| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1971-06-16)16 June 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Pljevlja,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Budućnost Pogorica | 66 | (10) |
| 1994 | Rudar Pljevlja | 10 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Red Star Belgrade | 8 | (2) |
| 1996 | Degerfors | 15 | (3) |
| 1997 | Shenzhen | ||
| 1997–1998 | Vojvodina | 7 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Ethnikos Asteras | 24 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Larisa | 21 | (7) |
| 2000–2002 | Patraikos | 41 | (15) |
| Total | 192 | (47) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Žarko Dragaš (Cyrillic: Жарко Драгаш; born 16 June 1971) is a retired Montenegrin football player.
Born inPljevlja,[1] he begin his career in 1989 by playing withFK Budućnost Podgorica, known until 1993 as FK Budućnost Titograd. The club was playing in the top national flight, known as theYugoslav First League until 1992,[2] then asFirst League of FR Yugoslavia until 1994.[1] Budućnost usually finished in mid table, and the highlight of his spell with Budućnost was when the club finished runner-up in theBalkans Cup in 1991.
In summer 1994, he moved to another top league side,FK Rudar Pljevlja, but stayed only until the following winter break when he moved toRed Star Belgrade.[1]
He played one and a half seasons with Red Star, but during that time he made only 8 league appearances and scored two goals.[1] He was part of the team during a successful period, as in those two seasons Red Star won one national championship and two cups.
In summer 1996, he made his first move abroad by signing withSwedish sideDegerfors IF. He made 15 appearances and scored 3 goals in theAllsvenskan and Degerfors finished in 9th place that season.[1]
In summer 1997 he returned toFR Yugoslavia and joinedFK Vojvodina.[1] They finished in 4th place in the1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia with Žarko Dragaš contributing with 7 appearances and one goal in the league. This would be his last season in FR Yugoslavia before he moved to Greece.
In summer 1998 he signed with newly promoted Greek top-flight sideEthnikos Asteras,[3] and played with them in the1998–99 Alpha Ethniki which they finished 11th, with Dragaš making a solid performance of 24 appearances and 5 goals in the season.[1] Despite that, at the end of the season he left the club and joinedBeta Ethniki sideLarisa which was being coached by Serbian manager Nebojša Ličanin.[1] Despite their ambitions, and Dragaš 21 appearances and 7 goals in the league,[1][4] Larisa finished 6th and failed to achieve promotion to Alpha Ethniki. Coach Ličanin left, and so did Dragaš, the latter joining 3rd level Gama Ethniki (3rd tier) Greek clubPatraikos Patra. In his first season in Patras, Dragaš had quite an impressive season for a midfielder by scoring 14 goals in 35 league appearances, thus helping Patraikos to earn a promotion to the 2001–02Beta Ethniki.[1] He retired at the end of the following season. While playing in Greece, his wife gave birth to a first born child, Jana.[citation needed]