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{{Short description|Serbian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Predrag Spasić
| image = 
| fullname = Predrag Spasić
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kragujevac]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
| height = {{height|meter=1.85}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]
| youthyears1 = 1983-1986
| youthclubs1 = [[FK Radnički 1923|Radnički Kragujevac]]
| years1 = 1986–1988
| years2 = 1988–1990
| years3 = 1990–1991
| years4 = 1991–1994
| years5 = 1994–1995
| years6 = 1995–1996
| years7 = 1996–1997
| clubs1 = [[FK Radnički 1923|Radnički Kragujevac]]
| clubs2 = [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| clubs3 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| clubs4 = [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]]
| clubs5 = [[CA Marbella|Atlético Marbella]]
| clubs6 = [[FK Radnički Beograd|Radnički Beograd]]
| clubs7 = [[FK Radnički Kragujevac|Radnički Kragujevac]]
| caps1 = 32
| caps2 = 55
| caps3 = 22
| caps4 = 88
| caps5 = 5
| caps6 = 8
| caps7 = 
| totalcaps = 210+
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 
| totalgoals = 8+
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1991
| nationalteam1 = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 31
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}

'''Predrag Spasić''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Предраг Спасић}}; born 13 May 1965) is a [[Serbia]]n former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]].

==Club career==
Spasić was born in [[Kragujevac]], [[PR Serbia]], [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. Over the course of his career he played for [[FK Radnički 1923|Radnički Kragujevac]], [[FK Partizan|Partizan Beograd]], [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]], [[CA Marbella|Marbella]], [[FK Radnički Beograd|Radnički Beograd]] and again Radnički Kragujevac, retiring at the age of 32.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fkradnicki.com/arhiva/sezona-1996-1997/ | title=Сезона 1996-1997 }}</ref>

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 La Liga|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]],<ref>{{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 (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]|first=David|last=Salinas|language=es|date=18 March 2016|accessdate=10 March 2017}}</ref> and was widely regarded as one of the club's worst signings.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==International career==
Spasić was [[Cap (sport)|capped]] 31 times for the [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia national team]] and scored one goal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/joeg-recintlp.html|title=Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players|access-date=29 June 2025|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>, appearing for the quarter-finalists at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] (five complete matches).<ref>{{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}}</ref> His debut arrived on 24 August 1988, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win in [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=19803|title=Predrag Spasić, international football player|access-date=29 June 2025|website=EU-football.info}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{BDFutbol|2253}}
*{{Reprezentacija|spasic-predrag}}
*{{NFT player|19962}}
*{{FIFA player|44653}}
* [https://www.partizanopedia.rs/predragspasic.html#:~:text=Fudbal%20je%20po%C4%8Deo%20da%20trenira,stekao%20je%20i%20status%20reprezentativca. Predrag Spasić] at Partizanopedia {{in lang|sr}}

{{Yugoslavia football squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{Yugoslavia squad 1990 FIFA World Cup}}

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[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
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[[Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers]]
[[Category:FK Radnički 1923 players]]
[[Category:FK Partizan players]]
[[Category:Real Madrid CF players]]
[[Category:CA Osasuna players]]
[[Category:CA Marbella footballers]]
[[Category:FK Radnički Beograd players]]
[[Category:Yugoslav Second League players]]
[[Category:Yugoslav First League players]]
[[Category:La Liga players]]
[[Category:Segunda División players]]
[[Category:First League of Serbia and Montenegro players]]
[[Category:Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]]
[[Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain]]
[[Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain]]

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