Playing position 1974–1980 FK Loznica Name Ivan Jovanovic Position Midfielder | Current team Al Nasr (Head coach) Years Team Role Football manager Manages Al-Nasr Dubai SC | |
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Date of birth (1962-07-08) July 8, 1962 (age 53) Place of birth Loznica, FPR Yugoslavia Team coached Al-Nasr Dubai SC (Manager, since 2013) Similar People Constantinos Charalambidis, Luka Bonacic, Vagner Mancini, Artur Jorge, Kamil Kosowski | ||
Ivan Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивaн Joвaнoвић; born July 8, 1962 in Loznica) is a Serbian football manager and former footballer.
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Playing career
Jovanović played for FK Rad in the Yugoslav First League during the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons. The next season, he transferred to the Greek side Iraklis Thessaloniki, where he played until the end of his career. During his spell in Iraklis, Jovanović evolved into one of the highest quality foreign players who ever played for the team.
Greece
Ivan Jovanović started his managerial career on 2001 at Greek side Niki Volou. He also worked for Iraklis Thessaloniki and Panachaiki.
APOEL
During his managerial career at APOEL he won 9 trophies, 4 Championships, 1 Cup and 4 Super Cups. He also helped APOEL to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stages for the first time in their history in 2009. Two years later, he repeated his achievement and just not only helped APOEL to qualify for the group stages of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, but achieved also to qualify for the quarter-finals by topping their group, beating Olympique Lyonnais in the last 16 on penalties, before being knocked-out by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. He is considered as the most successful manager in the history of APOEL.
During his seven-year spell at APOEL he has been awarded the "Coach of the Season" award by Cyprus Football Association six times. He has also been awarded the "Serbian Coach of the Year" award by Football Association of Serbia in 2011.
On 30 April 2013, APOEL announced that Ivan Jovanović decided to leave at the end of the 2012–13 season, after five-and-a-half consecutive (and seven in total) successful years in the club.
Al Nasr
On 18 June 2013, Jovanović was announced as the new head coach of the Emirati club Al Nasr, having signed a two-year contract. On 19 May 2014, Jovanović led his team to a 2–1 victory over Saham in the 2014 GCC Champions League final and won his first trophy as Al Nasr's manager.
On 29 October 2016, Al Nasr sacked Jovanović from the technical command of the first football team, after failing to adjust the repeated technical errors.