Milan Jovanić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Јованић; born 31 July 1985) is a
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
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football
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manager and former player. He played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
for
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
last, and then retired and became goalkeeping coach.
Club career
Jovanić began his career at hometown club
FK Vojvodina
Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second la ...
before moving to
FK Veternik
FK Veternik (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Ветерник) is a football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia.
History
The club was formed in 1977 along with the creation of Vujadin Boškov sports center. Until the 1990s the club mostly played in ...
. In 2005, he joined
Australia
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A-League
A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...
club
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
Founded in 19 ...
. He made one league appearance for
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
Founded in 19 ...
in their match against
Sydney FC
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, and left the club after the 2005/2006 season. It kept a clean sheet, becoming the only regular goalkeeper to have played in the A-League and left without conceding a goal.
Jovanić returned to Serbia and signed with
FK Novi Sad
RFK Novi Sad 1921 (Serbian Cyrillic: РФК Нови Сад 1921) is a professional football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club is currently playing in the Serbian First League.
History
The club was founded in 1921 with the name NTK (Novosadski ...
from
Serbian League Vojvodina
Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East ...
, where he took part of their promotion to the
First League. After two seasons in the First League he moved to the
Superliga side
Spartak Subotica. Jovanić played 29 matches in 2009/2010 season, the club finished 4th in the league and qualified for the European cups. Jovanić finished second in voting for the Best Superliga Goalkeeper, after
Saša Stamenković
Saša Stamenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Стаменковић; born 5 January 1985) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for FK Mladost Lučani, Mladost L ...
.
On 13 June 2010, Jovanić joined Polish
Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 cl ...
side
Wisła Kraków
Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...
on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Spartak Subotica. He won the Ekstraklasa championship in his
debut season.
International career
Jovanić made his senior debut for
Serbia
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in a friendly match against
Japan
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in
Osaka
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where Serbia ran out 3-0 winners.
Honours
FK Novi Sad
*
Serbian League Vojvodina
Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East ...
: 2006–07
Wisła Kraków
*
Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 cl ...
:
2010–11
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References
External links
Milan Jovanićat reprezentacija.rs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanic, Milan
1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Novi Sad
Serbian footballers
Serbia international footballers
Serbian expatriate footballers
FK Obilić players
Perth Glory FC players
A-League Men players
RFK Novi Sad 1921 players
FK Spartak Subotica players
Wisła Kraków players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Ekstraklasa players
Association football goalkeepers
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Serbian football managers