Milan Perendija

Milan Perendija
	Perendija with Oțelul Galați in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	5 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Partizan
2004–2006	→ Teleoptik (loan)
2006	→ Voždovac (loan)
2007	→ Vardar (loan)
2007–2008	Vardar
2008–2009	Rabotnički
2009–2012	Oțelul Galați
2013–2016	Mordovia Saransk
2017	Radnički Niš
2017	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2018–2020	Rad
International career
2002–2003	Serbia and Montenegro U17
2004–2005	Serbia and Montenegro U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milan Perendija (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Перендија; born 5 January 1986) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Perendija progressed through the youth ranks of Partizan, before spending time out on loan at Teleoptik (2004–2006), Voždovac (2006), and Vardar (2007).^[1] He helped the latter club win the Macedonian Cup in the 2006–07 season. Perendija spent one more year with Vardar, before switching to crosstown rivals Rabotnički. He helped them win the Macedonian Cup in the 2008–09 season.

In the summer of 2009, Perendija was transferred to Romanian side Oțelul Galați. He helped the club win the championship in the 2010–11 season for the first time in their history. In the 2013 winter transfer window, Perendija moved to Russia and signed with Mordovia Saransk.

In early 2017, after spending 10 years abroad, Perendija returned to his homeland and signed for SuperLiga side Radnički Niš until the end of the 2016–17 season.^[2] He was released by the club after just three months.^[3]

In July 2017, Perendija returned to Romania and joined Gaz Metan Mediaș for one year.^[4] He parted ways with the club by mutual consent two months later.^[5] In early 2018, Perendija was acquired by Serbian SuperLiga side Rad.

International career

Perendija represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Honours

Vardar

Macedonian Cup: 2006–07

Rabotnički

Macedonian Cup: 2008–09

Oțelul Galați

Mordovia Saransk

Russian Football National League: 2013–14

Notes

^ ^a ^b Only official UEFA matches included

References

^ "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Perendija novo pojačanje Radničkog" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "Radnički raskinuo ugovore sa Perendijom i Volkovim" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "Milan Perendija a semnat cu Gaz Metan" (in Romanian). gaz-metan-medias.ro. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Gaz Metan s-a despărțit de Milan Perendija" (in Romanian). gaz-metan-medias.ro. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.