Dejan Đurđević

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dejan Đurđević

| image = File:Dejan Đurđević.png

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|07|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lazarevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = China U-19 (manager)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Kolubara

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1989–1993

| clubs2 = OFK Beograd

| caps2 = 91

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1994

| clubs3 = Apollon Smyrni

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1994–1995

| clubs4 = OFK Beograd

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1995–1997

| clubs5 = Čukarički

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1997

| clubs6 = Vasalunds IF

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1998–2000

| clubs7 = OFK Beograd

| caps7 = 40

| goals7 = 2

| totalcaps = 220

| totalgoals = 12

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 = OFK Beograd (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs2 = Serbia U17

| manageryears3 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs3 = Čukarički

| manageryears4 = 2009–2011

| managerclubs4 = OFK Beograd

| manageryears5 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs5 = Pakhtakor Tashkent

| manageryears6 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs6 = Radnički Kragujevac

| manageryears7 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs7 = OFK Beograd

| manageryears8 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs8 = Zemun

| manageryears9 = 2019

| managerclubs9 = Navbahor

| manageryears10 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs10 = Kolubara

| manageryears11 = 2022

| managerclubs11 = Kolubara

| manageryears12 = 2023

| managerclubs12 = China U-23

| manageryears13 = 2024–

| managerclubs13 = China U-20

}}

Dejan "Švaba" Đurđević ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2008&mm=12&dd=26&nav_id=336523 | title=Đurđević predstavljen na Brdu | language=sr | publisher=b92.net | date=26 December 2008 | access-date=21 December 2017}}

In June 2009, Đurđević became manager of OFK Beograd.{{Cite web | url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2009&mm=06&dd=09&nav_id=365034 | title=Dejan Đurđević preuzeo OFK Beograd | language=sr | publisher=b92.net | date=9 June 2009 | access-date=21 December 2017}} He left the club after two and a half years and moved abroad to Uzbekistan, being appointed manager at Pakhtakor Tashkent in December 2011.{{Cite web | url=http://sport.blic.rs/fudbal/domaci-fudbal/djurdevic-napustio-ofk-beograd-i-otisao-u-uzbekistan/80wxy61 | title=Đurđević napustio OFK Beograd i otišao u Uzbekistan | language=sr | publisher=blic.rs | date=29 December 2011 | access-date=21 December 2017}}

In October 2012, Đurđević took charge at Radnički Kragujevac. He was released by the club in April 2013, following poor results.{{Cite web | url=https://sport.blic.rs/fudbal/domaci-fudbal/radnicki-otpustio-dejana-svabu-djurdevica/01tr9r1 | title=Radnički otpustio Dejana "Švabu" Đurđevića | language=sr | publisher=blic.rs | date=23 April 2013 | access-date=26 December 2018}} In June 2014, Đurđević returned to OFK Beograd.{{Cite web | url=http://mondo.rs/a702384/Sport/Fudbal/Povratak-Djurdjevica-na-Karaburmu.html | title=Povratak Đurđevića na Karaburmu | language=sr | publisher=mondo.rs | date=18 June 2014 | access-date=26 December 2018}}

On 24 February 2023, Đurđević was appointed as new head coach of China U-23.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/3288910.html |title=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|publisher=Dongqiudi|date=24 February 2023|access-date=24 February 2023|language=zh}}