Jovan Stanković (; born 4 March 1971) is a

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n former

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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

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– he played a full decade in the latter country, also representing two other clubs. Stanković represented

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Club career

Stanković was born in

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. Amongst other clubs, he played for

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in France and

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and

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in Spain. In 1998–99's Mallorca, Stanković contributed with four

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goals in 36 matches and several assists as the

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side finished third and

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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

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. After being an instrumental unit in helping Atlético promote from

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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

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. 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

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side San Fernando CD.

International career

Stanković was a FR Yugoslavia 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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