Darko Kovačević
Appearance
![]() Kovačević with Olympiacos in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 November 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Kovin, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Radnički Kovin | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1994 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 63 | (25) |
1994–1995 | Red Star Belgrade | 47 | (37) |
1995–1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | (4) |
1996–1999 | Real Sociedad | 98 | (41) |
1999–2001 | Juventus | 47 | (11) |
2001 | Lazio | 7 | (0) |
2001–2007 | Real Sociedad | 163 | (51) |
2007–2009 | Olympiacos | 41 | (21) |
Total | 482 | (190) | |
National team | |||
1994–2004 | Serbia and Montenegro[a] | 59 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Darko Kovačević (born 18 November 1973) is a former Serbian football player. He has played for the Serbian national team.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Proleter Zrenjanin | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 1992–93 | 32 | 6 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
1993–94 | 31 | 19 | — | — | 31 | 19 | ||||||
Total | 63 | 25 | — | — | 63 | 25 | ||||||
Red Star Belgrade | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 1994–95 | 31 | 24 | — | — | 31 | 24 | ||||
1995–96 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 13 | |||||
Total | 47 | 37 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 37 | |||||
Sheffield Wednesday | Premier League | 1995–96 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
Real Sociedad | La Liga | 1996–97 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||
1997–98 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 20 | ||||
1998–99 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | — | 37 | 24 | |||
Total | 98 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | 110 | 53 | |||
Juventus | Serie A | 1999–2000 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | — | 44 | 20 | |
2000–01 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 27 | 6 | |||
Total | 47 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | — | 71 | 26 | |||
Lazio | Serie A | 2001–02 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Real Sociedad | La Liga | 2001–02 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||
2002–03 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 20 | ||||
2003–04 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 43 | 10 | |||
2004–05 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
2005–06 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||||
2006–07 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
Total | 163 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 174 | 54 | |||
Olympiacos | Supeleague Greece | 2007–08 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 39 | 24 | |
2008–09 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 21 | 7 | |||
Total | 41 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | 60 | 31 | |||
Career total | 482 | 190 | 23 | 13 | 50 | 27 | — | 555 | 230 |
International
[change | change source]- Includes caps for FR Yugoslavia (1994–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2004)
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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FR Yugoslavia | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
1995 | 6 | 3 | |
1996 | 4 | 0 | |
1997 | 4 | 0 | |
1998 | 11 | 1 | |
1999 | 6 | 1 | |
2000 | 8 | 1 | |
2001 | 4 | 0 | |
2002 | 7 | 3 | |
Serbia and Montenegro | |||
2003 | 7 | 1 | |
2004 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 59 | 10 |
- Scores and results list FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kovačević goal.[3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 February 1995 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1995 Lunar New Year Cup |
2 | 8 April 1995 | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 29 May 1998 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | |
5 | 8 June 1999 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | ![]() |
3–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
6 | 25 May 2000 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
7 | 19 May 2002 | Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 LG Cup |
8 | 21 August 2002 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
9 | 16 October 2002 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
10 | 27 March 2003 | Mladost Stadium, Kruševac, Serbia and Montenegro | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
[change | change source]Red Star Belgrade
Juventus
Olympiakos[1]
Individual
- UEFA Cup Top Goal Scorer: 1998–99 (8 goals), 1999–2000 (10 goals)[4]
- Super League Greece Best Foreign Player: 2007–08
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "D. Kovačević". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Darko Kovačević at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Darko Kovacevic - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ↑ Roberto Mamrud; Jarek Owsianski; Davide Rota (11 June 2015). "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 December 2015.