Đorđe Rakić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Ракић, ; born 31 October 1985) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Club career

Rakić played for Radnički Kragujevac from 1992 until January 2006, then for

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

. In August 2007, he was transferred to Red Bull Salzburg. On 31 August 2008, he was loaned out to

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. He returned to Salzburg on 1 July 2009. He mostly played for the Red Bull Salzburg Juniors squad. However he was included in the first team squad for the second leg of playoff round of the

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qualifying phase against

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

. He was given the number 27 shirt for the first team. After being promoted from the reserves at Red Bull Salzburg, he signed a half-year loan deal with

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on 1 February 2010. On 8 August 2010, he transferred permanently to 1860 Munich. He signed with Qatari club

Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الغرافة الرياضي) is a Qatari multisports club based in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan. It is best known for its football team, although it also has teams for other sports. It was estab ...

in November 2012, on a three-month basis as cover for injured striker

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. On 17 June 2013, he signed a two-year contract with former European champions

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

Later career

On 23 August 2019, he signed with

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club

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. He left the club in January 2020, returning to

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb ( en, Lokomotiva Zagreb Football Club), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional association football, football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First ...

, before retiring at the end of the season. He was immediately appointed assistant coach of

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International career

Rakić played for Serbia U21 team in the

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in the

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Personal life

Since June 2013 Đorđe Rakić is married to his German wife Kim Danielle. They welcomed their daughter Aviana on 2 July 2014.

Honours

Red Star *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

: 2013–14

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rakic, Djordje 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Kragujevac Serbian footballers Association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Serbia FK Radnički 1923 players OFK Beograd players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Reggina 1914 players TSV 1860 Munich players Al-Gharafa SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Qingdao F.C. players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players NK Lokomotiva players Kalamata F.C. players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Serie A players 2. Bundesliga players Qatar Stars League players China League One players Croatian First Football League players Football League (Greece) players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Croatia