Đorđe Koković | |
Full Name: | Đorđe Koković |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1953 |
Birth Place: | Titovo Užice, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Sloga Kraljevo |
Years1: | 1971–1975 |
Clubs1: | Sloga Kraljevo |
Years2: | 1975–1976 |
Clubs2: | Mladi Radnik |
Years3: | 1976–1979 |
Clubs3: | Rad |
Caps3: | 93 |
Goals3: | 17 |
Years4: | 1980 |
Clubs4: | Philadelphia Fury |
Caps4: | 26 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 1981 |
Clubs5: | Sloboda Titovo Užice |
Caps5: | 10 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 1981–1983 |
Clubs6: | Sloga Kraljevo |
Manageryears1: | 1987 |
Managerclubs1: | Sloga Kraljevo |
Manageryears2: | 1988–1990 |
Managerclubs2: | Sloga Kraljevo |
Manageryears3: | 2000 |
Managerclubs3: | Shandong Luneng (caretaker) |
Manageryears4: | 2007 |
Managerclubs4: | Sloga Kraljevo |
Manageryears5: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs5: | Africa Sports |
Đorđe "Đoko" Koković (; born 7 December 1953) is a Serbian former football manager and player.
After coming through the youth system of Sloga Kraljevo, Koković made his senior debut for the club in the Yugoslav Second League in early 1971. He later spent three-and-a-half years with fellow Second League side Rad in the late 1970s. Subsequently, Koković moved to the United States and played for the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League in the 1980 season.[1] He finished his playing career with Sloga Kraljevo in the fall of 1983.
After hanging up his boots, Koković was manager of Sloga Kraljevo on several occasions. He also served as caretaker manager of Chinese Jia-A League side Shandong Luneng in the latter part of the 2000 season.[2] Between 2010 and 2011, Koković was taking charge of Ivorian club Africa Sports.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Koković is the father of fellow footballer Radomir Koković.[7]