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Biography
Žarko Korać (Serbian Cyrillic: Жapкo Kopaћ, born 11 June 1987) is a Montenegrin football striker playing for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Premier League.
Career
Žarko has played mainly with Montenegrin club FK Zeta, having archived the title of Montenegrin First League top scorer in the season 2006–07.
After this early success, he decided to move abroad signing a contract with Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina. After not getting many chances there, he returned to FK Zeta in December 2008. He played there until January 2010 when he moved to Moldovan club FC Sheriff Tiraspol. In summer 2010 he returned to Zeta where he became a regular at the starting 11.
He finished the 2012–13 Montenegrin First League season as the co-top scorer with 15 goals. following this success he has been loaned to Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Premier League, where he scored 11 goals, finishing as the 5th top scorer in the league.
on June 2, 2014, Korać has signed a 4-years contract with Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem, with a salary of 160,000€ per season. Beitar also paid 160,000€ to Hapoel Haifa for his service. After just half a season in Beitar, Žarko returned to Hapoel Haifa, where he plays ever since.
Honours
Club
- FK Zeta
- Montenegrin First League: 2006–07
Individual
- Montenegrin First League top scorer: 2006–07 (16 goals), 2011–12 (20 goals)