Ivan Stanković (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Иван Станковић; born 1 March 1983) is a Serbian

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 ...

Playing career

Stanković began his career in 2001 with

FK Teleoptik FK Teleoptik () is a football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of the national league system. History The club was founded by the manufacturing company of the same name in 1952. Th ...

in the

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

. In 2003, he played in the

Serbian League The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League. History 1992–1995 In the summer o ...

with

FK Proleter Zrenjanin FK Proleter Zrenjanin () is a defunct football club based in Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia. History The club was founded on 27 June 1947 by the merger of three local rivals. Their first notable result was reaching the quarter-finals of the 1951 ...

. The following season he played in the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

with

Partizan Belgrade FC Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade. It forms a major part of the JSD Partizan mu ...

. He signed with rivals

FK Obilić Fudbalski klub Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Обилић) is a Serbian football club based in Vračar, a neighbourhood of Belgrade. It was named after medieval Serbs, Serbian hero Miloš Obilić, a legendary 14th-century ...

for the 2005 season. After his stint in the top flight he played in the

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 ...

with

FK BASK FK BASK TEK ( sr-Cyrl, ФК БАСК ТЕК) is a football club from Savski Venac, Belgrade, Serbia. It is one of the oldest clubs in Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian League Belgrade (3rd tier). BASK are the initials of ''Beog ...

, and

FK Mladost Apatin OFK Mladost APA () is a football club based in Apatin, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Vojvodina League North, the fourth tier of the national league system. History The original club was founded in 1928 as SK Tri zvezde. They played qua ...

. In 2008, he went abroad to play in the

Macedonian Second Football League The Macedonian Second Football League (; also called Macedonian Second League, 2. MFL and Vtora Liga) is the second-highest professional football (soccer), football competition in North Macedonia. The competition is contested by 16 clubs, playin ...

with

KF Shkëndija Klubi i Futbollit Shkëndija (), commonly known as Shkëndija, is a professional football club based in Tetovo, North Macedonia. Founded in 1979 by Macedonian Albanians, the club is widely recognized for its strong community identity and passio ...

. Following his time in Macedonia he signed with

ŠK Futura Humenné ŠK Futura Humenné was a Slovak football team, based in the town of Humenné. During the Summer 2015, ŠK Futura sold their license to Svidník. History * 1903 Founded as Homonnai Athlétikai Club (Hungarian). Humensky Atleticky Klub (Slovak). ...

. After a year abroad he returned to Serbia to play with FK Slavija Kragujevac,

FK Bežanija FK Bežanija () is a football club based in Bežanija, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its early stag ...

, and

FK Radnički Obrenovac FK Radnički Obrenovac () is a football club based in Obrenovac, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of the national league system. History The club was founded as Radnički in 1927 on the initiative of t ...

. In 2012, he went overseas to play in the

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; ) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL). It is a non-FIFA league previously ...

with the

Serbian White Eagles FC Serbian White Eagles Football Club (/''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian semi-professional Association football, soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a Non-FIFA international football, non-FIFA sanct ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stankovic, Ivan 1983 births Living people Footballers from Kragujevac Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Teleoptik players FK Proleter Zrenjanin players FK Partizan players FK Obilić players FK BASK players FK Mladost Apatin players KF Shkëndija players ŠK Futura Humenné players FK Bežanija players FK Radnički Obrenovac players Serbian White Eagles FC players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Macedonian Second Football League players Maltese Challenge League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Serbian White Eagles FC non-playing staff 21st-century Serbian sportsmen