Miloš Kolaković (; born 25 June 1974) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

After playing for

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in the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...

, Kolaković moved abroad to Germany and joined

Regionalliga The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...

club

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

in the 1996 winter transfer window. He played 80 league games and scored 40 goals over the next two and a half seasons, securing him a transfer to Zweite Bundesliga side

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

in the summer of 1998. Half a year later, Kolaković returned to Eintracht Braunschweig, spending another two and a half seasons with the club. In the summer of 2001, Kolaković returned to his homeland and signed with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

. He made 85 appearances and scored 21 goals in the

First League of Serbia and Montenegro 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 ...

, before moving abroad for the second time and joining Hungarian side

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in the 2005 winter transfer window, helping them win the title. During the 2006 winter transfer window, Kolaković returned to his homeland and joined Radnički Niš.

International career

Kolaković was capped three times for

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, making his international debut in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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in April 2004, less than two months shy of his 30th birthday. He also represented the country at the

Kirin Cup The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (International competition which national ...

in July 2004.

Career statistics

Honours

;Debrecen *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: 2004–05

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