- Slaviša Jokanović
Football player infobox
playername = Slaviša Jokanović
fullname = Slaviša Jokanović
nickname =
height = Height|m=1.91
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|8|16
cityofbirth =Novi Sad
countryofbirth = Yugoslavia
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position =Central midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988-1990
1990-1993
1993-1995
1995-1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
2003-2004
clubs = flagicon|Yugoslavia FK Vojvodina
flagicon|Yugoslavia/flagicon|SCGFK Partizan
flagicon|SpainReal Oviedo
flagicon|SpainCD Tenerife
flagicon|SpainDeportivo La Coruña
flagicon|EnglandChelsea FC
flagicon|SpainCiudad de Murcia
caps(goals) = 50 (10)
51 (17)
62 (12)
123 (17)
23 (2)
39 (0)
6 (0)
nationalyears = 1991-2002
nationalteam = Yugoslavia
nationalcaps(goals) = 64 (10)
pcupdate = 1/3/2007
manageryears = 2008-present
managerclubs =FK Partizan Slaviša Jokanović (Serbian
Cyrillic : Славиша Јокановић), (born16 August ,1968 inNovi Sad ,Vojvodina ,Serbia , SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian professional footballer, who played in the 1990s and early 2000s, as a physical, not devoid of skill,central midfielder . He is the current coach ofFK Partizan .Club career
Jokanović started playing at
FK Novi Sad and he later moved toVojvodina Novi Sad which won the Yugoslavian national league in 1988-89. In 1990 Jokanovic joinedBelgrade sideFK Partizan . With them, he won theYugoslav Cup in 1991-92 and the league the season after.After his success in Partizan he joined
Real Oviedo . Following his move fromAsturias in 1995, Jokanovic was an integral part ofCD Tenerife 's rise in "La Liga ".Jokanović's career path brought him to the
English Premiership in October 2000, where he joinedChelsea F.C. for £1.7m from the then Spanish championsDeportivo de La Coruña . He hung up his boots in "Segunda División " sideCiudad de Murcia , playing just three months.International career
Jokanović represented FR Yugoslavia 64 times during an 11-year span, and made its final squads for
1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000, where he was sent off against Spain.Management career
Married with three children, Jokanović was living in
Madrid when he joined, in September 2007, the technical staff of third division teamClub Atlético de Pinto . However, three months later, he became the head coach of Partizan, replacingMiroslav Djukic , who left to take the reins of the national side.In May 2008, under Jokanović's management, Partizan won the double (league and cup).
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References
* [http://www.reprezentacija.co.yu/reprezentativci/Jokanovic%20Slavisa.htm Serbian national football team data] sr icon
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=5937 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
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