Milenko Kovačević (

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: Миленко Ковачевић; 6 November 1963 – 23 April 2022) was a professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Yugoslavia, Greece and Cyprus.

Club career

Kovačević began playing top-tier football with

FK Rad FK Rad () is a football club based in Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between 1987 and 2 ...

in the then

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

. He also played for hoemtown club Železničar Šabac and

Mačva Šabac Mačva ( sr-Cyrl, Мачва, ; ) is a geographical and historical region in the northwest of Central Serbia, on a fertile plain between the Sava and Drina rivers. The chief town is Šabac. The modern Mačva District of Serbia is named after the r ...

. Kovačević moved to Greece in July 1992, where he played for Greek first division side

Apollon Athens Apollon Smyrnis Football Club () is a professional football club based in Athens, Greece, which competes in the Athens FCA first division. It is part of GS Apollon Smyrnis (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης), ...

, making 93 appearances during his three seasons in the Greek top flight. Kovačević finished his playing career in Cyprus with

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

and

Nea Salamis Famagusta Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta () is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Salamina), an ancient city near present-day Famagusta. N ...

References

1963 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Šabac Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Mačva Šabac players FK Rad players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players AEK Larnaca FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Yugoslav First League players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub