Nedeljko Jovanović (; born 16 September 1970) is a Serbian former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player and current coach.

Club career

After playing for Metaloplastika, Jovanović joined

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 ...

in 1991. He proved instrumental in helping the club win its first ever national championship in the 1992–93 season. Subsequently, Jovanović moved abroad and played for two seasons in Spain with Elgorriaga Bidasoa ( 1993–94) and Teka Cantabria ( 1994–95). In 1995, Jovanović switched to Germany and signed with OSC 04 Rheinhausen. He also played for TV Niederwürzbach, TUSEM Essen and SG Hameln in the

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche K ...

. In August 2001, it was announced that Jovanović would be returning to Spain and joining Portland San Antonio on a three-year contract. He helped the club win the

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 1 ...

for the first time ever in the 2001–02 season. After leaving San Antonio, Jovanović played for

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and Arrate (both in Spain), Gold Club (Slovenia),

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(Hungary) and HIT Innsbruck (Austria). In August 2010, less than a month shy of his 40th birthday, Jovanović announced his retirement from playing. He previously won the

Serbian Handball Super League The Serbian Handball Super League ( sr, Суперлига Србије у рукомету / Superliga Srbije u rukometu) is the top men's handball league in Serbia. It was founded in 2006. Rules Competition format The league is operated by t ...

and

Serbian Handball Cup Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Serbia. It succeeded in 1992 to the Yugoslavia Cup and became the FR Yugoslavia Cup then the Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и ...

with

Kolubara The Kolubara ( sr-cyr, Колубара, ) is a long river in western Serbia; it is an eastern, right tributary to the Sava river. General overview Kolubara is formed by the two small rivers Obnica and Jablanica. ''Obnica'' is the river in W ...

in his last season.

International career

At international level, Jovanović represented

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in eight major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

(

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and

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) and one bronze at the

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

(

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). He also participated in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Coaching career

After serving as head coach of Novi Pazar for a few months, Jovanović became an assistant to

Nenad Peruničić Nenad Peruničić (; born 1 May 1971) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career Born in Pljevlja, Peruničić made his senior debut with Jugović in the Yugoslav Championship, before moving to Crvena zvezda in 1990. He spent th ...

with the

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in September 2018. He was dismissed via

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text message sent by Peruničić just weeks ahead of the

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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 * Serbian Handball Super League The Ser ...

: 1992–93 *

Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup was the national handball cup competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Winners Results by teams See also * Yugoslav Handball Cup * Serbian Handball Cup Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament ...

: 1992–93 ;Portland San Antonio *

: 2001–02 *

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and is disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the win ...

: 2001–02, 2002–03 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: 2003–04 ;Kolubara *

: 2009–10 *

: 2009–10

References

External links

MKSZ record

Olympic record
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Nedeljko 1970 births Living people Handball players from Belgrade Serbian male handball players Yugoslav male handball players Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics RK Metaloplastika players RK Partizan players CB Cantabria players TV Niederwürzbach players SDC San Antonio players SC Pick Szeged players RK Kolubara players Liga ASOBAL players Handball-Bundesliga players Expatriate handball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Serbian handball coaches Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in handball