In the 1960-61 season Radaković was named the best player in NK Rijeka and the best right winger in Yugoslavia.
Even though he had offers from many Belgrade clubs who were dominating the First League at the time he stayed at Rijeka.
[6] Radaković first started having heart problems during a ten-day tour of West Germany in the spring of 1963.
But he continued to train, was persistent and did not believe the doctors when they said he would no longer be able to run on the field, enjoy the atmosphere of the game, hear the applause from the stands.
He played at the 1962 FIFA World Cup where Yugoslavia finished in fourth place[9] His final international was a September 1964 friendly away against Austria.
[15] Radaković was named in NK Rijeka's all time XI in 2008 by Marinko Lazzarich and in 2011 by Novi list.