Božo Kovačević (born 24 December 1979 in

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) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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er of

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n descent, who currently plays for

SK Vorwärts Steyr SK Vorwärts Steyr is an Austrian association football club based in Steyr. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Vorwärts Stadium. Currently the club has about 300 members. Is one of the oldest football clubs in Upper Austria. In 1999 the c ...

Club career

Kovačević came to

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria (German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the mos ...

at 15 and started his professional career there at 19, only to be loaned out to Second Division SC Untersiebenbrunn in 2001. He joined SV Pasching a year later and made it with them into the national team. In 2007, he moved to SV Ried.

International career

He made his debut for

in an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against

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. He earned 7 caps, no goals scored. His last international was a September 2006 friendly match against

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Player profile
- SV Ried
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