Oliver Kovačević

Oliver Kovačević
Personal information
Full name Oliver Kovačević
Date of birth (1974-10-29) 29 October 1974
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Milicionar 63 (0)
2001–2005 Železnik 117 (0)
2005 Samsunspor 0 (0)
2006–2007 CSKA Sofia 9 (0)
Total 189 (0)
National team
2005 Serbia and Montenegro 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

After his retirement from playing, Kovačević worked as a goalkeeping coach at OFK Beograd and 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 Samsunspor in Turkey. Before ending his active career, Kovačević also played for CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.[1]

International career

In 2005, Kovačević represented 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

References

  1. Karlikova, Nadezhda (18 January 2006). "Оливер Ковачевич: случайна победа над "Ливърпул" няма. Страхотен колектив сме, може да направим много на световните финали, смята сръбският национал". 7sport.net (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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