Ante Kovacevic (born 13 June 1974 in

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, Australia) is an Australian retired professional

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player who was the Director of Football at

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Biography

Ante Kovacevic started off his senior career at St Albans Dinamo in '92, the club at which he played as a junior for some time. He spent two years in the senior team at Dinamo, making 41 appearances before moving to Dinamo's sister club

Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...

in '94. At the Knights, Ante won back to back NSL titles in '95 and '96, the NSL cup in '95 and the Dockerty Cup in '96 over the six years that he spent there. Kovacevic had a short spell at Green Gully Cavaliers in '98. Ante made his first interstate move in 2000, when he moved to NSL club Adelaide City FC. He spent three years there and had a short spell at Croatian backed club Adelaide Raiders in the meantime, making six appearances for the club in 2001. Kovacevic then returned to Melbourne in 2003 to play for

South Melbourne FC South Melbourne Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in suburb of Albert Park, in Melbourne, Victoria. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, with matches played at Lakeside Stadium ...

. The next year, Ante made his first overseas move as he left for Selangor FA, a side in the

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. He spent just the one year with the Malaysians before returning to play football in Australia. In 2005, he signed a two-year contract with A-League side

Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 199 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kovacevic, Ante 1974 births Living people Australian people of Croatian descent Soccer players from Melbourne Expatriate footballers in Malaysia A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Adelaide City FC players Melbourne Knights FC players Perth Glory FC players South Melbourne FC players Floreat Athena FC players Selangor FA players Association football defenders Australian soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Australian expatriate soccer players