| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Spalević | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-03-24)24 March 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Vučitrn,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Trepča | 33 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Priština | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Bane | 10 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Milicionar | 45 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | Red Star Belgrade | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cherno More Varna | 13 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10 | (4) |
| 2004 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 15 | (2) |
| 2005 | Zalaegerszeg | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | Henan Jianye | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Slavija Sarajevo | 66 | (44) |
| 2009 | Olimpik | 13 | (5) |
| 2010 | Slavija Sarajevo | 13 | (4) |
| 2010–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac | 105 | (53) |
| 2014–2015 | Donji Srem | 22 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Slavija Sarajevo | 25 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Radnički Kragujevac | 27 | (8) |
| 2021 | Kragujevac | ||
| Total | 438 | (157) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | FR Yugoslavia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2021 | |||
Darko Spalević (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Спалевић; born 24 March 1977) is aSerbian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker.
Over the course of his journeyman career, Spalević scored over 150 competitive goals in six countries, having his most prolific seasons after the age of thirty.[1]
Born inVučitrn, Spalević started out atTrepča, before transferring toPriština in 1998. He stayed there for onlyone season. After a short stint atBane in the fall of 1999, Spalević moved toMilicionar, spending there the following year and a half.
In the summer of 2001, Spalević joinedRed Star Belgrade. He failed to make an impact at the club in a year and a half, before switching to Bulgarian clubCherno More Varna. In the summer of 2003, Spalević moved to another Bulgarian clubLokomotiv Plovdiv. He won the national championship title in the 2003–04 season.
In the following three seasons, Spalević played for Russian clubDynamo Makhachkala (2004), Hungarian clubZalaegerszeg (2005), and Chinese clubHenan Jianye (2006), but without notable achievements.
In early 2007, Spalević moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed withSlavija Sarajevo. He spent the next two and a half years there, becoming thePremier League top scorer in 2008,[2] and 2009. Spalević also helped the club win theBosnia and Herzegovina Cup in the2008–09 campaign. He subsequently switched toOlimpik,[3] before returning to Slavija in early 2010.
In July 2010, Spalević returned to Serbia and joinedFirst League clubRadnički Kragujevac.[4] He was their top scorer in the2010–11 season with 19 league goals, thus leading them to promotion to theSuperLiga. In the following2011–12 season, Spalević became the SuperLiga top scorer with 19 goals. He stayed at the club for two more years, despite having some disagreements with the club's president,[5] helping the side remain in the top flight.
After leaving Radnički, Spalević moved to fellow SuperLiga clubDonji Srem in June 2014, penning a one-year contract.[6] He however failed to help them avoid relegation from the top flight in the2014–15 season. In July 2015, Spalević officially returned to his former clubSlavija Sarajevo on a one-year deal.[7]
In July 2016, Spalević returned toRadnički Kragujevac.[8] He helped the side win theSerbian League West in his comeback season, thus earning promotion back to theSerbian First League.
In December 1999, Spalević played for the FR Yugoslavia U23s in a 0–1 friendly loss againstArgentina.[9]
| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| Zalaegerszeg | 2005–06 | 11 | 0 |
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2006–07 | 14 | 9 |
| 2007–08 | 27 | 18 | |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 17 | |
| Olimpik | 2009–10 | 13 | 5 |
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2009–10 | 13 | 4 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2010–11 | 28 | 19 |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 19 | |
| 2012–13 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 8 | |
| Donji Srem | 2014–15 | 22 | 5 |
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2015–16 | 25 | 9 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2016–17 | 25 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 282 | 128 | |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Slavija Sarajevo
Radnički Kragujevac
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