Rade Paprica

Rade Paprica (born 29 November 1956) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played in the former Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey.

Rade Paprica
Personal information
Full name Rade Paprica
Date of birth (1956-11-29) 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

Born 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

After retiring from playing football in 1992, Paprica moved to Thessaloniki where he worked as a coach in PAOK's youth team.[3]

References

  1. History at club website FK Sutjeska Foča.
  2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Foreign players in Greece since 1959". RSSSF.
  3. Kouventidis, Giorgos (29 February 2008). Ράντε Πάπριτσα Το κουβάρι των αναμνήσεων (in Greek). Makthes.gr.
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