Žarko Korać (

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: Жapкo Kopaћ, born 11 June 1987) is a Montenegrin

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player who plays as a

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for FK Jedinstvo.

Club career

Žarko has played mainly with Montenegrin club

FK Zeta FK Zeta is a professional football club from Golubovci, seat of the Zeta Municipality of Montenegro. It plays in the Montenegrin Second League. The club was the inaugural champion of the Montenegrin First League in 2006–07 season. History ...

, having achieved the title of Montenegrin First League top scorer in the season 2006–07. After this early success, he decided to move abroad signing a contract with

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 ...

club

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Serbia, the second large ...

. After not getting many chances there, he returned to

in December 2008. He played there until January 2010 when he moved to Moldovan club

FC Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol (), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Liga, the top tier ...

. In summer 2010 he returned to Zeta where he became a regular at the starting 11. He finished the

2012–13 Montenegrin First League The 2012–13 Montenegrin First League was the seventh season of top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 11 August 2012 and ended on 1 June 2013. The mid-season winter break began on 2 December 2012 and ended on 7 March 2013. FK Bud ...

season as the co-top scorer with 15 goals. following this success he has been loaned to

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

, where he scored 11 goals, finishing as the 5th top scorer in the league. on June 2, 2014, Korać has signed a 4-years contract with Israeli club

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier in Israeli football ...

, with a salary of €160,000 per season. Beitar also paid €160,000 to Hapoel Haifa for his service. After just half a season in Beitar, Korać returned to Hapoel Haifa, where he played for two seasons between 2015 and 2017.

Honours

Club

* FK Zeta **

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

: 2006–07

Individual

top goalscorer: 2006–07,

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, 2023–24

References

* 1987 births Living people People from Podgorica Municipality Men's association football forwards Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers FK Zeta players FK Vojvodina players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players OFK Grbalj players Kuantan FA players Zarko Korac UiTM United players Hapoel Afula F.C. players FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Moldovan Super Liga players Israeli Premier League players Malaysia Premier League players Zarko Korac Liga Leumit players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Montenegrin Second League players {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub