Dragan Radović (

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: Драган Радовић; born 29 September 1976) is a Montenegrin retired professional

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who played as a striker.

Playing career

Radović began his career in the

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

in 1998 where he had stints with Iskra Danilovgrad, and Rudar Pljevlja. In 2001, he signed with

FK Obilić Fudbalski klub Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Обилић) is a Serbian football club based in Vračar, a neighbourhood of Belgrade. It was named after medieval Serbian hero Miloš Obilić, a legendary 14th-century knig ...

in the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

. After a season in the top flight he returned to the second league to play with Trudbenik,

FK Mogren FK Mogren was a football club based in Budva, Montenegro. Founded in 1920, it was two times champion of Montenegrin First League and once winner of Montenegrin Cup. In 2015, following the bankruptcy and debts, FK Mogren was relegated to the lowest ...

, and Zora Spuž. In 2005, he signed with

FK Mornar Fudbalski klub Mornar is a Montenegrin professional football club, based in the coastal town of Bar. They currently compete in the Montenegrin First League. History FK Mornar (''FC Sailor'') was founded in December 1923, as ''JSK Crnojević''. ...

. Following

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regaining independence in 2006, he signed with the

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned soc ...

of the

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thus becoming Montenegro's first international football transfer. He made his debut for the Serbian White Eagles on August 11, 2006 against

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, where he recorded a goal in a 2-1 victory. In his debut season he assisted in clinching the International Division title and in reaching the

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final against

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. In the 2008 season he finished as the club's top goalscorer with twelve goals. He assisted in securing the championship title against

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, where Serbia won the match after a 2-1 victory in a penalty shootout. After one season in his first club Iskra Danilovgrad he retired from competitive football in 2011. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Ruso.

Honours

Serbian White Eagles

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

International Division:

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radovic, Dragan 1976 births Living people People from Danilovgrad Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers FK Iskra Danilovgrad players FK Rudar Pljevlja players FK Obilić players FK Mogren players FK Zora players FK Mornar players Serbian White Eagles FC players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Montenegrin Second League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Canada