Ivan "Guti" Jovanović (; born 1 December 1978) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In the first half of the 2000s, Jovanović played for five Belgrade-based clubs in the

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

, spending the most time with

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and Obilić. He also had a brief but successful spell at

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, before transferring abroad to China ( Shanghai Shenhua) in early 2006. In the second half of the 2000s, Jovanović went on to play in Belgium (

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), Israel (

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

), and Macedonia ( Rabotnički and Vardar), before returning to his homeland and joining Serbian SuperLiga side

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. In the summer of 2010, Jovanović moved abroad for the second time and joined Cypriot club

AEP Paphos Athletic Union Paphos , nickname = Πάφος , founded = 2000 , dissolved = 29 July 2014 , ground = Pafiako Stadium,Pafos, Cyprus, capacity = 9,394 , chairman = Christos Glykis20/5/12-31/12/13 , manager = Andreas Polydorou , league = Cyp ...

. He later played for

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čačak ...

and Sinđelić Beograd, before hanging up his boots in 2014.

Honours

;Sinđelić Beograd * Serbian League Belgrade: 2012–13

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Ivan AEP Paphos FC players Association football midfielders Belgian Pro League players Chinese Super League players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in North Macedonia First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Borac Čačak players FK Dubočica players FK Obilić players FK Rabotnički players FK Rad players FK Sinđelić Beograd players FK Smederevo players FK Vardar players FK Voždovac players FK Zemun players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Macedonian First Football League players OFK Beograd players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in China Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbian First League players Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Sportspeople from Leskovac 1978 births Living people