Full name Dejan Rankovic Name Dejan Rankovic Playing position Role Football player | Number 12 Height 1.88 m Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
Date of birth (1976-07-25) 25 July 1976 (age 39) Current team FK Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi | ||
Dejan Ranković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Ранковић; born 25 July 1976 in Smederevo) is a Serbian football goalkeeper who plays Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi in the Serbian First League.
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Career
Born in Smederevo, Ranković passed through the youth system of, then called Sartid Smederevo. After a loan spell at Železničar Smederevo, his return to Sartid coincided with the club's promotion to the national top division. Faced with competition from more experienced goalkeepers, he was forced to wait for a chance. In 2000, due to army obligations, he went to Leskovac and played for FK Dubočica. In 2001, in order to play more, Ranković moved to Slavija Sarajevo. When he returned to his home club in 2002, he was a replacement for national team player Dragan Žilić. However, after Žilić's departure from FK Smederevo in 2005, Ranković became the first choice goalkeeper. After 10 years at the club Rankovic signed for Serbian side FK Sloboda Užice.
Trivia
Ranković has a rare hobby, he is a car mechanic, owning and maintaining an oldsmobile from 1968.