Radovan Radaković

Radovan Radaković
Personal information
Date of birth	6 February 1971
Place of birth	Zemun, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death	25 September 2022 (aged 51)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Zemun
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1995	Obilić
1993–1994	→ BSK Batajnica (loan)
1996	BSK Batajnica
1997	Borac Čačak
1997–1999	Tilleur-Liégeois
1999–2000	Radnički Kragujevac
2000–2004	Partizan
2004–2005	Sturm Graz
2006	Zemun
2007	Voždovac
2007–2008	Kolubara
Total
International career
2001	FR Yugoslavia
Managerial career
2010–2012	Mladenovac
2013	Kolubara
2013	Smederevo
2015–2016	Radnički 1923
2017–2018	Šumadija Aranđelovac
2018	Dunav Stari Banovci
2019	OFK Vršac
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radovan Radaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Радаковић; 6 February 1971 – 25 September 2022) was a Serbian football manager and player.

Club career

Radaković played for numerous clubs in his homeland, having his most successful period with Partizan. He won back-to-back championships with the Crno-beli in 2002 and 2003, as well as the national cup in 2001.^[1] During his career, Radaković also spent some time abroad, having stints in Belgium (Tilleur-Liégeois) and Austria (Sturm Graz).

International career

At international level, Radaković was capped twice for FR Yugoslavia, making both appearances in the FIFA World Cup 2002 qualifying stage. He made his national team debut in a 1–1 away draw against Russia on 2 June 2001. Four days later, Radaković kept a clean sheet in a 6–0 home win over the Faroe Islands.^[2]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Radaković started his managerial career at Mladenovac in 2010. He also served as manager of Kolubara, Smederevo, Radnički 1923 (September 2015–December 2016), Šumadija Aranđelovac,^[3]^[4] Dunav Stari Banovci, and OFK Vršac.

Death

Radaković died of stomach cancer on 25 September 2022.^[5]

Honours

Partizan

References

^ "Radovan Radaković" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Radaković Radovan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "U subotu počinje prvenstvo za fudbalere Šumadije" (in Serbian). rtvsumadija.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Narednog vikenda nastavak sezone za fudbalere Šumadije" (in Serbian). rtvsumadija.com. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Preminuo Radovan Radaković" (in Serbian). b92.net. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

External links

Radovan Radaković at WorldFootball.net
Radovan Radaković at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Radovan Radaković" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[2] "Radaković Radovan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[3] "U subotu počinje prvenstvo za fudbalere Šumadije" (in Serbian). rtvsumadija.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[4] "Narednog vikenda nastavak sezone za fudbalere Šumadije" (in Serbian). rtvsumadija.com. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[5] "Preminuo Radovan Radaković" (in Serbian). b92.net. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]