Danko Kovačević (, born 10 July 1991) is a Montenegrin former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegro ...

, he started playing in the youth team of

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 ...

, before moving to FK Čukarički, having played with them in the

2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga The 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, the top football league of Serbia, since its establishment in 2006. It began on 14 August 2010 and ended on 29 ...

. Then, he moved to

Doxa Drama Doxa Drama Football Club ( el, Δόξα Δράμας) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Drama, Greece, Drama, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Macedonia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super ...

and played in the 2011–12 Superleague Greece. In summer 2012, he moved to Hungary to join Kaposvári Rákóczi. He was part of the matchday squad in the

2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 111th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The season began 27 July 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013. Debrec ...

on five occasions but never made an appearance, and spent most of the time in the second team of Kaposvar playing in the

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. During the winter break, he moved to his native Montenegro and played the rest of the season with FK Lovćen, although got only one appearance in the

2012–13 Montenegrin First League The 2012–13 Montenegrin First League was the seventh season of top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 11 August 2012 and ended on 1 June 2013. The mid-season winter break began on 2 December 2012 and ended on 7 March 2013. FK Bud ...

. In the summer of 2013, he returned to Serbia and signed with FK BSK Borča who had just been relegated from the Serbian SuperLiga. In 2015, he joined Polish II liga club

Stal Stalowa Wola Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, the club competes in the III liga, group IV, ...

, before moving to

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. In 2017, he moved to Vietnamese club Sông Lam Nghe An, with whom he won the

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. In early 2018, he moved back to Montenegro to join Grbalj. In May 2019, Kovačević joined

Selangor United Sarawak United Football Club or officially Sarawak United FC is a Malaysian professional football club based in Sarawak. The club currently plays in the first-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League for the first time in t ...

International career

Kocačević was a part of the Montenegro under-19 team.Danko Kovačević
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FSCG The Football Association of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Fudbalski savez Crne Gore'', ''FSCG'' / Фудбалски савез Црне Горе, ФСЦГ) is the governing body of football in Montenegro. It is based in the capital, Podgorica. Th ...

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Honours

Sông Lam Nghe An * Vietnamese Cup:

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References

1991 births Living people Footballers from Cetinje Men's association football forwards Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers FK Čukarički players Doxa Drama F.C. players Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players FK Lovćen players FK BSK Borča players FK Čelik Nikšić players FK Bežanija players Stal Stalowa Wola players FK Iskra Danilovgrad players Song Lam Nghe An FC players OFK Grbalj players Sarawak United FC players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Super League Greece players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Montenegrin First League players II liga players V.League 1 players Malaysia Premier League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub