Rade Novković ( sr-Cyrl, Paдe Hoвкoвић, born June 25, 1980) is a Serbian former

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defender who played 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 ...

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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 ...

, and the

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Playing career

Novković began his career with

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in the

. In 2004, he moved up to the

to play with FK Rad. In 2007, he went abroad to Russia to sign with

FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok FC Luch Vladivostok (russian: Футбольный клуб "Луч" Владивосток) was an association football club based in Vladivostok, Russia. In 2005, Luch won the Russian First Division and played in the Premier League from 2006 t ...

of the

, where he played 51 matches and recorded two goals. He returned to Serbia in 2010 to play in the

with

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. In 2011, he went overseas to Canada to sign with

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of the

. The following year he was transferred to rivals London City. In 2013, he helped London secure a postseason for the first time since the 2000 CPSL season by finishing seventh in the overall standings. He featured in the quarterfinal match against

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, where London won in a penalty shootout. In the next round London faced

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, but suffered a 4-2 defeat. He concluded his career with London in 2015.

References

External links

Profile and stats
at Srbijafudbal *
Player page on the official Luch-Energiya website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novkovic, Rade 1980 births Living people Serbian footballers People from Prijepolje FK Jedinstvo Ub players FC Luch Vladivostok players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players FK Rad players FK Sloboda Užice players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbian SuperLiga players London City players Brantford Galaxy players Association football defenders