Career
Kovačević came to Austria Wien at 15 and started his professional career there at 19, only to be loaned out to Second Division South Carolina Untersiebenbrunn in 2001. He joined SV Pasching a year later and made it with them into the national team In 2007 he moved to SV Ried.
He made his debut for Austria in an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against Belarus.
He earned 7 caps, no goals scored. His last international was a September 2006 friendly match against Venezuela.