Žarko Rakočević (; born January 4, 1984) is a Montenegrin professional

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player for Étoile de Charleville-Mézières of the French Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2). Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Rakočević started his career with Budućnost Podgorica. In March 2008, he signed with the Ukrainian club Cherkaski Mavpy for the rest of the season. On August 28, 2008, he signed with the Serbian club

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

. In October 2009, he parted ways with Partizan. During November 2009, he played with Gorštak Kolašin. On December 11, 2009, he signed with Bosna for the rest of the season. On July 15, 2010, he signed with Igokea for the 2010–11 season. On September 26, 2011, he signed with the Austrian club

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. On December 12, 2011, he left Vienna and signed a one-month contract with the Spanish club

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. On January 13, 2012, he parted ways with the club following the expiration of his contract. On January 24, 2012, he signed with

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of the

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for the rest of the season. On August 24, 2012, he returned to Zepter Vienna. On February 6, 2013, he parted ways with Vienna. On July 2, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Hungarian club

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. In August 2014, he signed with Al Muharraq in Bahrain. On December 16, 2014, he signed with the Bulgarian club

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for the rest of the season. On July 8, 2015, he signed with Hungarian club

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. On January 5, 2016, he signed with

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of the Macedonian League. On March 9, 2016, he parted ways with Kumanovo. On August 10, 2016, he signed with French club

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References

External links

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