Milivoje Novaković

Milivoje Novaković

File:Milivoje Novakovic.JPG
Personal information
Full name	Milivoje Novaković
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	1. FC Köln
Number	11
Youth career
1999	Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	DSG Klopeinersee
2000–2002	SAK Klagenfurt
2002–2003	ASK Voitsberg	6	(2)
2003–2004	SV Mattersburg	21	(8)
2004–2005	LASK Linz	21	(8)
2005–2006	Litex Lovech	27	(19)
2006–	1. FC Köln	133	(59)
International career‡
2006–	Slovenia	48	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:16, 5 Ferbuary 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:16, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Milivoje Novaković (born 18 May 1979 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

He is currently playing for German Bundesliga team 1. FC Köln as an attacker. Milivoje came to 1. FC Köln from the Bulgarian PFC Litex Lovech, where he rose to prominence. He has also played for the Austrian club LASK Linz, having begun his career with Olimpija Ljubljana.^[1]

With Litex he reached the UEFA Cup 2005-06 round of 32, came third in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and became the championship's top goalscorer.

He had been linked with German team 1. FC Köln, Israeli team Beitar Jerusalem FC and Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia, but he nevertheless played for Litex in the UEFA Cup 2006-07 against his compatriots FC Koper and AC Omonia from Cyprus despite his wish to continue his career in a different team. He finally joined 1. FC Köln in late August 2006 for around €1.5 million. He was the top goalscorer in the 2. German Bundesliga during the 07/08 season with the club.

On 12 September 2008 coach Christoph Daum made him captain of the first team squad of 1. FC Köln. During 2008/2009 season he led his team (1. FC Köln) with 16 goals in the 1. German Bundesliga. In late November 2009 he lost his captaincy due to a dispute with Cologne's new manager Zvonimir Soldo.

International career

He is a striker in the national football team with impressive performances, notably a hat trick for Slovenia against Trinidad and Tobago.

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2006-05-31	Arena Petrol, Celje	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	3–1	Friendly match
2				2–0
3				3–1
4	2006-10-07	Arena Petrol, Celje	Luxembourg	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
5	2007-09-08	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
6	2008-02-06	Stadion Športni Park, Nova Gorica	Denmark	1–1	1–2	Friendly match
7	2008-09-10	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Slovakia	1–0	2–1	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
8				2–0
9	2008-10-11	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Northern Ireland	1–0	2–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
10	2008-11-19	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–4	3–4	Friendly match
11				3–4
12	2009-09-09	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Poland	2–0	3–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
13	2009-10-14	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle	San Marino	1–0	3–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
14	2010-03-03	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Qatar	1–0	4–1	Friendly match
15	2010-06-04	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	New Zealand	1–0	3–1	Friendly match
16				2–1
17	2010-09-07	Stadion Crvena Zvzeda, Belgrade	Serbia	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
18	2010-10-08	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana	Faroe Islands	4–0	5–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
19	2011-02-09	Qemal Stafa, Tirana	Albania	0-1	1-2	Friendly match

Individual honours

• 2006 Bulgarian A PFG Joint Topscorer, 16 Goals
• 2008 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Topscorer, 20 Goals

External links

• Player profile – NZS

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