Dejan Damjanović

Early career

Damjanović made his senior debut for the third division team Sinđelić Beograd in 1998, scoring 6 goals in 21 matches in his first season. He moved to Železnik in 2000 and later also played with Sremčica, Srem, Radnički Beograd and Bežanija. He experienced all the first, second, and third division of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro. In December 2006, he and his team Bežanija were in financial trouble. Bežanija wanted to get transfer fees and he also wanted to leave Serbia. He left to Guam, where K League club Incheon United held the off-season training. After tryouts, he succeeded in signing with Incheon, moving to South Korea. He scored 20 goals for a year at Incheon.

FC Seoul

Damjanović signed a contract with FC Seoul on 7 December 2007. He was the second highest scorer in 2007, 2008 and 2009 K League. With 23 goals for Seoul in 2011 season, he was crowned the league's top scorer. In July 2009, he managed to score two goals against Manchester United in United's Asian tour. However, FC Seoul lost 3–2, United's goals being scored by Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda and Dimitar Berbatov. In January 2012, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F offered $5 million to FC Seoul for Damjanović, but it was rejected by Seoul. In the first match of the 2012 K League, Damjanović was substituted out after 22 minutes against Daegu FC. It had been speculated that the FC Seoul manager, Choi Yong-soo, and Damjanović had a rift. Damjanović wanted to leave…

Damjanović's first match as a Montenegrin international was against Italy on 16 October 2008. Damjanović scored his first two international goals against Cyprus in one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Damjanović played as a main striker for Montenegro at the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 16 October 2012, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Ukraine. On 26 March 2013, during a 1–1 draw with England, he came on as a substitute for Mitar Novaković in the 46th minute, and scored the equaliser thirty minutes later. On 6 September, he provided the only goal for Montenegro again as they tied 1–1 with Poland in Warsaw. On 11 October, he scored the only goal for Montenegro in their 4–1 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium. Montenegro finished third in the UEFA Group H, failing to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Damjanović earned 30 caps and 8 goals during his international career. His last international match was a European Championship qualifier against Moldova on 8 September 2015.

Damjanović was born in the town of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia) on 27 July 1981. He fled from the Yugoslav Wars to Belgrade in Serbia. He joined under-14 team of Sinđelić Beograd, starting to learn football professionally in Serbia.

Damjanović's daughter and son were born in South Korea.