Jovan Kovačević (; born 14 September 1970) is a Serbian former

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player.

Club career

Kovačević started out at his hometown club Vrbas. He would spend two seasons with Partizan between 1993 and 1995, winning back-to-back championships. In 1997, Kovačević moved abroad to Spain and signed with

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. He also played for fellow

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of ...

team Cangas, before moving to Germany in 1999. After spending three seasons at SG Hameln, Kovačević was signed by Swiss club

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in 2002. He moved to Italian side Torggler Group Meran in 2003.

International career

At international level, Kovačević competed for

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in four major tournaments, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship.

Honours

;Partizan *

Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League was the highest-level national handball league competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Champions Results by teams See also * Yugoslav Handball Championship The Yugoslav Handball Championship was the ...

: 1993–94, 1994–95 *

Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup was the national handball cup competition in Serbia and Montenegro The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and com ...

: 1993–94

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