Veselin Đoković
Personal information
Full name Veselin Đoković
Date of birth (1976-02-18) 18 February 1976
Place of birth Požega, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Sloga Požega
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Bečej 5+ (0+)
1998–1999 AS Marsa
1999–2000 Mladost Lučani
2000–2002 Pogoń Szczecin 17 (1)
2002–2004 Amica Wronki 42 (1)
2004–2006 Legia Warsaw 15 (1)
2006–2007 Korona Kielce 14 (1)
Managerial career
Sloga Požega
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veselin Đoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Ђоковић; also transliterated Veselin Djoković; born 18 February 1976) is a Serbian/Montenegrin retired footballer. Despite having been born in Serbia, he is often regarded as Montenegrin because of his family roots.

Playing 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 2001–02 he went to Amica Wronki, where he played in 44 matches and scored one goal.

From the start of the season 2004–05 he played for Legia Warsaw, where he played in 13 matches and scored one goal that season.

Managerial career

He was a manager of FK Sloga Požega. After termination he became a manager of one local soccer club near village Rasna.

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