Jovica ( sr-Cyrl, Јовица) is a masculine given name. It is a hypocoristic form of the name
Jovan.
Notable people with the given name include:
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Jovica Antonić
Jovica Antonić ( sr-cyr, Јовица Антонић, born July 13, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the youth system coordinator for the Crvena zvezda youth system.
Playing career
A point guard, Ant ...
(born 1966), Serbian professional basketball coach, former player
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Jovica Arsić (born 1968), Serbian basketball coach
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Jovica Blagojević (born 1998), Serbian footballer
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Jovica Cvetković
Jovica Cvetković (; born 18 September 1959) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Club career
At club level, Cvetković played for Crvena zvezda (two spells), Metaloplastika, GWD ...
(born 1959), Serbian handball coach and former Olympic player
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Jovica Damjanović (born 1975), retired Serbian football midfielder
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Jovica Elezović
Jovica Elezović (; born 2 March 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Elezović started playing handball for his hometown club Vr ...
(born 1956), former Yugoslav handball player
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Jovica Jevtić (born 1975), politician in Serbia
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Jovica Kolb (born 1963), Serbian former football player
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Jovica Lakić (born 1974), retired Serbian professional footballer
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Jovica Milijić
Jovica Milijić ( sr-Cyrl, Јовица Милијић; born 20 January 1986) is a Serbian-born Maltese futsal player, currently playing for Valletta, the reigning champions of Maltese Futsal League. In 2017 he won the Malta Football Associatio ...
(born 1986), Serbian-born Maltese futsal player
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Jovica Nikolić
Jovica Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовица Николић; born 11 July 1959) is a Serbian retired Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder, and a Coach (sport), manager.
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(born 1959), Serbian former midfielder
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Jovica Raduka or Joe Raduka (born 1954), former Serbian-American soccer player
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Jovica Rujević (born 1977), Serbian male badminton player
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Jovica Simanic or Jovo Simanić (born 1965), Serbian retired footballer
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Jovica Škoro
Jovica Škoro (; born 12 December 1947) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Playing career
After playing one season for Bečej in the Vojvodina League, Škoro joined Yugoslav Second League side Napredak Kruševac in 1969. He would sp ...
(born 1947), Serbian football manager and former player
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Jovica Stanišić
Jovan "Jovica" Stanišić ( sr-cyr, Јован "Јовица" Станишић; born 30 July 1950) is a Serbian former intelligence officer who served as the head of the State Security Service (SDB) within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ser ...
(born 1950), former head of the Serbian State Security Service
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Jovica Stokić
Jovica "Joco" Stokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовица "Јоцо" Стокић; born 7 April 1987 in Gradačac) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for FK Borac Šamac after a spell at FK Alfa Modriča.
Club career
After playing 5 yea ...
(born 1987), Bosnian professional footballer
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Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan
Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan ( Macedonian: Јовица Тасевски - Етернијан, pronounced ; born 25 July 1976, Skopje) is a Macedonian poet, essayist and literary critic.
He won ''The Enchanting Poet Award'' for excellent contribut ...
(born 1976), Macedonian poet, essayist and literary critic
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Jovica Trajcev Jovica ( sr-Cyrl, Јовица) is a masculine given name. It is a hypocoristic form of the name Jovan.
Notable people with the given name include:
*Jovica Antonić (born 1966), Serbian professional basketball coach, former player
* Jovica Arsić ...
(born 1981), Macedonian football player
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Jovica Vasilić
Jovica Vasilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовица Василић; born 8 July 1990) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a right-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks ...
(born 1990), Serbian footballer
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Jovica Veljović
Jovica Veljović (; born 1954) is a Serbian type designer and calligrapher. He is professor for type design at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.
In 1985, Veljović was awarded the Prix Charles Peignot, an infrequently awarded prize for ...
(born 1954), Serbian type designer and calligrapher
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Jovica Vico
Jovica Vico (, born 27 February 1978) is former Bosnian professional footballer.
Club career
He has played for Bosnian club NK Čelik Zenica, Mexican clubs CD Toluca and Atlético Mexiquense, Montenegrin FK Čelik Nikšić, Slovenian clubs NK Ma ...
(born 1978), former Bosnian professional footballer
Notable people with the eponymous surname include:
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Victor Jovica
Victor Jovica (born November 26, 1945) is a Croatian-born Puerto Rican semi-retired professional wrestler, and promoter. Along with Carlos Colón, he is the co-founder and promoter of Capitol Sports Promotions, now known as the World Wrestling Co ...
(born 1945), Croatian-born Puerto Rican professional wrestler and promoter
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Jović Jović () is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Jovan. It may refer to:
*Aleksandar Jović (born 1972), retired Serbian international football player
*Boban Jović (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
* Bojan Jović (born 1982), Serbian football ...
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Jovičić Jovičić or Jovicic ( sr, Јовичић) is a Serbian surname derived from a masculine given name Jovica. Notable people with the surname include:
* Risto Jovičić (1814-1883), Bosnian Serb freedom fighter and merchant.
* Branko Jovičić (bo ...
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Ivica
Ivica is a Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John.
It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also pres ...
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Serbian masculine given names
Croatian surnames