Predrag Pažin

Predrag Pažin
Personal information
Full namePredrag Pažin
Date of birth14 March 1973
Place of birthNevesinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1987—1991FK Velež Nevesinje
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1993Sutjeska Nikšić36(2)
1993–1995Rudar Pljevlja40(4)
1995–1999Partizan63(7)
1999–2000Levski Sofia34(2)
2001Kocaelispor31(6)
2002Spartak Pleven9(0)
2002Beijing Guoan26(4)
2003–2005Shakhtar Donetsk22(1)
2005–2007Shandong Luneng62(5)
2008–2010Lokomotiv Mezdra46(4)
Total369(35)
National team
2000–2004Bulgaria32(0)
Teams managed
2011Botev Kozloduy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Predrag Pažin (Bulgarian and Serbian: Предраг Пажин) (born 14 March 1973) is a naturalized Bulgarian former football player of Bosnian Serb descent who played as a defender.

Pazin had a decent spell at FK Partizan, before moving on to Levski Sofia in 1999. He spent two seasons in Bulgaria during which he was offered citizenship and a chance to play for the country's national team - both of which he took.

International career

Between 2000 and 2004 Predrag Pažin played for Bulgaria national football team. He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which was eliminated in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.

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