Nedeljko Jovanović

Nedeljko Jovanović
Jovanović in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Nedeljko Jovanović
Born	(1970-09-16) 16 September 1970 (age 54) Belgrade, SR Serbia, 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
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 Men's handball Representing   Yugoslavia Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens Team Representing   Yugoslavia World Championship 1999 Egypt Team 2001 France Team European Championship 1996 Spain Team

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

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

• 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

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.

External links

• MKSZ record
• Olympic record
• Nedeljko Jovanović at Olympedia ( archive )
• Nedeljko Jovanović at the European Handball Federation