Janko Tumbasević (; born 14 January 1985) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a

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for Serbian club

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Club career

Tumbasević made his senior debut with

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under manager

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in the second half of the

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. He made over 100 league appearances for the club and won the

2006–07 Montenegrin First League The 2006–07 Montenegrin First League season was the inaugural season of the league as Montenegro's top-tier football competition. Although the league existed before, it was previously a second-tier league, underneath the Serbo-Montenegrin First ...

, while captaining the side. In August 2007, Tumbasević was transferred to

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, alongside

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. He spent the following four years at the club, before moving to Moldova and joining Dacia Chișinău. In the first half of the 2012–13 season, Tumbasević was on loan at Zimbru Chișinău, before returning to Dacia Chișinău in early 2013. In June 2016, Tumbasević signed with

. He spent three seasons with the club, making 102 appearances and scoring 14 goals across all competitions. After two years at

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, Tumbasević returned to

in June 2021.

International career

Tumbasević represented

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at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as the team were eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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, thanks to

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's goal. He also made one appearance for Serbia and Montenegro at under-21 level. At full international level, Tumbasević earned four caps for

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, making his debut in the country's inaugural match, a 2–1 home friendly win over

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on 24 March 2007.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Zeta *

Montenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 te ...

: 2006–07 ;Vojvodina *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup (Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup f ...

: Runner-up 2009–10,

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;Mladost Lučani *

: Runner-up 2017–18

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tumbasevic, Janko 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Šabac Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Serbia and Montenegro footballers Montenegrin footballers Association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers Montenegro international footballers FK Zeta players FK Vojvodina players FC Dacia Chișinău players FC Zimbru Chișinău players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Mladost Lučani players FK TSC Bačka Topola players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Moldovan Super Liga players Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Moldova Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Moldova