Darko Kovacevic, out of danger after a shooting in front of his house in Athens

The previous Serbian participant of Actual Sociedad and Olympiacos, amongst others, Darko Kovacevic He has been the sufferer of a shooting on Monday outdoors his dwelling in the Athenian suburb of Glyfada, in keeping with the Athens Information Company. The previous worldwide striker, 46, was taken to a hospital for “preventive” causes, though the bullet didn’t attain him. Nevertheless, in the autumn a knee and a wrist have been broken, and it’s in a state of 'shock' as a result of of what occurred.

The police reported that two unidentified assailants shot Kovacevic from a automotive when the previous participant left his personal automobile. The assault is being investigated by the authorities.

As revealed The Basque newspaper, the attackers made a single shot, which didn’t attain the participant, who would have been injured by throwing himself on the bottom. “I noticed a man get out of a automotive with an prolonged gun and are available in direction of me. I instinctively threw myself to the correct after which he shot me. Then he ran, obtained into the automobile and disappeared, “Kovacevic assured the Helena press.

Hours later, the police discovered the burned automotive. The automobile, a priori, had not been stolen, since nobody has reported its disappearance, though it isn’t dominated out that the perpetrators have used false license plates. In response to the info collected by the authorities, the proprietor of the automotive resides in the town of Messinia.

Kovacevic performed 59 matches with the choice of Serbia and Montenegro between 1994 and 2004 and at membership degree he completed his profession enjoying on the Olympiacos from 2007 to 2009. He additionally performed in the Actual Sociedad in two levels (1996-1999 and 2001-2007), Lazio (2001), Juventus (1999-2001), Sheffield Wednesday ( 1996), Purple Star of Belgrade (1994-1996) and Proleter Zrenjanin (1992-1994).