Radovan Radaković
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Radovan Radaković is a retired Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n international football goalkeeper
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 and is current head coach of OFK Mladenovac
OFK Mladenovac
OFK Mladenovac is a professional football club based in Mladenovac, Serbia.-Current squad:As of Avgust 2011.* DF Kristijan Tucaković* FW Danko Pavković* FW Nemanja Nikolić* FW Danilo Krstonijević-External links:...

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Club career

In his long and successful career he was the goalkeeper of many clubs like FK Zemun
FK Zemun
FK Zemun is a football club located in Zemun, a municipality of Belgrade, in Serbia.- History :Immediately after the end of the Second World War the sports activities in Zemun are restored...

, FK Obilić
FK Obilic
Fudbalski klub Obilić is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Named after legendary Serbian medieval hero Miloš Obilić, the club currently competes in the Druga beogradska liga - grupa Dunav .The club's stadium is also named accordingly; to venerate the Serbian knight it is called the...

, Borac Čačak, Standard Liège
Standard Liège
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, Radnički Kragujevac, among others. His "golden" period was while defending for FK Partizan Belgrade, between 2000 and 2004, where he came after being noted by the club officials in the Cup match against his previous club, BSK Batajnica
BSK Batajnica
BSK Batajnica is a football club based in Batajnica, Belgrade, Serbia.-History:BSK Batajnica was formed in 1925...

, when with his brave defenses and after a penalty shoutout, his club eliminated the glorious favourite Partizan. With the "Black & White´s" he was twice National Champion, in 2002 and 2003, and won one Yugoslav Cup in 2001. In 2004 he moved to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 where he was the main goalkeeper in Sturm Graz and then returned to play in Serbian Superliga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

 clubs FK Zemun
FK Zemun
FK Zemun is a football club located in Zemun, a municipality of Belgrade, in Serbia.- History :Immediately after the end of the Second World War the sports activities in Zemun are restored...

 and FK Voždovac
FK Voždovac
FK Voždovac is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia.- Hystory :The club was formed in 1912 under the name FK Dušanovac. In 1929 it is renamed into Voždovački SK. The main success in this period was the winning of the II Razred League in the 1933-34 season, and the III Razred in 1948-49...

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International career

He played two matches for the FR Yugoslavia national football team, both in 2001 for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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, once in Moskow against Russia
Russia national football team
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, match ended draw 1-1, and in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 against Faeroe Islands, match ended with a 6-0 victory for the home side.

Honours

  • Partizan Belgrade
    • 2 times First League of Serbia and Montenegro Champion: 2001-02
      First League of FR Yugoslavia 2001-02
      -League standings:-Champions:Partizan Belgrade Players Radovan Radaković Vuk Rašović Dragoljub Jeremić Igor Duljaj Dejan Ognjanović Milan Stojanovski Goran Trobok Andrija Delibašić Zvonimir Vukić Damir Čakar Miladin Bečanović Radiša Ilić Nenad Mišković Ivan Stanković Aleksandar Nedović Ivica Iliev...

       and 2002-03
      First League of Serbia and Montenegro 2002-03
      Statistics of First League of Serbia and Montenegro in season 2002/2003.-League standings:-Champions:Partizan Belgrade...

    • 1 time Yugoslav Cup
      Yugoslav Cup
      The Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...

       winner: 2001

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