Đorđe Jokić (

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: Ђорђе Јокић; born 20 January 1981) is a

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n former professional

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. He played as a defender most of career.

Club career

Jokić began playing football with

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, before transferring to

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

in the 2000–01 season. In early 2005, Jokić moved to

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and signed a three-year contract with

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. On 14 July 2012, Jokić signed a two-year contract with

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International career

Jokić was a member of the team that represented

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at the

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. They exited after the first round, finishing fourth in their group behind

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and

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. Jokić also made four appearances for the senior national team of Serbia and Montenegro between 2004 and 2005.

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International

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jokic, Djordje 1981 births Living people People from Raška, Serbia Serbian footballers Association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro international footballers Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers of Serbia and Montenegro Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics FK Bane players OFK Beograd players FK Vojvodina players Serbian SuperLiga players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Dynamo Bryansk players Russian Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia