Radomir "Rade" Koković (; born 6 January 1984) is a

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Playing career

Koković played football with

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in the United States between 2003 and 2007 alongside compatriot Miloš Kocić. In 2007, he returned to Serbia and played a half season with his birth-city lower league club FK Sloga Kraljevo, before moving, in December 2007, to Belgrade's club

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. He took over as team captain during the 2010–11 season. On 23 March 2011, Koković moved to China and signed a contract with

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side

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

on a loan deal for three months. His father

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is also a former footballer. From 2012 to 2014, he played for

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 ...

and in the

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season became champion and got promoted to the

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. In the summer of 2014, Koković joined

FK Zemun Fudbalski klub Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Земун) is a Serbian professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, that competes in the Serbian First League. History Immediately after the end of the Second Wor ...

playing in the

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. After suffering, at one point, what seemed a minor injury, complications followed and he was forced to finish his playing career at only the age of 30 in the winter of 2014.

Managerial career

Koković started off his managerial career being appointed as manager of

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club Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C., where he stayed during 2016. Between 2018 and 2019, he managed three clubs in Serbia. From July 2018 to April 2019, FK Sinđelić Belgrade, from April to May 2019

and in May 2019, Koković was appointed the manager of

club

FK Voždovac Fudbalski klub Voždovac () is a professional football club based in Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia, which competes in the Serbian First League, the second tier. Nicknamed "The Dragons", they experienced little success in the Yugoslavian era, but h ...

. He held this position until March 2020 when he was sacked after a run of 5 straight losses.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Club

Napredak *

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: 2012–13

References

External links

Radomir Koković
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Radomir Koković Stats
at Utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Kokovic, Radomir 1984 births Living people Footballers from Kraljevo Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers FK Sloga Kraljevo players FK Rad players Changchun Yatai F.C. players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Zemun players Serbian SuperLiga players Chinese Super League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Serbian football managers FK Zemun managers FK Voždovac managers FK Radnički Niš managers Göztepe S.K. managers Serbian SuperLiga managers TFF 1. Lig managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in China Expatriate football managers in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey FK Partizan non-playing staff 21st-century Serbian sportsmen