Rade Veljović

Rade Veljović
Personal information
Full name	Rade Veljović
Date of birth	9 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Red Star Belgrade
2004–2006	→ Jedinstvo Ub (loan)
2006–2007	Napredak Kruševac
2007–2008	Voždovac
2009–2012	CFR Cluj
2009–2010	→ Unirea Alba Iulia (loan)
2010	→ Târgu Mureș (loan)
2011	→ Borac Banja Luka (loan)
2011–2012	→ Javor Ivanjica (loan)
2012–2013	Smederevo
2013–2014	Voždovac
2015	Radnik Surdulica
Total
International career
2008–2009	Serbia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rade Veljović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Вељовић; born 9 August 1986) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

After coming through the youth system at Red Star Belgrade, Veljović played for Jedinstvo Ub (loan), Napredak Kruševac, and Voždovac, before transferring abroad and signing with Romanian side CFR Cluj in the 2009 winter transfer window.^[1] He later spent some time on loan at Unirea Alba Iulia, Târgu Mureș, and Borac Banja Luka. In the summer of 2011, Veljović returned to his homeland on loan to Javor Ivanjica. He also played for Smederevo, Voždovac (second spell), and Radnik Surdulica (no appearances), before retiring from the game.

Veljović was selected by Slobodan Krčmarević to represent Serbia at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,^[2] but failed to make any appearance at the tournament. He previously earned eight caps for the under-21 team.

^ ""Orlić" Veljović iz Voždovca u Kluž" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Krčmarević odredio igrače za EP" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2018.