Oliver Kovačević

Oliver Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Ковачевић; born 29 October 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Oliver Kovačević
Personal information
Full name Oliver Kovačević
Date of birth (1974-10-29) 29 October 1974
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Sremčica 52 (0)
1996–2001 Milicionar 63 (0)
2001–2005 Železnik 117 (0)
2005 Samsunspor 0 (0)
2006–2007 CSKA Sofia 9 (0)
Total 241 (0)
National team
2005 Serbia and Montenegro 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Since his retirement, Kovačević has worked as a goalkeeping coach for Serbia's OFK Beograd, Rad and Čukarički, but also for Slovenia's Koper.

Club career

After playing for Milicionar, Kovačević made a name for himself at Železnik. He collected over 100 league appearances for the club between 2001 and 2005. Kovačević also captained the team that won 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup. He subsequently moved abroad and signed with Turkish club Samsunspor. Before ending his active career, Kovačević spent one and a half years at Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia.

International career

In 2005, Kovačević was capped for Serbia and Montenegro on three occasions. He was also a member of the team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but failed to make any appearances.

Honours
Železnik
CSKA Sofia

References
  1. "Sanjamo titulu" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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