Ivan Jovanović (footballer, born 1978)

Ivan "Guti" Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Гути Јовановић; born 1 December 1978) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Ivan Jovanović
Personal information
Full nameIvan Jovanović
Date of birth (1978-12-01) 1 December 1978 (age 45)
Place of birthLeskovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Youth career
Dubočica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997Dubočica19(10)
1997–2002Rad93(12)
2003Zemun10(3)
2003–2004Obilić35(9)
2005OFK Beograd15(3)
2005Voždovac17(8)
2006Shanghai Shenhua20(3)
2007Lokeren1(0)
2007Hapoel Be'er Sheva4(0)
2008Rabotnički10(4)
2008–2009Vardar7(0)
2009–2010Smederevo27(3)
2010–2011AEP Paphos15(1)
2011–2012Borac Čačak11(1)
2012–2014Sinđelić Beograd54(12)
Total338(69)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In the first half of the 2000s, Jovanović played for five Belgrade-based clubs in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, spending the most time with Rad and Obilić. He also had a brief but successful spell at Voždovac, before transferring abroad to China (Shanghai Shenhua) in early 2006. In the second half of the 2000s, Jovanović went on to play in Belgium (Lokeren),[1] Israel (Hapoel Be'er Sheva),[2] and Macedonia (Rabotnički and Vardar), before returning to his homeland and joining Serbian SuperLiga side Smederevo.

In the summer of 2010, Jovanović moved abroad for the second time and joined Cypriot club AEP Paphos.[3] He later played for Borac Čačak and Sinđelić Beograd, before hanging up his boots in 2014.

Honours

Sinđelić Beograd

References