Branko Baković (; born 31 August 1981) is a

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n former professional

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who played as an

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Career

After starting out at his hometown club Radnički Kragujevac, Baković was transferred to ambitious

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in the summer of 2002. He spent the following five seasons at

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, scoring 20 goals in 93 league games. He also made a string of appearances in European competitions, reaching the semi-finals of the

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. In 2007, Baković moved abroad to Chinese club

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...

, but failed to make an impact. He also briefly played for Romania's Politehnica Iași and Ukraine's Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, before returning to his parent club Radnički Kragujevac in early 2009.

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