Božo Kovačević (footballer)

Božo Kovačević (born 24 December 1979 in Vienna) is an Austrian footballer of Serbian descent, who currently plays for SK Vorwärts Steyr.

Božo Kovačević
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-24) 24 December 1979
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
SK Vorwärts Steyr
Number 5
Youth career
Prater SV
1990–1994 Landstraßer Athletik Club
1994–1999 Austria Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Austria Wien 3 (0)
2001–2002SC Untersiebenbrunn (loan) 23 (2)
2002–2006 SV Pasching 129 (6)
2007–2009 SV Ried 38 (2)
2009–2010 FC Pasching 29 (3)
2010– SK Vorwärts Steyr 20 (1)
National team
2002–2006 Austria 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:04, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2008

Club career

Kovačević came to Austria Wien at 15 and started his professional career there at 19, only to be loaned out to Second Division SC Untersiebenbrunn in 2001. He joined SV Pasching a year later and made it with them into the national team. In 2007, he moved to SV Ried.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against Belarus. He earned 7 caps, no goals scored. His last international was a September 2006 friendly match against Venezuela.


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