Rade_Paprica
Rade Paprica
Bosnian former professional footballer (born 1956)
Rade Paprica (born 29 November 1956) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played in the former Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rade Paprica | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-11-29) 29 November 1956 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Foča, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1977 | Sutjeska Foča | ||
| 1977–1984 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 164 | (50) |
| 1984–1986 | PAOK | 39 | (7) |
| 1986 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 17 | (9) |
| 1986–1987 | Beşiktaş | 19 | (3) |
| 1987–1988 | Apollon Kalamarias | 25 | (6) |
| 1988–1991 | APOP | ||
| Total | 264 | (75) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Foča, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Paprica started playing at local FK Sutjeska Foča.[1] From 1977 to 1984 he played for local powerhouse Željezničar.
Paprica played for Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki from 1984 to 1986.[2] He was one of the key players when PAOK FC won the Greek championship in 1985.[3]
He also played for Beşiktaş for a year, Apollon Kalamarias the next year, and went to Cyprus to play for APOP Paphos for three years (1988–1991).
After retiring from playing football in 1992, Paprica moved to Thessaloniki where he worked as a coach in PAOK's youth team.[3]
- Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Foreign players in Greece since 1959". RSSSF.
- Kouventidis, Giorgos (29 February 2008). Ράντε Πάπριτσα Το κουβάρι των αναμνήσεων (in Greek). Makthes.gr.
- Rade Paprica at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- EX YU Fudbalska Statistika po godinama
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