Novica "Nocko" Joković ( sr-Cyrl, Новица "Ноцко" Јоковић; born 3 July 1973) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Joković started playing football for hometown club

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, before moving to AGF's youth academy at age 15. He made his professional debut for the club on 12 August 1992, starting in a 1–0 win over

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. He played for the club until 1996, where he returned to Silkeborg. After a successful spell, he returned to AGF again in 2000. He was released from the club in January 2002 after disciplinary issues during practice. After being a free agent for two months, Joković moved to Scottish club Livingston where he joined compatriot Morten Petersen. He left as his contract expired at the end of the 2001–02 season, which saw Livingston finish third in the

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while Joković made only three appearances in which he did not score. In August 2002, Joković left for Faroese club

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and was part of the team winning the top tier 1. deild before leaving in October 2002 after the season. Joković returned to Denmark after almost a year as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with

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club

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on 15 August 2003. He retired from football in January 2005 after a spell plagued by knee injuries, and with only two appearances. His stint with Randers had a legal aftermath, and in January 2009 he sued his former club through '' Spillerforeningen'' (The Danish Player Association) in a dispute over unpaid insurance money. Randers was sentenced to pay a fee of DKK 150,000 in damages to Joković in March 2010.

International career

Joković made his Denmark under-21 debut against

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in May 1995. He came on as a substitute for Ulrik Pedersen in the 1–0 loss, after a late

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goal.

Personal life

Born in

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parents, Vojin and Gordana Joković, Joković has an older brother, Aleksandar. Joković is divorced from Louise Søndergaard and together they have a daughter and a son.

Legal issues

Joković was convicted in February 2000 of

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after punching a young man during a night out and was subsequently given a suspended jail term of 30 days. In July 2000 he was involved in another case of assault, but was acquitted in the case in January 2001.

Honours

Silkeborg *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Havnar Bóltfelag * 1. deild:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jokovic, Nocko 1973 births Living people Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Men's association football forwards Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish men's footballers Danish people of Serbian descent Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Faroe Islands Premier League players Havnar Bóltfelag players Livingston F.C. players Footballers from Silkeborg Randers FC players Scottish Premier League players Silkeborg IF players Sportspeople convicted of crimes