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Dejan Savićević

1966 - Today

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Dejan Savićević (Cyrillic: Дејан Савићевић, pronounced [dějan saʋǐːtɕeʋitɕ]; born 15 September 1966) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Since 2001, he has been the president of the Montenegrin Football Association (FSCG), currently in his fifth term at the post. Savićević was considered one of the best players in the world during the 1990s, and is regarded as one of the greatest Yugoslav footballers of all time. During his time in AC Milan, he was nicknamed Il Genio (The Genius) by the Italian sports press. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dejan Savićević is the 617th most popular soccer player (down from 444th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Montenegro and the most popular Montenegrin Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dejan Savićević ranks 617 out of 21,273. Before him are Ichiro Hosotani, Jorge Burruchaga, Cesc Fàbregas, Herbert Chapman, Edinson Cavani, and Adalbert Deșu. After him are Juan Sebastián Verón, Tokutaro Ukon, Igor Netto, Philipp Lahm, Alisson, and Javier Clemente.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Dejan Savićević ranks 49. Before him are Zlatko Dalić, Billy Zane, Enrico Letta, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, and Jeremy Hunt. After him are Gianluca Pagliuca, Emmanuelle Seigner, David Schwimmer, Paul Ritter, Enrique Peña Nieto, and Cecilia Bartoli.

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In Montenegro

Among people born in Montenegro, Dejan Savićević ranks 19 out of 142. Before him are Princess Milica of Montenegro (1866), Milo Đukanović (1962), Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro (1826), Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1871), Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1868), and Princess Helen of Serbia (1884). After him are Predrag Mijatović (1969), George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887), Veljko Bulajić (1928), Radola Gajda (1892), Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1748), and Tomislav Crnković (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Montenegro

Among soccer players born in Montenegro, Dejan Savićević ranks 1. After him are Predrag Mijatović (1969), Tomislav Crnković (1929), Željko Petrović (1965), Zoran Filipović (1953), Milovan Jakšić (1909), Anto Drobnjak (1968), Mirko Vučinić (1983), Budimir Vujačić (1964), Nikola Radović (1933), Andrija Delibašić (1981), and Stefan Savić (1991).

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