Milenko Kovačević (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Миленко Ковачевић; 6 November 1963 – 23 April 2022) was a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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for clubs in Yugoslavia, Greece and Cyprus.

Club career

Kovačević began playing football with FK Rad in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

. Kovačević moved to Greece in July 1992, where he played for Greek first division side Apollon Athens F.C., Apollon Athens, making 93 appearances during his three seasons in the Greek top flight. Kovačević finished his playing career in Cyprus with

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

and

Nea Salamis Famagusta Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta ( el, Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Salam ...

References

1963 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Šabac Serbian footballers Association football midfielders Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players FK Mačva Šabac players FK Rad players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players AEK Larnaca FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub