Dragan Radović
Dragan Radović (Cyrillic: Драган Радовић; born 29 September 1976) is a Montenegrin retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Radović in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dragan Radović | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Danilovgrad, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Iskra Danilovgrad | ||
| 2000–2001 | Rudar Pljevlja | 11 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Obilić | 23 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Trudbenik | 21 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | Mogren | 11 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Zora Spuž | ||
| 2005–2006 | Mornar Bar | ||
| 2006–2009 | Serbian White Eagles | 66 | (25) |
| 2010–2011 | Iskra Danilovgrad | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2017 | |||
Playing career edit
Radović began his career in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia in 1998 where he had stints with Iskra Danilovgrad, and Rudar Pljevlja. In 2001, he signed with FK Obilić in the First League of FR Yugoslavia.[1] After a season in the top flight he returned to the second league to play with Trudbenik, FK Mogren, and Zora Spuž. In 2005, he signed with FK Mornar. Following Montenegro regaining independence in 2006, he signed with the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League thus becoming Montenegro's first international football transfer.[2][3]
He made his debut for the Serbian White Eagles on August 11, 2006 against Toronto Supra Portuguese, where he recorded a goal in a 2-1 victory.[4] In his debut season he assisted in clinching the International Division title and in reaching the CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters.[5] In the 2008 season he finished as the club's top goalscorer with twelve goals.[6] He assisted in securing the championship title against Trois-Rivières Attak, where Serbia won the match after a 2-1 victory in a penalty shootout.[7]
After one season in his first club Iskra Danilovgrad he retired from competitive football in 2011. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Ruso.[2]
Honours edit
Serbian White Eagles edit
- CSL Championship: 2008
- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2006, 2007, 2009
References edit
- ^ "Liga bez briga 5 - Kanada - B92.net". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ a b Dr., Z. (2006-07-22). "Dragan Radović u Torontu" (in Montenegrin). Pobjeda. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (August 20, 2021). "Serbian White Eagles Canada's Import Champions". Canadian Soccer League. from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "August 11&12, 2006 CSL results of Friday and Saturday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "2006 CLS Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ . 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "2008 CLS Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved August 23, 2021.