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 name Ivan Jovanović
Date of birth (1978-12-01) 1 December 1978
Place of birth Leskovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Dubočica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Dubočica 19 (10)
1997–2002 Rad 93 (12)
2003 Zemun 10 (3)
2003–2004 Obilić 35 (9)
2005 OFK Beograd 15 (3)
2005 Voždovac 17 (8)
2006 Shanghai Shenhua 20 (3)
2007 Lokeren 1 (0)
2007 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4 (0)
2008 Rabotnički 10 (4)
2008–2009 Vardar 7 (0)
2009–2010 Smederevo 27 (3)
2010–2011 AEP Paphos 15 (1)
2011–2012 Borac Čačak 11 (1)
2012–2014 Sinđelić Beograd 54 (12)
Total 338 (69)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. "Lokeren breekt met Jovanovic" (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. "איבן יובנוביץ'" (in Hebrew). football.org.il. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. "IVAN JOVANOVIC" (in Greek). cfa.com.cy. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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