Srđan Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Срђан Јовановић; born 1 March 1976) is a Serbian-Greek professional

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coach and former player, who is the current head coach for Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad of the

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. He holds Greek citizenship, under the name of Srtzan Karageorgiou ().

Playing career

Jovanović had two stints with the

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of the Yugoslav League. In the 1992–93 season, he won the Yugoslav League with Crvena zvezda and played together with

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, Nebojša Ilić,

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, Mileta Lisica, Predrag Stojaković,

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, Aleksandar Trifunović and

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. Later, he also played the 2001–02 season for the Zvezda. During the 2004–05 season, he played for his hometown team

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of the First League of Serbia & Montenegro. In Italy, Jovanović played for the Stefanel Milano, the Telit Trieste and the Poliform Cantù of the

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and for the Esse.Ti Imola of the Serie A2. In Greece, Jovanović played for the Aris BSA Thessaloniki, the Makedonikos of the Greek League and for the

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of the Greek A2 League. In later stage of his career Jovanović played in Hungary ( Kecskeméti KTE and PVSK Panthers), Poland ( Kotwica Kołobrzeg and

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) and

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( Shahrekord). He retired as a player with Xanthi in 2010.

Coaching career

In 2019, Jovanović was hired as the head coach for Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad of the

Career achievements and awards

* Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with

: 1992–93)

References

External links

Player Profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Srdan 1976 births Living people Aris B.C. players Basketball players from Belgrade Greek Basket League players Greek men's basketball players Greek expatriate basketball people in Serbia Greek people of Serbian descent Guards (basketball) Kecskeméti TE (basketball) players KK Beopetrol/Atlas Beograd players KK Crvena zvezda players Makedonikos B.C. players Olimpia Milano players Pallacanestro Cantù players Pallacanestro Trieste players PVSK Panthers players Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece Serbian expatriate basketball people in Iran Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Hungary Serbian expatriate basketball people in Poland Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania