Veselin Đoković

Veselin Đoković
Personal information
Full nameVeselin Đoković
Date of birth18 February 1976
Place of birthPožega, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentral defender
Youth career
Sloga Požega
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995-1998FK Bečej
1998-1999AS Marsa
1999-2000Mladost Lučani
2000-2002Pogoń Szczecin17(1)
2002-2004Amica Wronki42(1)
2004-2006Legia Warszawa15(1)
2006-2007Korona Kielce14(1)
Teams managed
Sloga Požega
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).

Veselin Đoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Beceлин Ђoкoвић, born 18 February 1976 in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian/Montenegrin retired football player who is a manager. Despite having been born in Serbia, he is often regarded as Montenegrin because of his family roots.

Career

He started his football career in local side FK Sloga Požega before moving to FK Bečej who was playing back then in the First League of FR Yugoslavia.

Next in 1998 he went to AS Marsa, to Tunis but in 1999 he returned to Serbia signing with FK Mladost Lučani playing in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.

His first Polish club was Pogoń Szczecin, where he played in 2000, playing 17 matches and scoring one goal. Fall season 2001/2002 he went to Amica Wronki, where he played in 44 matches and scored one goal.

From the start of the season 2004/2005 he played for Legia Warszawa, where he played in 13 matches and scored one goal that season.

He is currently a manager of FK Sloga Požega.

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