Aleksandar Jovanović (; born 17 December 1985) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n former

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 ...

who played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

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 sea ...

, 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 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

). 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 ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

: 2011–12 *

Serbian League East Serbian League East ( Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League Vojvodina and Serbian ...

: 2008–09 ;Sinđelić Niš *

: 2009–10

References

External links

Srbijafudbal profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Aleksandar Association football midfielders FK Kolubara players FK Radnički Niš players FK Sinđelić Niš players OFK Beograd players OFK Niš players Serbian First League players Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Sportspeople from Niš 1985 births Living people