was a replacement for national team player Dragan Žilić. In 2001 Ranković moved on a half-season loan to Sarajevo side Slavija. After Žilić's departure from FK Smederevo in 2005 Ranković became the main goalkeeper of Oklopnici.

Trivia

Ranković has a rare hobby, he is a car mechanic, owning and maintaining an oldsmobile from 1968.

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