Milivoje Novakovič

Milivoje Novakovič

Personal information
Full name	Milivoje Novakovič
Date of birth	18 May 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 32)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	1. FC Köln
Number	11
Youth career
1999	Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2000	DSG Klopeinersee
2000–2002	SAK Klagenfurt
2002–2003	ASK Voitsberg
2003–2004	SV Mattersburg	6	(2)
2004–2005	LASK Linz	21	(8)
2005–2006	Litex Lovech	27	(19)
2006–	1. FC Köln	153	(71)
National team‡
2006–	Slovenia	52	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2011

Milivoje Novakovič (born 18 May 1979 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

He is currently playing for German 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 begun his career with Olimpija Ljubljana.^[1]

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

He had 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 2006–07 UEFA Cup 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 2007–08 season with the club.

On 12 September 2008 coach Christoph Daum made him captain of the first team squad of 1. FC Köln. During the 2008–09 season he led his team (1. FC Köln) with 16 goals in the 1. German Bundesliga. In late November 2009 he lost his captaincy due to a dispute with Cologne's new manager Zvonimir Soldo. In 2010–11 season he reached the third place in the Bundesliga top scorer's list, with 17 goals.

International career

He is a striker in the national football team with impressive performances, notably a hat trick for Slovenia against Trinidad and Tobago.

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 May 2006	Arena Petrol, Celje	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	3–1	Friendly match
2				2–0
3				3–1
4	7 October 2006	Arena Petrol, Celje	Luxembourg	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
5	8 September 2007	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
6	6 February 2008	Stadion Športni Park, Nova Gorica	Denmark	1–1	1–2	Friendly match
7	10 September 2008	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Slovakia	1–0	2–1	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
8				2–0
9	11 October 2008	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Northern Ireland	1–0	2–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
10	19 November 2008	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–4	3–4	Friendly match
11				3–4
12	9 September 2009	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Poland	2–0	3–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
13	14 October 2009	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle	San Marino	1–0	3–0	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
14	3 March 2010	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Qatar	1–0	4–1	Friendly match
15	4 June 2010	Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor	New Zealand	1–0	3–1	Friendly match
16				2–1
17	7 September 2010	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade	Serbia	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
18	8 October 2010	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana	Faroe Islands	4–0	5–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
19	9 February 2011	Qemal Stafa, Tirana	Albania	0–1	1–2	Friendly match

Individual honours

• 2006 Bulgarian A PFG Joint Topscorer, 16 Goals
• 2008 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Topscorer, 20 goals

References

1. ^ "Новакович скоро ще е №1 в националния" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2 June 2006. http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2006/06/02/forum/index.htm. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Кьолн иска Миливое Новакович" (in Bulgarian). sport1.bg. 11 July 2006. http://www.sport1.bg/sport1/node/24532. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
3. ^ "Бейтар Йерусалим иска Новакович" (in Bulgarian). sport1.bg. 4 July 2006. http://www.sport1.bg/sport1/node/23883. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
4. ^ Katsarov, Rumen (6 June 2006). "Левски хвърли око на Новакович и Желев" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. http://www.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2006-06-06&article=148670. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
5. ^ "?". http://www.actualno.com/news_67937.html. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Popov, Dimitar (30 August 2006). "Новакович подписа с Кьолн за три години" (in Bulgarian). topsport.ibox.bg. http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_218157950. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 

External links

• Player profile – NZS

Persondata
Name	Novaković, Milivoje
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Date of birth	18 May 1979
Place of birth	Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Date of death
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