Đorđe Rakić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Ракић, ; born 31 October 1985) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Club career

Rakić played for Radnički Kragujevac from 1992 until January 2006, then for

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

. In August 2007, he was transferred to Red Bull Salzburg. On 31 August 2008, he was loaned out to Reggina. He returned to Salzburg on 1 July 2009. He mostly played for the Red Bull Salzburg Juniors squad. However he was included in the first team squad for the second leg of playoff round of the

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qualifying phase against

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. He was given the number 27 shirt for the first team. After being promoted from the reserves at Red Bull Salzburg, he signed a half-year loan deal with

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on 1 February 2010. On 8 August 2010, he transferred permanently to 1860 Munich. He signed with Qatari club Al Gharafa in November 2012, on a three-month basis as cover for injured striker

Afonso Alves Afonso Alves Martins Júnior (born 30 January 1981), better known as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al- ...

. On 17 June 2013, he signed a two-year contract with former European champions

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

Later career

On 23 August 2019, he signed with Greek Football League club

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. He left the club in January 2020, returning to

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 19 ...

, before retiring at the end of the season. He was immediately appointed assistant coach of

International career

Rakić played for Serbia U21 team in the

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in the

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Personal life

Since June 2013 Đorđe Rakić is married to his German wife Kim Danielle. They welcomed their daughter Aviana on 2 July 2014.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Star *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

: 2013–14

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rakic, Djordje 1985 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Serbia Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics FK Radnički 1923 players OFK Beograd players FC Red Bull Salzburg players AS Reggina 1914 players TSV 1860 Munich players Al-Gharafa SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Red Star Belgrade footballers Qingdao F.C. players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players Kalamata F.C. players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Serie A players 2. Bundesliga players Qatar Stars League players China League One players Croatian Football League players Football League (Greece) players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia