Jovan Stanković (; born 4 March 1971) is a

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n retired football

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and former player who played as a

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. He spent the better part of his career with

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and in Spain, most notably with Mallorca – he played a full decade in the latter country, also representing two other clubs. Stanković represented Serbia and Montenegro at

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Club career

Stanković was born in Pirot,

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. Amongst other clubs, he played for

, Olympique de Marseille in France and RCD Mallorca and Atlético Madrid in Spain. In 1998–99's Mallorca, Stanković contributed with four

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goals in 36 matches and several assists as the Balearic Islands side finished third and qualified to the

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. He scored in the subsequent third qualifying round against

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through a

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, but the 1–1 home draw eliminated the hosts on the away goals rule. After being an instrumental unit in helping Atlético promote from Segunda División in the 2001–02 season, Stanković retired at the end of 2004–05 at the age of 34, following a spell with

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also in that tier. He later worked as an assistant manager to former Mallorca teammate

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, first in

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(Portugal) then lowly CD Atlético Baleares. As a head coach, Stanković was in charge of several teams in his country. He moved back to Spain in 2020, after being named manager of Segunda División B side

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International career

Stanković was a Serbia and Montenegro international during two years, and was a participant at the

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for a total of ten

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. His debut came on 23 September 1998, in a 1–1 friendly draw with

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stankovic, Jovan 1971 births Living people Association football midfielders Serbian footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia and Montenegro international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players FK Radnički Niš players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Radnički Beograd players RCD Mallorca players Atlético Madrid footballers UE Lleida players Olympique de Marseille players Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Segunda División players Ligue 1 players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in France Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France Serbian football managers FK Iskra Danilovgrad managers Segunda División B managers Serbian expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate football managers in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Expatriate football managers in Spain People from Pirot Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain