Miodrag Belodedici
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Belodedici in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Socol, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Minerul Moldova Nouă | ||
| 1981–1982 | Luceafărul București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1988 | Steaua București | 174 | (18) |
| 1989–1992 | Red Star Belgrade | 63 | (3) |
| 1992–1994 | Valencia | 49 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Valladolid | 31 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Villarreal | 16 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Atlante | 63 | (2) |
| 1998–2001 | Steaua București | 61 | (3) |
| Total | 457 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Romania U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 1984–2000 | Romania | 55 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miodrag Belodedici (Romanian pronunciation: [beloˈdedit͡ʃʲ]; Serbian: Миодраг Белодедић, romanized: Miodrag Belodedić; born 20 May 1964) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a sweeper.
Nicknamed The Deer due to his elegant tackles, he spent the majority of his 19-year professional career with Steaua București (ten seasons), winning the European Cup with that team and Red Star Belgrade, thus becoming the first player (to play in the final) to win the trophy with two clubs and the only player to win the trophy with two different Eastern European teams. In 1991 he was nominated for the Ballon d'Or and finished the 8th. Belodedici also played in Spain and Mexico.
Belodedici won 55 caps with Romania, representing the nation at the 1994 World Cup and two European Championships.