Darko () is a common
South Slavic masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. It is derived from the Slavic root ''dar'' 'gift'. Its oldest mention is from the 14th century, included in the
Dečani chrysobulls
The Dečani chrysobulls ( sr, Дечанске хрисовуље/Dečanske hrisovulje) alternatively known as the Dečani charters (Дечанске повеље/Dečanske povelje) are chrysobulls dating to 1321-1331 which contains a detailed li ...
(1330).
Notable people
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Darko Angelov, Macedonian diplomat
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Darko Anić (chess player) (born 1957), Croatian chess grandmaster
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Darko Anić (footballer) (born 1974), Serbian footballer
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Darko Balaban (born 1989), Serbian basketball player
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Darko Belojević (born 1960), Yugoslav-Serbian footballer and coach
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Darko Bodul (born 1989), Bosnian-Croatian footballer
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Darko Bošković (born 1987), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Božović (born 1978), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Brašanac
Darko Brašanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Брашанац; born 12 February 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Osasuna as a central midfielder.
Brašanac represented his country at all youth internationa ...
(born 1992), Serbian footballer
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Darko Bratina (1942–1997), Italian sociologist and politician
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Darko Brljak
Darko Brljak (born 23 December 1984) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Brljak joined Gorica from Domžale in summer 2011. After a spell at Olimpija Ljubljana, he agreed terms with NK Bravo in February 2 ...
(born 1984), Slovenian footballer
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Darko Butorović (born 1970), Croatian footballer
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Darko Čeferin (born 1968), Slovenian football referee
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Darko Čordaš (born 1976), Serbian footballer
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Donnie Darko
''Donnie Darko'' is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and produced by Flower Films. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, ...
(born 1977), Living Receiver, Destroyer of Tangent Universe
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Darko Damjanovski
Darko Damjanovski (Macedonian: Дарко Дамјановски, born 15 July 1981) is a Macedonian biathlete and cross-country skier who has competed since 1999 and 2005, respectively. Competing in three Winter Olympics (2006, 2010 and 2014), ...
(born 1981), Macedonian skier
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Darko Dimitrov
Darko Dimitrov ( mk, Дарко Димитров ; born January 21, 1973) is a Macedonian songwriter, record producer, arranger and record executive. Highly acclaimed for revitalising the Yugoslav mainstream pop music scene, which also influenced ...
(born 1973), Macedonian record producer
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Darko Djukič (born 1980), Slovenian footballer
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Darko Djurdjević (born 1987), Serbian footballer
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Darko Domijan (born 1952), Yugoslav-Croatian singer
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Darko Dražić (born 1963), Yugoslav-Croatian footballer and coach
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Darko Drinić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
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Darko Dunjić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
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Darko Fejsa (born 1987), Serbian footballer
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Darko Filipović (born 1981), Serbian singer
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Darko Franić (born 1987), Croatian footballer
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Darko Glišić (born 1991), Macedonian footballer
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Darko Grubor
Darko Grubor ( sr-Cyrl, Дарко Грубор; 16 October 1962 – 2 June 2016) was the general secretary of FK Partizan.
References
1962 births
2016 deaths
Businesspeople from Belgrade
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni ...
(born 1962), Serbian sports executive
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Darko Horvat (born 1973), Croatian footballer
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Darko Janacković (born 1967), Serbian-French football coach
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Darko Jelčić (born 1965), Yugoslav drummer
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Darko Jevtić (born 1993), Swiss footballer
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Darko Jovandić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
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Darko Jozinović (born 1970), Croatian footballer
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Darko Karadžić (born 1989), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Karapetrovič (born 1976), Slovenian footballer
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Darko Kolić (born 1971), Serbian footballer
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Darko Kovačević
Darko Kovačević ( sr-Cyrl, Дарко Ковачевић) (born 18 November 1973) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his career in Serbia with Proleter Zrenjanin and subsequently played for Red Star ...
(born 1973), Serbian footballer
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Darko Kralj (born 1971), Croatian Paralympic shot putter
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Darko Krsteski (born 1971), Macedonian footballer
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Darko Lazić (singer)
Darko Lazić ( sr-cyr, Дарко Лазић, born on 13 October 1991) is a Serbian turbo-folk singer. Born in the south Vojvodina village of Brestač, he rose to prominence as the winner of the fourth season of the televised singing contest ' ...
(born 1991), Serbian singer
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Darko Lazić (footballer) (born 1994), Serbian footballer
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Darko Lazović
Darko Lazović ( sr-Cyrl, Дарко Лазовић, ; born 15 September 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Serbia national team.
At the age of 21, Lazović was recognized ...
(born 1990), Serbian footballer
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Darko Ljubojević
Darko Ljubojević (born 8 January 1975) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer and current football official.
Club career
Ljubojević was born in Banja Luka. He formerly played, among others, for Red Star Belgrade in Serbia, CD Ourense ...
(born 1975), Bosnian footballer
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Darko Lovrić (born 1980), Serbian footballer
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Darko Lukanović (born 1984), Yugoslav-Swedish footballer
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Darko Macan
Darko Macan (born 1966) is a Croatian writer and illustrator who has created and collaborated on comics, essays and science fiction and fantasy. He is also an editor.
Biography
Born in Zagreb, where he still lives, he has a degree in history an ...
(born 1966), Croatian author and illustrator
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Darko Maletić (born 1980), Bosnian footballer
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Darko Marić (born 1975), Serbian footballer
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Darko Marković (born 1987), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Martinović (born 1982), Bosnian handballer
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Darko Matić
Darko Matić ( born September 26, 1980) is a retired Croatian professional football player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the Sports Director of Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang.
Club career
Matić left his country ...
(born 1980), Bosnian footballer
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Darko Matijašević
Darko Matijašević (born 10 July 1968) is a politician from Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is of Serbian nationality.
Matijasevic was born in Kostajnica, Republic of Croatia, and graduated from the
Military Technical Academy in Z ...
(born 1968), Bosnian Serb politician
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Darko Mavrak (born 1969), Yugoslav footballer
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Darko Maver, a fictional Yugoslav artist invented as a hoax
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Darko Micevski (born 1992), Macedonian footballer
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Darko Miladin (born 1979), Croatian footballer
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Darko Milanič (born 1967), Slovenian footballer
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Darko Miličić (born 1985), Serbian basketball player
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Darko Milinović
Darko Milinović (born 25 April 1963) is a Croatian politician and gynecologist who served as Minister of Health and Social Welfare from 2008 until 2011.
Biography
Milinović was born in Gospić. After graduating from the University of Zagreb ...
(born 1963), Croatian politician
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Darko Mitrevski (born 1971), Macedonian film director
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Darko Nestorović (born 1965), Bosnian footballer and coach
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Darko Pahlić (born 1963), Croatian basketball player
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Darko Pančev
Darko Pančev ( mk, Дарко Панчев, ; born 7 September 1965) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade.
He was part of the Red Star Belgrade sq ...
(born 1965), Macedonian footballer
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Darko Pavićević (born 1986), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Perić (born 1978), Croatian footballer
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Darko Perović (born 1965), Serbian comic-book artist and writer
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Darko Pivaljević (born 1975), Serbian footballer
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Darko Planinić (born 1990), Croatian basketball player
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Darko Raca (born 1977), Bosnian footballer
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Darko Raić-Sudar
Darko Raić-Sudar (born 7 November 1972 in Bruchsal) is a retired Croatian footballer and football manager.
Managerial career
In 2016 he started coaching career as the caretaker manager of Croatian First Football League team NK Istra 1961.
In ...
(born 1972), Croatian footballer
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Darko Rakočević (born 1981), Serbian footballer
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Darko Ramovš (born 1973), Serbian footballer and sporting executive
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Darko F. Ribnikar (died 1914), Serbian journalist
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Darko Rundek
Darko Rundek (Zagreb, January 30 1956) is a Croatian rock singer, songwriter, poet, and actor. His music career started in the early 1980s, as the frontman of the world music influenced rock band Haustor. He emigrated to France after the Yug ...
(born 1956), Croatian singer-songwriter
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Darko Šarović (born 1990), Serbian sprinter
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Darko Savić (born 1979), Serbian footballer
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Darko Sokolov
Darko Sokolov ( mk, Дарко Соколов; born May 8, 1986) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian First League.
Pro career
Since beginning his professional career in 2002, Sokolov has ...
(born 1986), Macedonian basketball player
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Darko Spalević (born 1977), Serbian footballer
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Darko Stanić (born 1978), Serbian handball player
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Darko Šuškavčević (born 1974), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Suvin
Darko Ronald Suvin (born Darko Šlesinger) is a Yugoslav-born academic, writer and critic who became a professor (now emeritusDavid JohnstonConvocation: Honorary degrees and emeritus professorships McGill Reporter, Volume 33, No. 05, November ...
(born 1930), Croatian-Canadian academic and literary critic
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Darko Tasevski (born 1984), Macedonian footballer
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Darko Tešović
Darko Tešović (; born 3 August 1970) is a Serbian Association football, football manager and former player.
Playing career
In his native country, Tešović played for FK Radnički Beograd, Radnički Beograd, FK Partizan, Partizan, FK Teleoptik, ...
(born 1970), Serbian footballer
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Darko Tofiloski (born 1986), Macedonian footballer
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Darko Vargec (born 1972), Yugoslav-Serbian footballer and manager
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Darko Vujović (born 1962), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Vukašinović (born 1985), Montenegrin footballer
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Darko Vukić (born 1968), Croatian footballer
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Darko Zec
Darko Zec (born 21 February 1989) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defender.
Honours
Domžale
*Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2007–08
*Slovenian Cup: 2010–11
*Slovenian Supercup: 2007, 2011
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(born 1989), Slovenian footballer
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Darko Živanović (born 1987), Serbian long-distance runner
See also
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Darko (disambiguation)
References
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