Žarko Korać (Cyrillic: Жapкo Kopaћ, born 11 June 1987) is a Montenegrin football player who plays as a forward for FK Jedinstvo.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Žarko Korać | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Golubovci, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Jedinstvo | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Zeta | 35 | (16) |
| 2007–2008 | Vojvodina | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Zeta | 29 | (17) |
| 2010 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Zeta | 80 | (45) |
| 2013–2014 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 32 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Hapoel Haifa | 40 | (5) |
| 2017 | Grbalj | 17 | (3) |
| 2018 | Marcerra Kuantan | 4 | (5) |
| 2018 | Sisaket | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | UiTM | 15 | (13) |
| 2020 | Hapoel Afula | 13 | (4) |
| 2021– | FK Jedinstvo | 99 | (49) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Montenegro U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 | |||
Club career
Žarko has played mainly with Montenegrin club FK Zeta, having achieved the title of Montenegrin First League top scorer in the season 2006–07.[1]
After this early success, he decided to move abroad signing a contract with Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina. After not getting many chances there, he returned to FK Zeta in December 2008. He played there until January 2010 when he moved to Moldovan club FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[2]In summer 2010 he returned to Zeta where he became a regular at the starting 11.
He finished the 2012–13 Montenegrin First League season as the co-top scorer with 15 goals.following this success he has been loaned to Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Premier League, where he scored 11 goals, finishing as the 5th top scorer in the league.
on June 2, 2014, Korać has signed a 4-years contract with Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem, with a salary of €160,000 per season. Beitar also paid €160,000 to Hapoel Haifa for his service.[3] After just half a season in Beitar, Korać returned to Hapoel Haifa, where he played for two seasons between 2015 and 2017.
Honours
Club
- FK Zeta
Individual
- Montenegrin First League top goalscorer: 2006–07, 2012–13, 2023–24[4]
References
- Žarko Korać at Soccerway