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 | 29 November 1956 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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).
Post-playing career
editAfter retiring from playing football in 1992, Paprica moved to Thessaloniki where he worked as a coach in PAOK's youth team.[3]
References
edit- ^ History at club website FK Sutjeska Foča.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Foreign players in Greece since 1959". RSSSF.
- ^ a b Kouventidis, Giorgos (29 February 2008). Ράντε Πάπριτσα Το κουβάρι των αναμνήσεων (in Greek). Makthes.gr.
External links
edit- Rade Paprica at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- EX YU Fudbalska Statistika po godinama
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