Branislav Jovanović (; born 21 September 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 professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Novi Sad 1921.

Club career

Jovanović made his senior debuts with Jedinstvo Surčin. He also played for Beograd in the Serbian League Belgrade, before moving to Cypriot club

Ethnikos Achna Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club current ...

. In the 2009 winter transfer window, Jovanović returned to his homeland and signed with Serbian SuperLiga side

Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina * FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Banatska Topola, Serbian football club *NK SAŠK Nap ...

. In June 2009, Jovanović signed a four-year contract with

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. He helped the side defend the league title in the 2009–10 season. After an unsuccessful negotiation with Turkish side Galatasaray, Jovanović signed for Serbian SuperLiga club

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on the last day of the 2010 summer transfer window. In the 2013 winter transfer window, Jovanović moved abroad for the second time and joined Israeli side

Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko'') is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit. History Founded in 1946, the club dwelt i ...

. He spent three and a half years at the club, collecting over 100 appearances across all domestic competitions (

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State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...

and

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

). In August 2016, Jovanović returned to Serbia and signed with

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-cyr, Вождовац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 158,213 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban ...

. He moved back to Israel just six months later and joined Hapoel Ashkelon. After playing for

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...

, Jovanović rejoined his former club

in early 2019.

International career

On 7 June 2011, Jovanović made his international debut for

, coming on as a substitute for

Dejan Stanković Dejan Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Станковић, , born 11 September 1978) is a Serbian professional manager and former player. He currently manages Italian club Sampdoria. He captained the Serbia national team from 2007 until 201 ...

in a 0–0 friendly draw against

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Honours

;Partizan * Serbian SuperLiga: 2009–10

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Branislav Men's association football midfielders Cypriot First Division players Ethnikos Achna FC players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Israel FK Beograd (Serbia) players FK Jedinstvo Surčin players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Partizan players FK Rad players FK Voždovac players Footballers from Belgrade Hapoel Acre F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players FK Proleter Novi Sad players Israeli Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia men's international footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players 1985 births Living people