Place of birth Čačak, SFR Yugoslavia Years Team Apps (Gls) Weight 83 kg Position Defender | Playing position Team Apps Height 1.87 m Career start 2000 | |
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Date of birth (1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 33) Number 4 (Padideh F.C. / Defender) | ||
Milan Jovanović (Cyrillic: Милан Јовановић; born 21 July 1983), also known locally as Mrva, is a former Montenegrin footballer. In international competition he has represented Montenegro as well as fifteen clubs. He announced the end of his professional football career in October 2015.
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Club career
Born in Čačak, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jovanović started playing football at a major local club, FK Borac Čačak. Before coming in 2003 at FC Vaslui, he also played for FK Mladost Lučani and FK Železnik. After one season at FC Vaslui, Jovanović was transferred to FC Universitatea Craiova. In 2005 he turned back in Serbia, and played for the second division team FK Radnički Niš. Unirea Urziceni was the team that brought Jovanović again to Romania in 2006. In 2007 the new promoted U Cluj, bought the Montenegrin footballer with 119.000 €. On 20 February 2009 Spartak Nalchik have signed the Montenegro international defender from Romanian club CFM Universitatea Cluj-Napoca. His contract with Spartak Nalchik has been canceled and at the end of March he arrived in Red Star Belgrade FC on trial. On 8 June 2009, he signed a 2-year-contract for Austria's record-champion Rapid Wien.
Red Star Belgrade
On the morning of 27 June 2012, Jovanović signed a 2-year-contract for Red Star Belgrade. After an impressive half season with Red Star, Jovanović was thrown out of the senior team because of partying with alcoholic beverages in Antalya, Turkey. In April 2013, after a second alcoholic beverage-related incident, Jovanović formally terminated his contract with Red Star Belgrade.
Padideh
On 14 May 2014, Jovanović signed a two-year contract with Iran Pro League side Padideh, effective from 1 June 2014. He made his debut for Padideh in a 0–0 draw against Malavan on 1 August 2014.
International career
Despite being born in Serbia, Jovanović received a call from the Montenegro to play for its newly formed national team in 2007 and opted to play for Montenegro. On 12 October 2010, spectators were impressed when Jovanović shot a spectacular 30-meter ball which hit the goalpost in a 0–0 draw with England at Wembley Stadium.