Bogdan Turudija

Bogdan Turudija (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Турудија; born 30 June 1948) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Bogdan Turudija
Personal information
Full name Bogdan Turudija
Date of birth (1948-06-30) 30 June 1948
Place of birth Loznica, Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1960–1966 OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1976 OFK Beograd 271 (26)
1976–1977 Troyes 24 (4)
1977–1978 Entente BFN 18 (1)
1978 Oakland Stompers 11 (1)
1978 OFK Beograd 8 (1)
1979 Edmonton Drillers 24 (1)
1979–1982 UR Namur 77 (11)
Total 433 (45)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Loznica, Turudija moved to Belgrade with his family as an infant. He started playing at OFK Beograd, making his senior debut in 1966. Over the next decade, Turudija amassed over 250 appearances in the Yugoslav First League. He also played over 20 games with the Romantičari in the UEFA Cup. In late 1976, Turudija went abroad to France and spent one year with Troyes. He then switched to fellow French club Entente BFN during the 1977–78 season.

In 1978, Turudija moved to the United States at the invitation of Milan Mandarić and joined the Oakland Stompers of the North American Soccer League.[2] He rejoined OFK Beograd for two months during the off-season, before returning to the NASL to play for the Edmonton Drillers, newly relocated from Oakland. Between 1979 and 1982, Turudija spent three seasons with Belgian side UR Namur.[3]

References
  1. "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Bogdan Turudija". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. "Bogdan TURUDIJA" (in French). skynet.be. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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