Oliver Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Ковачевић; born 29 October 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver Kovačević[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1974-10-29) 29 October 1974 (age 48) | ||
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 | 49 | (0) |
1996–2001 | Milicionar | 63 | (0) |
2001–2005 | Železnik | 117 | (0) |
2005 | Samsunspor | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | CSKA Sofia | 9 | (0) |
Total | 290 | (0) | |
National team | |||
2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Since his retirement, Kovačević has worked as a goalkeeping coach for Serbia's OFK Beograd, Rad and Čukarički, but also for Slovenia's Koper.
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.
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.
Serbia and Montenegro squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup | ||
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