Nedeljko Jovanović

Nedeljko Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Недељко Јовановић; born 16 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach.

Nedeljko Jovanović
Jovanović in 2009
Personal information
Full name Nedeljko Jovanović
Born (1970-09-16) 16 September 1970
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Team
 Sinđelić Beograd
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Metaloplastika
1991–1993
 Partizan
1993–1994
 Elgorriaga Bidasoa
1994–1995
 Teka Cantabria
1995–1997
 OSC 04 Rheinhausen
1998
 TV Niederwürzbach
1998–2000
 TUSEM Essen
2000–2001
 SG Hameln
2001–2004
 Portland San Antonio
2004–2005
 Algeciras
2005
 Gold Club
2005–2006
 Arrate
2006
 Pick Szeged
2007–2009
 HIT Innsbruck
2009–2010
 Kolubara
National team
Years Team
1990–1992
 Yugoslavia
1995–2003
 FR Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2018
 Novi Pazar
2018–2019
 Serbia (assistant)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Goodwill Games
1990 SeattleTeam
Mediterranean Games
1991 AthensTeam
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
World Championship
1999 EgyptTeam
2001 FranceTeam
European Championship
1996 SpainTeam

Club career

After playing for Metaloplastika, Jovanović joined Partizan in 1991. He proved instrumental in helping the club win its first ever national championship in the 1992–93 season. Subsequently, Jovanović moved abroad and played for two seasons in Spain with Elgorriaga Bidasoa (1993–94) and Teka Cantabria (1994–95).

In 1995, Jovanović switched to Germany and signed with OSC 04 Rheinhausen. He also played for TV Niederwürzbach, TUSEM Essen and SG Hameln in the Handball-Bundesliga. In August 2001, it was announced that Jovanović would be returning to Spain and joining Portland San Antonio on a three-year contract.[1] He helped the club win the Liga ASOBAL for the first time ever in the 2001–02 season.

After leaving San Antonio, Jovanović played for Algeciras and Arrate (both in Spain), Gold Club (Slovenia), Pick Szeged (Hungary) and HIT Innsbruck (Austria).[2] In August 2010, less than a month shy of his 40th birthday, Jovanović announced his retirement from playing.[3] He previously won the Serbian Handball Super League and Serbian Handball Cup with Kolubara in his last season.

International career

At international level, Jovanović represented FR Yugoslavia in eight major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999 and 2001) and one bronze at the European Championships (1996). He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]

Coaching career

After serving as head coach of Novi Pazar for a few months, Jovanović became an assistant to Nenad Peruničić with the Serbia men's national handball team in September 2018. He was dismissed via SMS text message sent by Peruničić just weeks ahead of the 2020 European Championship.[5]

Honours
Partizan
Portland San Antonio
Kolubara

References
  1. "Ole, Jovanović!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. "Transfer-Coup in der HLA: Innsbruck verpflichtet Nedeljko Jovanovic" (in German). handball-world.news. 14 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. "Neđa: Dosta je od mene..." (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. "Peruničić mi dao otkaz preko SMS poruke" (in Serbian). danas.rs. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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