Marjan Jugović ( sr-Cyrl, Марјан Југовић, born 26 August 1983) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Napredak

Born in

Kruševac Kruševac ( sr-Cyrl, Крушевац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina (river), Rasina river. According to the 202 ...

,Marjan Jugović
at 90minut.pl Jugović started his career in Serbia at

FK Napredak Kruševac Fudbalski klub Napredak Kruševac (), commonly known as Napredak Kruševac, is a Serbian professional football club based in the city of Kruševac. The word ''Napredak'' means "progress" in Serbian. The club's nickname is the Čarapani which ...

. He played with Napredak in the Second League until 2006, except for the 2003–04 season, when Napredak competed in the

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top Association football, football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of ...

after becoming the champions of the second league the season before. In the summer of 2006, he joined Željezničar Sarajevo, spending one and half season with them in the

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

Poland

On 27 August 2008, Jugović signed a contract with Polish club

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

. In early 2009, he transferred to

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

side

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom. Founded in 1920, the team won two List of Polish football champions, championships, in 1954 Ekstraklasa, 1954 and 1962 Ekstraklasa, 1962. As of the 2025–26 I liga, 2025–26 season, th ...

. Jugović stayed there for a short time, because the club was declared bankrupt.

Zeta

During 2010, Jugović played with

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in the

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, ...

. He played with them in their qualifying matches for the

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that season.

Syria

In early 2011, he signed a four-year contract with

Al-Ittihad Aleppo Al-Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo Sports Club () also known as Al-Ittihad Ahli, is a professional multi-sports club based in the Syrian city of Aleppo, mostly known for its football team which competes in the Syrian Premier League, the top league of Syr ...

, playing with them the qualification for the Asian Champions League against

Al Sadd SC Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars Leagu ...

of Qatar, but they lost the match 5–1. They continued to compete in AFC Cup. After only four months in Syria, he was forced to leave Syria because of the Syrian civil war. On 1 October 2011, Jugović signed a one-year contract with

Busaiteen Club Busaiteen () is a Bahraini multi-sports club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, volleyball, table tennis and track and field. Its football team competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top-flight of Bahraini football. Achi ...

from Bahrain.

Iceland

In March 2013, he joined Icelandic Premier club

Keflavík Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...

. He scored in his debut against

Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (), commonly referred to as FH, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Hafnarfjörður. The club competes in football, handball, athletics, and fencing. It was founded in 1929 as a gymnastics club but soon start ...

(FH) on 6 May 2013.

Indonesia

On 20 December 2014 he signed with

Indonesia Super League Liga 1 (), officially known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top professional association football, football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by Liga Indonesia Baru, PT Liga Indonesia Baru (), Li ...

club Barito Putera.

Lebanon

When the Indonesian league was suspended by FIFA, Jugovic signed a contract with

Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley Akhaa Ahli Aley Football Club (), commonly referred to as Akhaa Ahli Aley, Akhaa Ahli or simply Akhaa, is a football club based in Aley, Lebanon, that competes in the , and is primarily supported by the Druze community. Akhaa have played in ...

from Lebanon. Their Syrian coach, Afash, made a good and very strong team, with good local players, and also with a few foreign players. The team finished the season in 4th position.

India

In February 2017, Jugovic was signed by

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champions

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Honours

Al-Ittihad Aleppo *

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