Aleksandar Jovanović (; born 17 December 1985) is a

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n retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

Career

During his career, Jovanović played almost exclusively in his hometown and represented

OFK Niš OFK Niš () is a football club based in Niš, Serbia. They compete in the Zone League Centre, the fourth tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1969, the club made its Second League of FR Yugoslavia debut in the 1999–2000 seaso ...

, Sinđelić Niš, and most notably, Radnički Niš. He had two spells with Radnički between 2007 and 2019. In his second tenure at the club, Jovanović initially helped them return to the top flight after a decade (

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

) and later secure a spot in European competitions after more than 30 years (

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). He also served as the team's captain, before leaving Radnički at the end of his contract in July 2019.

Statistics

Honours

;Radnički Niš *

Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...

: 2011–12 *

Serbian League East Serbian League East (Serbian language, Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrad ...

: 2008–09 ;Sinđelić Niš *

: 2009–10

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Aleksandar 1985 births Living people Footballers from Niš Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers OFK Niš players OFK Beograd players FK Radnički Niš players OFK Sinđelić Niš players FK Kolubara players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian First League players Serbian League players Serbian SuperLiga players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen