Radovan Radaković

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

Radovan Radaković

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-02-06)6 February 1971
Place of birth	Zemun, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death	25 September 2022(2022-09-25) (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	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1995	Obilić	3	(0)
1993–1994	→ BSK Batajnica (loan)	30	(0)
1996	BSK Batajnica
1997	Borac Čačak	14	(0)
1997–1999	Tilleur-Liégeois	64	(0)
1999–2000	Radnički Kragujevac	40	(0)
2000–2004	Partizan	61	(0)
2004–2005	Sturm Graz	15	(0)
2006	Zemun	26	(0)
2007	Voždovac	7	(0)
2007–2008	Kolubara	11	(0)
Total		271	(0)
International career
2001	FR Yugoslavia	2	(0)
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

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

• First League of FR Yugoslavia: 2001–02, 2002–03
• FR Yugoslavia Cup: 2000–01