Oliver Kovačević Explained

Oliver Kovačević
Fullname:Oliver Kovačević[1]
Birth Date:29 October 1974
Birth Place:Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.86 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Hajduk Split
Years1:1994–1996
Clubs1:Sremčica
Years2:1996–2001
Clubs2:Milicionar
Caps2:63
Goals2:0
Years3:2001–2005
Clubs3:Železnik
Caps3:117
Goals3:0
Years4:2005
Clubs4:Samsunspor
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2006–2007
Clubs5:CSKA Sofia
Caps5:9
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:189
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:2005
Nationalteam1:Serbia and Montenegro
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Oliver Kovačević (; born 29 October 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

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 under Ilija Petković 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players . FIFA . 24 . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf . 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Sanjamo titulu . Serbian . glas-javnosti.rs . 26 September 2002 . 25 November 2019.