Janko Tumbasević (; born 14 January 1985) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian club Mladost Lučani.

Club career

Tumbasević made his senior debut with

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under manager Nikola Rakojević in the second half of the 2001–02 First League of FR Yugoslavia. He made over 100 league appearances for the club and won the

2006–07 Montenegrin First League The 2006–07 Montenegrin First League season was the inaugural season of the league as Montenegro's top-tier football competition. Although the league existed before, it was previously a second-tier league, underneath the Serbo-Montenegrin Firs ...

, while captaining the side. In August 2007, Tumbasević was transferred to

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, alongside Žarko Korać. He spent the following four years at the club, before moving to Moldova and joining Dacia Chișinău. In the first half of the 2012–13 season, Tumbasević was on loan at Zimbru Chișinău, before returning to Dacia Chișinău in early 2013. In June 2016, Tumbasević signed with Mladost Lučani. He spent three seasons with the club, making 102 appearances and scoring 14 goals across all competitions. After two years at TSC, Tumbasević returned to Mladost Lučani in June 2021.

International career

Tumbasević represented

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at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as the team were eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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, thanks to Wayne Rooney's goal. He also made one appearance for Serbia and Montenegro at under-21 level. At full international level, Tumbasević earned four caps for

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, making his debut in the country's inaugural match, a 2–1 home friendly win over

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on 24 March 2007.

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International

Honours

Zeta *

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

: 2006–07 Vojvodina *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...

runner-up: 2009–10, 2010–11 Mladost Lučani *

runner-up: 2017–18 Individual *

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Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 22)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tumbasevic, Janko 1985 births Living people Footballers from Šabac Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Zeta players FK Vojvodina players FC Dacia Chișinău players FC Zimbru Chișinău players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Mladost Lučani players FK TSC players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Moldovan Super Liga players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Moldova