Saša Kovačević (footballer)

Saša Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Ковачевић; born 29 March 1973) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Saša Kovačević
Personal information
Full name Saša Kovačević
Date of birth (1973-03-29) 29 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Radnički Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Radnički Beograd 50 (8)
1993–1994Hajduk Beograd (loan)
1996–2000 Obilić 93 (27)
1999CSKA Sofia (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2001 Erzurumspor 26 (6)
2001 Malatyaspor 8 (0)
2002 Železnik 7 (2)
2002-2003 Obilić 0 (0)
2003 Borac Čačak 10 (1)
2003 Mulhouse 6 (0)
2004 Radnički Beograd 22 (3)
2005 Turan Tovuz 30 (3)
2006 Olimpik Baku 9 (2)
2007 Hajduk Beograd 4 (0)
2008 Kolubara
Total 273 (53)
International career
1998 FR Yugoslavia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

edit

After starting out at Radnički Beograd, Kovačević joined Obilić in 1996. He was a regular member of the team that won the 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia. In 1999, Kovačević briefly played for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia, before returning to Obilić, alongside Dragan Šarac.[1]

In August 2000, Kovačević was transferred to Turkish club Erzurumspor, alongside his teammate Milorad Korać, but departed in May 2001.[2] He subsequently joined Super Lig rivals Malatyaspor.[3]

International career

edit

Kovačević made his international debut for FR Yugoslavia on 23 December 1998, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dejan Savićević in a 2–0 away friendly loss to Israel.[4]

Career statistics

edit
Club Season League
Apps Goals
Obilić 1996–97 23 9
1997–98 30 7
1998–99 22 9
1999–2000 18 2
Total 93 27

Honours

edit

Obilić

References

edit
  1. ^ "Saša Kovačević". fccska.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Tercet slobodan" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Saša Kovačević" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Kovačević Saša" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
edit