Saša Kovačević (footballer)

Saša Kovačević

Personal information
Full name	Saša Kovačević
Date of birth	(1973-03-29) 29 March 1973
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Radnički Beograd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1996	Radnički Beograd	50	(8)
1996–2000	Obilić	93	(27)
2000–2001	Erzurumspor	26	(7)
2001	Malatyaspor	8	(0)
2002	Železnik	7	(2)
2003–2004	Radnički Beograd
2004–2005	Turan Tovuz	30	(3)
2006	Olimpik Baku	9	(2)
2007	Hajduk Beograd	4	(0)
2008	Kolubara
Total		227	(49)
International career
1998	FR Yugoslavia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saša Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Ковачевић; born 29 March 1973) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

After playing for Radnički Beograd, Kovačević moved to Obilić in 1996. He was a regular member of the team that won the 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia. In August 2000, Kovačević was transferred to Turkish side Erzurumspor, alongside his teammate Milorad Korać, but left the club in May 2001.

International career

Kovačević made his international debut for FR Yugoslavia on 23 December 1998, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dejan Savićević in a 2–0 away friendly loss against Israel.

Honours

Obilić

• First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1997–98
• FR Yugoslavia Cup: Runner-up 1997–98

External links

• Saša Kovačević at WorldFootball.net
• Saša Kovačević at FootballDatabase.eu
• Saša Kovačević at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
• Saša Kovačević at National-Football-Teams.com
• Saša Kovačević at the Turkish Football Federation