Borko Veselinović (; born 6 January 1986) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Veselinović progressed through the youth system of Partizan as one of the club's most promising prospects, breaking into the first-team squad under manager

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in the second half of the 2002–03 season. He was later assigned to their affiliated club Teleoptik on dual registration, racking up an impressive goals-to-games ratio in the

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. In early 2005, Veselinović was loaned to Obilić until the end of the season. He scored five goals in 11 league appearances and helped the side narrowly avoid relegation from the top flight. After returning to Partizan in the 2005–06 season, Veselinović again struggled to receive more playing time, but continued to score regularly for Teleoptik in the Serbian League Belgrade. He later also went on loan to

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and

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. In early 2008, Veselinović was transferred to

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side

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. He spent two seasons with the team before moving to

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club

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in 2010. After spending over a year without competitive football, Veselinović signed with

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side Spartak Subotica in June 2012.

International career

Veselinović represented

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at the

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, as the team were eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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. He was also a member of the Serbia and Montenegro squad at the

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, as they lost in the semi-finals to

. Veselinović was the tournament's top scorer with five goals. Veselinović played for the Serbia national under-21 team in their opener of the

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, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw with

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veselinovic, Borko Men's association football forwards Chinese Super League players Dalian Shide F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Bežanija players FK Javor Ivanjica players FK Obilić players FK Partizan players FK Rad players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Teleoptik players FK Zlatibor Čajetina players Incheon United FC players K League 1 players Kosovo Serbs Primeira Liga players S.C. Beira-Mar players FK Sinđelić Beograd players Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Serbian men's footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Footballers from Pristina 1986 births Living people