Dragan PopadiÃÂ (; born 4 February 1946) is a Serbian former football manager and player.
Born in Majur, a village near à  abac, Popadiàbegan playing football at local club Partizan. He later joined the youth system of RadniÃÂki Beograd, making his senior debut in the 1968âÂÂ69 Yugoslav Second League. During his career, Popadiàmade 140 appearances in the Yugoslav First League, mostly with Olimpija Ljubljana in the early 1970s. He also spent some time playing in the Benelux countries before retiring.
After a long hiatus beginning in 1999, PopadiÃÂ was appointed as new manager of Ghana Premier League club King Faisal in February 2011. He was dismissed from his position in April due to poor results.
In July 2015, Popadiàbecame the first foreign manager of Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee. He parted ways with them following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2015âÂÂ16 season. In May 2017, Popadiàreturned to the club as manager, remaining in charge until October.
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