Jovan Krneta (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Јован Крнета; born 4 May 1992) is a

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Jovan began his career 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 ...

youth squad. Few times he was even included in their first team, but never managed to make a debut for them. In January 2011, after his contract with Partizan expired, he signed for their arch rivals

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. However, he was loaned to the

Sopot Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest city ...

where he spent almost a year. In January 2012 he was promoted to Red Star's first squad, and on 14 March 2012 he made his first team debut in a match against

Smederevo Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. According to ...

. In July 2015, Krneta signed a one-year contract with

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side

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Career statistics

Honours

;Red Star *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

: 2013–14 *

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 ...

: 2011–12

References

External links

Story on Partizan's official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krneta, Jovan 1992 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers FK Partizan players FK Teleoptik players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Sopot players FK Radnički 1923 players Serbian SuperLiga players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Zira FK players Levadiakos F.C. players Ukrainian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Greece