 Meanwhile, he made his first appearance for Serbia in international competition at the 2006 European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic, finishing in 11th place in the K1 200m.As a club paddler Djenadić had always pushed himself hard in training and this foundation enabled him to adapt to the relentless training regime of world champions Filipović and Zorić, clocking up between 20 and 40 km per day.In July, in a trial race in Bačka Palanka, the new four defeated the number one crew of Šoti / Stanojević / Ilić / Našagaćin, who had reached the K4 200m final at Račice.