Radomir "Rade" Koković (; born 6 January 1984) is a Serbian professional

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coach and a former player. He is the manager of Turkish club Göztepe.

Playing career

Koković played football with

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in the United States between 2003 and 2007 alongside compatriot Miloš Kocić. In 2007, he returned to Serbia and played a half season with his birth-city lower league club

FK Sloga Kraljevo Fudbalski klub Sloga Kraljevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Слога Краљево) is a football club based in Kraljevo, in Serbia. History In 1909 former cavalry captain Mr. Delić came to Kraljevo from Šibenik and brought ...

, before moving, in December 2007, to Belgrade's club FK Rad. He took over as team captain during the 2010–11 season. On 23 March 2011, Koković moved to China and signed a contract with

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side Changchun Yatai on a loan deal for three months. His father

Đorđe Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе;transliterated Djordje) is a Serbian given name, a Serbian variant, derived from Greek '' Georgios'' (''George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Georgije. It may refer to: * Đor ...

is also a former footballer. From 2012 to 2014, he played for

FK Napredak Kruševac Fudbalski klub Napredak Kruševac (), commonly known as Napredak Kruševac, is a Serbian professional football club based in the city of Kruševac. The word ''Napredak'' means "progress" in Serbian. The club's nickname is the Čarapani which t ...

and in the

2012–13 Serbian First League The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 18 teams will compete in this league for the 2012-13 season. Two teams will be promoted to the Serbian ...

season became champion and got promoted to the

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 ...

. In the summer of 2014, Koković joined

FK Zemun Fudbalski klub Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Земун) is a Serbian professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, that competes in the Serbian League Belgrade. History Immediately after the end of the Second Wo ...

playing 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 ...

. After suffering, at one point, what seemed a minor injury, complications followed and he was forced to finish his playing career at only the age of 30 in the winter of 2014.

Managerial career

Koković started off his managerial career being appointed as manager of

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club Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C., where he stayed during 2016. Between 2018 and 2019, he managed three clubs in Serbia. From July 2018 to April 2019, FK Sinđelić Belgrade, from April to May 2019

and in May 2019, Koković was appointed the manager of

club

FK Voždovac Fudbalski klub Voždovac (), commonly known as Voždovac, is a professional football club located in Voždovac, a municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. Nicknamed "The Dragons", they experienced little success in the Yugoslavian era, but have become ...

. He held this position until March 2020 when he was sacked after a run of 5 straight losses.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Club

Napredak *

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 ...

: 2012–13

References

External links

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at Utakmica.rs 1984 births Living people Footballers from Kraljevo Serbian men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Serbian expatriate men's footballers FK Sloga Kraljevo players FK Rad players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Zemun players FK Zemun managers Serbian SuperLiga players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Changchun Yatai F.C. players Chinese Super League players Expatriate football managers in China Serbian football managers Serbian expatriate football managers FK Radnički Niš managers Göztepe S.K. managers Expatriate football managers in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub