Željko Tadić

Tadić
Personal information
Full nameŽeljko Tadić
Date of birthJune 9, 1974
Place of birthNikšić, Yugoslavia
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Radnički Niš
Partizan
2001XV de Piracicaba
2001Londrina
2002Bragantino
2003Weinheim
2004Uberaba
2004Vasco7(0)
Guarani-MG
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Željko Tadić (born June 9, 1974) is a former Montenegrin football goalkeeper who played for several top Yugoslav football clubs.[1]

Career

He was born in Nikšić, Montenegro, and was one of the Yugoslav players who moved to Brazil in 2001, when Dejan Petković was in good form. He played with Petković in 2001, when they were part of Radnički Niš' squad.[2] Tadić moved from Partizan to XV de Piracicaba in 2001.[3] He then moved in the same year to Londrina. His name was misspelled as Tandic by the Brazilian press.[4] He defended Bragantino in 2002 and German club Weinheim in 2003.[3]

The goalkeeper left Uberaba and joined Vasco da Gama in 2004, after a suggestion by the club's main star Dejan Petković.[5] His performance in the Rio de Janeiro club was poor, he played seven Série A games and conceded 14 goals.[6] After leaving Vasco, he joined Guarani of Divinópolis.[2] He then retired and worked as Dejan Petković's agent.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Perfil de Tadić". ogol.com.br. March 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rafael Maranhão (December 2005). "Petkovício". Placar (1289): 62–67.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Željko Tadić". Placar (1273-A): 102. August 2004.
  4. ↑ "A boa vida dos gringos". Placar (1239): 48–49. September 2002.
  5. ↑ Lédio Carmona (March 2006). "A boa vida dos gringos". Placar (1292): 73.
  6. ↑ "Figuraça do dia - Tadić". SuperVasco.com. March 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Petković acerta contrato de quatro meses com o Santos". Gazeta Esportiva.net. March 6, 2012.