Predrag Spasić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Predrag Spasić

| image =

| fullname = Predrag Spasić

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = {{height|meter=1.85}}

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Radnički Kragujevac

| years1 = 1983–1988

| years2 = 1988–1990

| years3 = 1990–1991

| years4 = 1991–1994

| years5 = 1994–1995

| years6 = 1995–1996

| years7 = 1996–1997

| clubs1 = Radnički Kragujevac

| clubs2 = Partizan

| clubs3 = Real Madrid

| clubs4 = Osasuna

| clubs5 = Atlético Marbella

| clubs6 = Radnički Beograd

| clubs7 = Radnički Kragujevac

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 55

| caps3 = 22

| caps4 = 88

| caps5 = 5

| caps6 = 8

| caps7 =

| totalcaps = 178+

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 =

| totalgoals = 7+

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1991

| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1 = 31

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Predrag Spasić ({{lang-sr-cyr|Предраг Спасић}}; born 13 May 1965) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Spasić was born in Kragujevac, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia. Over the course of his career he played for FK Radnički Kragujevac, FK Partizan, Real Madrid,{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1990/07/18/deportes/648252011_850215.html|title=El Real Madrid ficha al yugoslavo Spasic para sustituir a Ruggeri|trans-title=Real Madrid sign Yugoslav Spasic as replacement for Ruggeri|newspaper=El País|first=Juan José|last=Paradinas|language=es|date=18 July 1990|accessdate=10 March 2017}} CA Osasuna, CA Marbella, FK Radnički Beograd and again FK Radnički Kragujevac, retiring at the age of 32.{{cite web | url=https://www.fkradnicki.com/arhiva/sezona-1996-1997/ | title=Сезона 1996-1997 }}

During his four-year spell in La Liga, Spasić amassed totals of 110 games and three goals, being relegated with Osasuna at the end of the 1993–94 season. On 19 January 1991, whilst at the service of Real Madrid, he scored an own goal in a 1–2 away loss against FC Barcelona,{{cite news|url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/clasico/historias-del-clasico-barcelona-real-madrid-liga-camp-nou-4958365|title=5 historias del clásico FC Barcelona-Real Madrid de Liga en el Camp Nou|trans-title=5 stories of the FC Barcelona-Real Madrid League classic at the Camp Nou|newspaper=Sport|first=David|last=Salinas|language=es|date=18 March 2016|accessdate=10 March 2017}} and was widely regarded as one of the club's worst signings.{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2015/09/09/album/1441801589_639961.html#1441801589_639961_1441805747|title=Los fichajes más decepcionantes del Real Madrid|trans-title=Real Madrid's most disappointing signings|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=9 September 2015|accessdate=10 March 2017}}

International career

Spasić was capped 31 times for the Yugoslavia national team and scored one goal, appearing for the quarter-finalists at the 1990 FIFA World Cup (five complete matches).{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/joeg-intres90.html|title=Yugoslavia National Team List of Results 1990–1999|first=Misha|last=Miladinovich|website=RSSSF|accessdate=10 March 2017}} His debut arrived on 24 August 1988, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 friendly win in Switzerland.