Developed his skills with Partizan Belgrade and Turkish side Fenerbahce and then joined home-town club Olimpija Ljubljana where he became a Slovenian.

Is currently performing well in his first season with CS Sedan-Ardennes, having joined them after four years with another French side, Le Havre.

Scoring is not his strong point but Novak is a versatile and extremely hard working player who is equally adept at attacking as defending.

He played 11 of Slovenia's Euro 2000 qualifying matches, having made his debut against Croatia in June 1991.