Slobodan Rajković

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Slobodan Rajković is a Serbian footballer known for playing as a centre back.

Rajković played for Hamburger SV from 2011 to 2015 in the Bundesliga.

He started his professional career at OFK Beograd, joining their first team at just 15 years old.

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Биография

Early Life

Slobodan Rajković was born in Belgrade, Serbia, where he began his football journey at a young age. He joined OFK Beograd's first team at just 15 years old, quickly making a name for himself as a promising centre-back. His talent caught the attention of Chelsea F.C., who signed him in November 2005 for €2 million, allowing him to remain on loan at OFK Beograd until the end of the 2006–07 season.

Career Progression

Rajković's career took him across several clubs and leagues. After joining Chelsea, he was loaned to PSV Eindhoven for the 2007–08 season. His time in the Netherlands included a brief stint at FC Twente and a later transfer to SBV Vitesse. Notably, Rajković faced a setback when he was banned for 12 months by FIFA after an incident during the 2008 Summer Olympics. He returned to Chelsea in 2011 and played under manager André Villas-Boas. His career continued with a move to Hamburger SV in 2011, where he played until 2015, before joining SV Darmstadt 98.

International Career

Rajković was a key player for Serbia's youth teams, becoming the youngest player to appear in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match. He represented the Serbia national team, earning 19 caps, with his last appearance in a friendly against Russia in June 2016. Known for his aggressive playing style, Rajković has made a significant impact on the field, stating, "I like to play more aggressive than the referees like."

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Club career

Born in Belgrade, Rajković started his career with OFK Beograd. He was included in the club's first team at the age of 15. During his second season in the first team, Rajković's reputation grew so such that in November 2005, English Premier League club Chelsea decided to pay €2 million for the 16-year-old centre-half. Under the terms of the deal, Rajković stayed at OFK Beograd as a loaned player from Chelsea until the end of the 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga season.

Loans in the Eredivisie

In June 2007, Chelsea decided to loan Rajković to PSV ahead of the 2007–08 season, as part of the deal surrounding Alex's move to Chelsea. After the year-long loan spell at PSV, the Dutch club wanted to extend the loan period for another year, but Chelsea declined due to the lack of playing time Rajković was receiving in his season at Eindhoven. Rajković, however, returned to the Eredivisie on 9 July 2008, joining Twente on a one-year loan deal. After spitting at a referee at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Rajković was banned for 12 months by FIFA. In June 2009, his loan was extended until June 2010. On 23 August 2010, Rajković transferred to another Eredivisie club, Vitesse, together with his former Chelsea teammates Nemanja Matić and Matej Delač on a season-long loan.

Chelsea

Having returned to Chelsea prior to the 2011–12 season at the request of new manager André Villas-Boas, Rajković played his first game in a Chelsea shirt in a friendly against Wycombe Wanderers on 12 July…

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International career

By the age of 16, Rajković was a regular in the Serbia under-21 national team, later becoming the youngest player ever to appear in a qualifying match of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On 17 June 2007, during the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, which the Serbia U21 team eventually finished as runners-up in, Rajković was part of a controversial second goal for England. He was lying on the ground, injured, and while Serbian players expected their rivals would kick the ball out of the field, Matt Derbyshire went on against a bewildered Serbian defence to score the second goal of the night for England, provoking a turbulent reaction from the Serbian players. Rajković was called for a national team match in 2016, after more than two years. He earned a total of 19 caps (no goals) and his final international was a June 2016 friendly match against Russia.

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Style of play

Rajković is known as a highly aggressive player. After his arrival to Hamburger SV, he stated in an interview, "I like to play more aggressive than the referees like."

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