Željko Perović (

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: Жељко Перовић; born 11 August 1975) is a Montenegrin former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

SR Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora, Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to as Socialist Montenegro or simply Montenegro, was ...

, still within Yugoslavia, Perović played with Sutjeska Nikšić before joining

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 ...

in summer 1998. He made 4 appearances with Red Star in the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

. Besides Red Star, he played for several other clubs in Yugoslavia, namely Serbian sides Rad and Mladost Apatin, and Montenegrin Sutjeska Nikšić and Mogren.Željko Perović
at zerozero.pt Between 2003 and 2006 he played abroad in Poland with

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

. He made 15 appearances with Zagłębie in the 2003–04

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

,Željko Perović
at footballdatabase.eu and then, after promotion, 3 appearances in the

2004–05 Ekstraklasa The 2004–05 Ekstraklasa is the 79th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 71st season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. Overview 14 teams comp ...

.Željko Perović
at 90minut.pl Then he played with Mogren in the

2006–07 Montenegrin First League The 2006–07 Montenegrin First League season was the inaugural season of the league as Montenegro's top-tier football competition. Although the league existed before, it was previously a second-tier league, underneath the Serbo-Montenegrin Firs ...

Honors

;Red Star *

: 2000–01 *

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: 1999

References

1975 births Living people Footballers from Nikšić Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers FK Sutjeska Nikšić players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Rad players FK Mladost Apatin players FK Mogren players Zagłębie Lubin players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Montenegrin First League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub