Predrag Pažin

Predrag Pažin
Personal information
Full name	Predrag Pažin
Date of birth	14 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Nevesinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1987—1991	FK Velež Nevesinje
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1993	Sutjeska Nikšić
1993–1995	Rudar Pljevlja
1995–1999	Partizan
1999–2000	Levski Sofia
2001	Kocaelispor
2002	Spartak Pleven
2002	Beijing Guoan
2003–2005	Shakhtar Donetsk
2005–2007	Shandong Luneng
2008–2010	Lokomotiv Mezdra
Total
International career
2000–2004	Bulgaria
Managerial career
2011	Botev Kozloduy
2015	Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra
	*Club domestic league appearances and 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. Pažin is the most capped non-Bulgarian-born player to appear for the national side.^[2]

References

^ "Профил на Предраг Пажин" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
^ "Иван Чворович стана 4-и сърбин в националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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 (archived)

[1] "Профил на Предраг Пажин" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[2] "Иван Чворович стана 4-и сърбин в националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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