Ilija Radović (

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: Илија Радовић; born 9 May 1985) is a Montenegrin

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defender.

Club career

At the beginning of his career he was playing with hometown clubs

FK Sutjeska Nikšić Fudbalski klub Sutjeska (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Сутјеска) is a professional association football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in ...

and

FK Čelik Nikšić Fudbalski Klub Čelik Nikšić ( Montenegrin: Фудбалски клуб Челик Никшић) is a football club based in Nikšić, Montenegro. Founded in september 1957, they currently compete in the Montenegrin Third League. The team once ...

. His next club was

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 ...

where he was playing with this club in the Serbian Super Liga during the second half of the 2007–08 season. In summer 2008, he joined Hungarian side

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and played with them in the Hungarian top league in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. In summer 2010, he returned to

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and signed a contract with

FK Budućnost Podgorica Fudbalski Klub Budućnost Podgorica (Cyrillic: Будућност Подгорица, , ) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin professional association football, football club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is competing in the Montenegrin First League. ...

, but the following season he rejoined his former club Sutjeska. During the winter break of the 2011–12 season, he moved to his also former club Čelik where he played with them in the following two seasons in the

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qualifiers and scored a goal in a match against

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. In the 2013–14 season he moved abroad again, this time by joining Serbian Super Liga side

FK Spartak Subotica Fudbalski klub Spartak Ždrepčeva Krv () is a professional football club from Subotica, Serbia, that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga. The club was founded in 1945 and was named after Jovan Mikić Spartak, the leader of the Partisans in Subotic ...

. During the season 2014–15 he was part of

FK Napredak Kruševac Fudbalski klub Napredak Kruševac (), commonly known as Napredak Kruševac, is a Serbian professional football club based in the city of Kruševac. The word ''Napredak'' means "progress" in Serbian. The club's nickname is the Čarapani which ...

. From Napredak he went to

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...

where he spent the 2015–16 season. After a couple of years spent in

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, he again moved to his land of birth

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and signed a contract with FK Petrovac.

Honours

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, Runner-up: 1 ::

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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, ...

, Runner-up: 1 ::

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Montenegrin Second League The Montenegrin Second League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top Association football, football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Associatio ...

: 1 :: 2012 *

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: 1 :: 2012 *

, Runner-up: 1 :: 2013

References

1985 births Living people Footballers from Nikšić Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers FK Sutjeska Nikšić players FK Čelik Nikšić players FK Vojvodina players Fehérvár FC players FK Budućnost Podgorica players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Napredak Kruševac players OFK Bačka players OFK Petrovac players FK Mornar players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Montenegrin First League players Serbian First League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub