Predrag Pažin

Predrag Pažin

Personal information
Full name	Predrag Pažin
Date of birth	14 March 1973 (1973-03-14)
Place of birth	Nevesinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Botev Kozloduy (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1993	Sutjeska Nikšić	36	(2)
1993–1995	Rudar Pljevlja	40	(4)
1995–1999	Partizan	185	(18)
1999–2000	Levski Sofia	34	(2)
2001	Kocaelispor	31	(6)
2002	Spartak Pleven	9	(0)
2002	Beijing Guoan	26	(4)
2003–2005	Shakhtar Donetsk	22	(1)
2005–2007	Shandong Luneng	62	(5)
2008–2010	Lokomotiv Mezdra	46	(4)
0000	Total	491	(46)
National team
2000–2004	Bulgaria	32	(0)
Teams managed
2011–	Botev Kozloduy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 1, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Predrag Pažin (Bulgarian and Serbian: Предраг Пажин) (born March 14, 1973 in Nevesinje, Socialist Republic Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, now Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a naturalized Bulgarian former football player who has Bosnian Serb descent, and the current manager of Botev Kozloduy.

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.

External links

• Website from LEVSKI2000
• 2007-08 statistics
• http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=29756
• Predrag Pažin at National-Football-Teams.com
• Predrag Pažin – FIFA competition record