Spasoje "Paja" Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Спасоје Паја Самарџић; born 20 May 1942) is a Serbian retired football winger and manager.
Playing career Club Paja Samardžić joined Dutch club Twente from OFK Beograd in 1966 and later controversially moved to fellow Eredivisie side Feijenoord. He finished his career at French top-tier outfit Saint-Étienne.
International With two games for the young team (1959) and one for the Under-21 team (1963), he capped 26 games for the best selection of Yugoslavia, scoring three goals. He debuted against East Germany (1–2) in Leipzig on 16 September 1962, then he played in the Olympic tournament in Japan. He played his last national team game on 19 October 1966 against Czechoslovakia (0–3) in Belgrade.
Coaching career Following his playing career, Samardžić worked as a coach for Srem Jakovo and FK Beograd. He also served as director of OFK Beograd.
Honours OFK Beograd Yugoslav First League: Runner-up 1963–64 Yugoslav Cup: 1961–62, 1965–66 Feyenoord Eredivisie: 1968–69 KNVB Cup: 1968–69 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1967, 1968 Saint-Étienne Ligue 1: 1969–70 Coupe de France: 1969–70
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