Refik Šabanadžović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Refik Šabanadžović | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuzi, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back/Centre back/Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mladost | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Dečić | ||
| 1983–1987 | Željezničar | 82 | (0) |
| 1987–1991 | Red Star Belgrade | 62 | (2) |
| 1991–1996 | AEK Athens | 143 | (10) |
| 1996–1998 | Olympiacos | 25 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Kansas City Wizards | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 333 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1990 | Yugoslavia | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Refik Šabanadžović (born 2 August 1965) is a retired Yugoslav footballer.
His career began in a small Montenegrin club FK Dečić Tuzi. He was spotted there by Titograd's FK Budućnost and moved there shortly after. Before the 1983/1984 season, he moved to FK Željezničar Sarajevo where he became one of the more notable Yugoslav defenders under the guidance of Ivica Osim. He gave his contribution to the club's best European result, UEFA Cup semifinals in 1984/1985 season.
After four seasons playing for this Bosnian side, he left for Red Star Belgrade. He won three championship titles and one national cup at the club, but the most important moment of his entire career was winning the UEFA Champions' Cup in 1990/1991 season.
After that, he went to Greece. He played for AEK Athens where he was brought by head coach Dušan Bajević. There he won three consecutive championships in 1992, 1993. and 1994.
Šabanadžović then transferred to Olympiakos where he also played under coach Bajević and won yet another title in 1997.
In the winter of 1998, Šabanadžović moved to Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards where he came on the recommendation of his friend Preki Radosavljević. He played there for two years before finally retiring at the end of 1999 season.
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