Radomir "Rade" Koković (; born 6 January 1984) is a
Serbian professional
football
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coach and a former player. He is the manager of Turkish club
Göztepe.
Playing career
Koković played football with
Loyola College in Maryland
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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
Chinese Super League
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side
Changchun Yatai on a loan deal for three months. His father
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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
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. 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
China League Two
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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
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 ...
and in May 2019, Koković was appointed the manager of
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 ...
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
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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
Radomir Kokovićat LoyolaGreyHounds.com
Radomir Koković Statsat 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
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