Dejan Đurđević

Dejan Đurđević
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-04) 4 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Lazarevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
China U-19 (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kolubara
1989–1993 OFK Beograd 91 (3)
1994 Apollon Smyrni 13 (1)
1994–1995 OFK Beograd 27 (3)
1995–1997 Čukarički 27 (1)
1997 Vasalunds IF 22 (2)
1998–2000 OFK Beograd 40 (2)
Total 220 (12)
Managerial career
OFK Beograd (youth)
2007–2008 Serbia U17
2008–2009 Čukarički
2009–2011 OFK Beograd
2011–2012 Pakhtakor Tashkent
2012–2013 Radnički Kragujevac
2014–2015 OFK Beograd
2018–2019 Zemun
2019 Navbahor
2021–2022 Kolubara
2022 Kolubara
2023 China U-23
2024- China U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dejan "Švaba" Đurđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Шваба Ђурђевић; born 4 July 1967) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the manager of China U-19.

Playing career

Born in Lazarevac, Đurđević started out at his local club Kolubara, before moving to OFK Beograd in the 1989–90 season. He later moved abroad to Sweden and joined Vasalunds IF. In 1998, Đurđević returned to OFK Beograd, spending the next two seasons at the club.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Đurđević started working in the youth system at OFK Beograd. He subsequently took charge of the Serbia U17s and led the team to the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In December 2008, Đurđević was appointed manager of Čukarički.[1]

In June 2009, Đurđević became manager of OFK Beograd.[2] He left the club after two and a half years and moved abroad to Uzbekistan, being appointed manager at Pakhtakor Tashkent in December 2011.[3]

In October 2012, Đurđević took charge at Radnički Kragujevac. He was released by the club in April 2013, following poor results.[4] In June 2014, Đurđević returned to OFK Beograd.[5]

On 24 February 2023, Đurđević was appointed as new head coach of China U-23.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Đurđević predstavljen na Brdu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Dejan Đurđević preuzeo OFK Beograd" (in Serbian). b92.net. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Đurđević napustio OFK Beograd i otišao u Uzbekistan" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Radnički otpustio Dejana "Švabu" Đurđevića" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Povratak Đurđevića na Karaburmu" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. ^ "官方:塞尔维亚教练久尔杰维奇将担任中国男足亚运队主教练" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.