Oliver Kovačević

Serbian footballer

Oliver Kovačević
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Kovačević^[1]
Date of birth	(1974-10-29) 29 October 1974 (age 49)
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
1996–2001	Milicionar	63	(0)
2001–2005	Železnik	117	(0)
2005	Samsunspor	0	(0)
2006–2007	CSKA Sofia	9	(0)
Total		189	(0)
International career
2005	Serbia and Montenegro	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliver Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Ковачевић; 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

Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2004–05

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 2005–06

References

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^ "Sanjamo titulu" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2019.