Oliver Kovačević

Oliver Kovačević

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Kovačević
Date of birth	(1974-10-29) 29 October 1974
Place of birth	Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Milicionar	63	(0)
2001–2005	Železnik	117	(0)
2005	Samsunspor	0	(0)
2006–2007	CSKA Sofia	9	(0)
Total		189	(0)
International career
2005	Serbia and Montenegro	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oliver Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Ковачевић; born 29 October 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

After retirement from playing, Kovačević worked as a goalkeeping coach at OFK Beograd and Koper.

Club career

After playing for Milicionar, Kovačević made a name for himself at Železnik. He collected over 100 league appearances for the club between 2001 and 2005. Kovačević also captained the team that won 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup. He subsequently moved abroad and signed with Samsunspor in Turkey. Before ending his active career, Kovačević also played for CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.

International career

In 2005, Kovačević represented Serbia and Montenegro on three occasions. He was also a member of the team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but failed to make any appearances.

Honours

Železnik

• Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2004–05

External links

• Oliver Kovačević at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian) (archived)
• Oliver Kovačević at National-Football-Teams.com