Bundesliga: Hamburg's Slobodan Rajkovic makes return from injury
Thursday 13 November 2014 17:09, UK
Hamburg defender Slobodan Rajkovic came off the bench to mark his return from injury in Wednesday night's 8-0 friendly win over local side SC Victoria.
The 25-year-old Serbia centre-back had been sidelined since March after undergoing surgery on a torn cruciate ligament, but came on for the last 45 minutes in his first bit of match action as Josef Zinnbauer's men comfortably saw off the Oberliga outfit in a game that was arranged last-minute during the international break.
Ivo Ilicevic also got some game time under his belt as he recovers from a spell on the sidelines - scoring in the process - after being absent from the first team since August.
Zinnbauer took over the reins from Mirko Slomka, who was sacked in September, and was pleased with his side's performance, but is aware that Rajkovic needs to take things slowly as his comeback continues.
The head coach, who was previously in charge of the club's reserves side, told www.kicker.de: "That was a good test for us. We have implemented what we had planned.
"He (Rajkovic) is a player I already like, but still needs time."
