Nedeljko Jovanović
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Full name | Nedeljko Jovanović | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 16 September 1970||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sinđelić Beograd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | 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
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Nedeljko Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Недељко Јовановић; born 16 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Partizan
- Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1992–93
- Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1992–93
- Portland San Antonio
- Liga ASOBAL: 2001–02
- Supercopa ASOBAL: 2001–02, 2002–03
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 2003–04
- Kolubara
- Serbian Handball Super League: 2009–10
- Serbian Handball Cup: 2009–10
References
[edit]- ^ "Ole, Jovanović!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Transfer-Coup in der HLA: Innsbruck verpflichtet Nedeljko Jovanovic" (in German). handball-world.news. 14 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Neđa: Dosta je od mene..." (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Peruničić mi dao otkaz preko SMS poruke" (in Serbian). danas.rs. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1970 births
- Living people
- Handball players from Belgrade
- Serbian male handball players
- Yugoslav male handball players
- Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic handball players for Serbia and Montenegro
- Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- RK Metaloplastika players
- RK Partizan players
- CB Cantabria players
- TV Niederwürzbach players
- SDC San Antonio players
- SC Pick Szeged players
- RK Kolubara players
- Liga ASOBAL players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Serbian expatriate handball players in Germany
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Serbian handball coaches
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in handball
- Serbia and Montenegro male handball players
- Serbian expatriate handball players in Spain
- Expatriate handball players in Slovenia
- Expatriate handball players in Austria
- Serbian expatriate handball players in Hungary
- CD Bidasoa Irun players