Darko Božović (

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: Дарко Божовић; born 9 August 1978) is a Montenegrin retired

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, who played as a

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Club career

On 28 October 2006, while playing for

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, Božović scored an equalizer in their home

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fixture against

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. Firstly, on the 0–1 result, he defended a penalty by Miloš Kolaković in the 88th minute, and then, in the fourth minute of injury time, he scored a header from a corner kick for the final 1–1. In June 2007, Božović moved to

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, playing regularly for the team in the first six months. However, he lost his place in the starting eleven in the second half of the 2007–08 season to his fellow countryman

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, who arrived at the club in the 2008 winter transfer window. In the summer of 2010, Božović was released by the club after receiving very little playing time in the previous two years. In August 2013, Božović joined

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side Happy Valley. On 5 January 2014, he was one of the seven players and coaching staff arrested by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for allegations with

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. On 6 January 2014, the homes of Božović and five other Happy Valley players were raided by the ICAC as the officials stepped up their investigation into alleged match-fixing. Božović was later released without charge, although his teammates

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and

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were jailed for 12 months for match-fixing in 2014. On 26 March 2014, Božović and other Happy Valley players went to the Hong Kong Labour Department to make claims against Happy Valley for unpaid and outstanding wages worth around 100,000

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s. After leaving Happy Valley in Hong Kong, Božović returned to

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and joined Superlige-side

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in July 2014.

International career

Božović made his debut for

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in a September 2007

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against

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and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was another friendly, a month later against

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Honours

;Bežanija *

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

: 2005–06 ;Partizan *

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 ...

: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...

: 2007–08, 2008–09

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bozovic, Darko 1978 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Association football goalkeepers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Montenegrin footballers Montenegro international footballers FK Teleoptik players FK Srem players OFK Mladenovac players FK Timok players FK Bežanija players FK Partizan players FK Sloboda Užice players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players Happy Valley AA players FK Voždovac players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Serbian First League players Hong Kong First Division League players Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Iran Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong