Goran Stevanović (, ; born 27 November 1966) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

He started his career in Partizan, a club where he passed all categories, from the pioneer youth side to the senior side. He played a total of 328 games and scored 79 goals. He won the league title with Partizan twice: in 1985–86 and 1986–87. He played abroad in Spain in Portugal, playing for

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(1991–1993), Farense (1993–1994), Vitória Setúbal (1994–1996), Campomaiorense (1996) and União da Madeira (1996–1997). For the last two seasons of his career (1997–1999), he played for Greek clubs

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and Panelefsiniakos. He played for the pioneer, U20, U21, Olympic and A national teams. The only match for the senior side of

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was in October 1985 against

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Coaching career

Stevanović started his coaching career with the younger categories of Partizan, and then briefly coached Čukarički and

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. In 2003, he became the first assistant to Serbia and Montenegro national team head coach

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with whom he qualified for the

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. He returned to Partizan as an assistant coach in January 2008, and on 7 September 2009, he was promoted to head coach after the departure of Slaviša Jokanović. In April 2010 however, after losing to

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in the semi-final of the 2009–10 Serbian Cup, he submitted his irrevocable resignation. As his biggest achievements on the bench of Partizan, Stevanović cited the victory with a player down in the derby match against

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on 28 November 2009 and the 1–0 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in the

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, with which Partizan ended a streak of twelve matches without a win in European competitions. In January 2011, Stevanović was appointed as the new

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coach. On 19 March 2012, Stevanović was sacked as the

coach. On 6 June 2013, Stevanović was hired by Greek

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side

. On 27 August 2013, Stevanović left his Veria position. On 5 September 2013, Stevanović signed a one-year deal with Chinese side Qingdao Jonoon. He was sacked at the end of 2013 season after Qingdao Jonoon relegation to

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. On 25 November 2015, Stevanović signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Greek Football League club Agrotikos Asteras. On 25 December 2017, Stevanović signed with Chinese side Qingdao Jonoon.

Personal life

His daughter is volleyball player

Jovana Stevanović Jovana Stevanović (born 30 June 1992) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who won the 2016 Summer Olympics silver medal with the Serbia national team. Until 2022 she played for the Italian club Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio and until May ...

Honours

;Partizan *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1985–86, 1986–87 *

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: 1988–89 * Yugoslav Super Cup: 1989

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevanovic, Goran 1966 births Living people Footballers from Sremska Mitrovica Yugoslav men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Yugoslavia men's international footballers Serbian football managers FK Partizan players CA Osasuna players S.C. Farense players Vitória F.C. players C.F. União players S.C. Campomaiorense players Veria F.C. players Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players FK Partizan managers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Ghana Expatriate football managers in China Expatriate football managers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China 2012 Africa Cup of Nations managers Veria F.C. managers Ghana national football team managers FK Čukarički managers Panelefsiniakos F.C. players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana Serbia national under-21 football team managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers