In the Italia 90 quarter-final against Argentina, two bookings in seven minutes for hounding Diego Maradona left him walking off after half an hour, and ten-man Yugoslavia still dragged the tie to penalties. He won the European Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991, took three Yugoslav championships and a cup there, then three Greek titles with AEK Athens and two with Olympiacos. Career record: 8 caps and 0 goals for Montenegro; club career at FK Željezničar Sarajevo, FK Crvena zvezda, AEK Athens.
| 1981–1983 | FK Dečić |
| 1982–1983 | FK Budućnost Podgorica |
| 1983–1987 | FK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 1987–1991 | FK Crvena zvezda |
| 1991–1996 | AEK Athens |
| 1996–1998 | Olympiacos SFP |
| 1996–1998 | Olympiacos |
| 1998–1999 | Sporting Kansas City |
| Montenegro | 8 caps, 0 goals |
Montenegro legends whose careers overlapped Šabanadžović's
One rank above: Mirko Vučinić at #3.
One rank below: Stefan Savić at #5.
Montenegro's editorial top five: Dejan Savićević · Predrag Mijatović · Mirko Vučinić · Refik Šabanadžović · Stefan Savić.