Abid Kovačević (born 1 July 1952) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired

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. He was capped twice by

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Club career

Kovačević played for Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. in the

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from 1981 to 1984. In January 1981, he played two games for

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on loan from Dinamo Zagreb during the Torneo di Capodanno, where Italian clubs were allowed to have one foreign player on a short-term loan.

International career

He made his debut for

in a January 1977

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away against

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and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a friendly 9 days later against

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* * 1952 births Living people People from Mrkonjić Grad Footballers from Banja Luka Region Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Borac Banja Luka players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Super League Greece players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-forward-stub