Rade Novković ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Новковић; born June 25, 1980) is a Serbian retired

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defender who played in the

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, and the

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Playing career

Novković began his career with

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in the

. In 2004, he moved up to the

to play with

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. In 2007, he went abroad to Russia to sign with

FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok FC Luch Vladivostok () was an association football club based in Vladivostok. In 2005, Luch won the Russian First Division and played in the Premier League from 2006 to 2008. The club was called Luch-Energiya from 2003 to 2018, when it was rena ...

of the

, where he played 51 matches and recorded two goals. He returned to Serbia in 2010 to play in the

with

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. In 2011, he went overseas to Canada to sign with

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of the

. The following year he was transferred to rivals London City. In 2013, he helped London secure a postseason for the first time since the 2000 CPSL season by finishing seventh in the overall standings. He featured in the quarterfinal match against

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, where London won in a penalty shootout. In the next round London faced

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, but suffered a 4-2 defeat. He concluded his career with London in 2015.

References

External links

* at Srbijafudbal *
Player page on the official Luch-Energiya website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novkovic, Rade 1980 births Living people Footballers from Prijepolje Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Jedinstvo Ub players FK Rad players FC Luch Vladivostok players GFK Sloboda Užice players Brantford Galaxy players London City Soccer Club players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian Premier League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada 21st-century Serbian sportsmen