Milivoje Novakovič

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Milivoje Novakovič
Personal information
Full name	Milivoje Novakovič
Date of birth	May 18, 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 29)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	1. FC Köln
Number	11
Youth clubs
1999–2002	NK Olimpija
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–	ASK Voitberg SV Mattersburg LASK Linz PFC Litex Lovech 1. FC Köln	006 0(2) 021 0(8) 021 0(8) 027 (19) 056 (30)
National team2
2006–	Slovenia	019 0(6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:04, 12 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 14:04, 27 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Milivoje Novakovič (born May 18, 1979 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 1. FC Köln.

[edit] Club career

He is currently playing for German 2nd Bundesliga team 1. FC Köln as an attacker. Milivoje came to 1. FC Köln from the Bulgarian PFC Litex Lovech, where he rose to prominence. He has also played for the Austrian club LASK Linz, having began his career with Olimpija Ljubljana.^[1]

With Litex he reached the UEFA Cup 2005-06 round of 32, came third in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and became the championship's top goalscorer.

He has been linked with German team 1. FC Köln,^[2] Israeli team Beitar Jerusalem FC^[3] and Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia,^[4] but he nevertheless played for Litex in the UEFA Cup 2006-07 against his compatriots FC Koper and AC Omonia from Cyprus despite his wish to continue his career in a different team.^[5]. He finally joined 1. FC Köln in late August 2006 for around €1.5 million.^[6] He was the top goalscorer in the 2. German Bundesliga during the 07/08 season with the club.

[edit] International career

He is a striker in Slovenia international with impressive performances, notably a hat trick for Slovenia against Trinidad and Tobago

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