Rade Paprica
Rade Paprica (born 29 November 1956) is a Bosnian former 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 Paphos | ||
| Total | 264 | (75) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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 FK Željezničar Sarajevo.
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 J.K. for a year, Apollon Kalamarias F.C. the next year, and went to Cyprus to play for APOP Paphos for three years (1988–1991).
After retiring from playing football in 1992, Paprica moved to Thessaloniki where he worked as a coach in PAOK's youth team.[3]
References
- History at club website FK Sutjeska Foča.
- Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Foreign players in Greece since 1959". RSSSF.
- Kouventidis, Giorgos (29 February 2008). Ράντε Πάπριτσα Το κουβάρι των αναμνήσεων (in Greek). Makthes.gr.
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