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Not to be confused with Milan Jovanović (footballer born 1983).
Milan Jovanović
Милан Јовановић
Jovanović at Liverpool in 2010
Personal information
Full name Milan Jovanović
Date of birth (1981-04-18) 18 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bajina Bašta, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker, winger
Team information
Current team
 FK Partizan
Number TBA
Youth career
Kosmos Bajina Bašta
0000–1999 Budućnost Valjevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Vojvodina 43 (10)
2003–2004 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 (1)
2004–2006 Lokomotiv Moscow 3 (0)
2006–2010 Standard Liège 116 (52)
2010–2011 Liverpool 10 (0)
2011–2013 Anderlecht 69 (17)
International career‡
2007–2012 Serbia 44 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:25, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Milan Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јовановић, born 18 April 1981) is a Serbian footballer. He represented Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Early life

Son of Stamenko and Gordana, Jovanović (known locally as Lane) grew up in Bajina Bašta before moving to Valjevo, Novi Sad, and Belgrade in pursuit of a football career.[2] He played in the youth teams of FK Kosmos Bajina Bašta and FK Budućnost Valjevo.[3]

Club career

Jovanović came to made his debut with FK Vojvodina during the 1999–2000 season. He spent most of his early career at Shakhtar Donetsk and Lokomotiv Moscow, before arriving at Standard Liège in 2006. At Standard Liège, Jovanović quickly became a fan favourite, scoring 14 goals in his first season and earning the nickname "the snake" for his fast movement. Another two highly successful seasons in Belgium followed, with Jovanović turning down a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2009 because he was worried he would not play regularly.[4] Jovanović was hugely successful in Belgium and on 13 January 2010, was named as the Jupiler League's Player of the Year. However, the year after, Standard Liege ended the season at the 8th position, with Jovanović managing to score 10 goals in his last season in Belgium.

Liverpool

Jovanović joined English Premier League club Liverpool F.C. on 8 July 2010 on a free transfer.[5] There had been speculation he would renege on the pre-contract agreement that he had signed after Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez resigned in June 2010.[citation needed] Benítez was reported to be anxious to bring the player to his new club Internazionale, but Jovanović confirmed his intention to honour his contract, and was given squad number 14.[6][7][8] On 29 July 2010, Jovanović made his competitive debut for Liverpool, starting in a 2–0 away win against FK Rabotnički in the Europa League[9] and made his home debut in the second leg.[10] He went on to make his Premier League debut on 15 August 2010, against Arsenal in a 1–1 draw at Anfield.[11] He scored his first goal for Liverpool in the League Cup tie against League Two side Northampton Town at Anfield.[12] After Kenny Dalglish took over as Liverpool manager in early 2011, Jovanović was rarely called upon, occasionally not even being named to the bench.

Anderlecht

In August 2011, Jovanović moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht, signing a two-year contract.[13][14]

International career

He made his debut for the Serbian national team against Finland on 2 June 2007. Serbia won the match 2–0, with Jovanović scoring Serbia's second goal. Jovanović was Serbia's top scorer in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying. On 21 May 2010, he was included by coach Radomir Antić in Serbia's initial 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[15] On 18 June 2010, Jovanović scored his first goal in the FIFA World Cup, against Germany in a Group D match, which Serbia won 1–0.[16] In the same match, Jovanović allegedly had a humorous exchange with Marko Marin, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Marin admitted that when he substituted Thomas Müller in the 70th minute, Jovanović told him jokingly to "run slower" so as to let Serbia hold on to the 1–0 lead.[17][18]

In October 2011, Jovanović was mentioned in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, where he was described by Andrew Robinson as "one of the greatest soccer players in the world."[19] Several commentators in the English-speaking football community expressed surprise at this statement.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2013
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[22] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar Donetsk 2002–03 6 1 1 0 – 0 0 0 0 7 1
2003–04 0 0 2 1 – 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 6 1 3 1 – 0 0 0 0 9 2
Lokomotiv Moscow 2004 3 0 1 0 – 0 0 0 0 4 0
2005 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 – 0 0 0 0 4 0
Standard Liège 2006–07 29 14 6 9 – 4 1 0 0 39 24
2007–08 31 16 4 2 – 1 0 0 0 36 18
2008–09 30 12 0 0 – 8 2 2 0 40 14
2009–10 26 10 0 0 – 11 3 1 0 38 13
Total 116 52 10 11 – 24 6 3 0 153 69
Liverpool 2010–11 10 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 0 18 2
Total 10 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 0 18 2
Anderlecht 2011–12 35 9 0 0 – 9 3 0 0 44 12
2012–13 33 8 5 2 – 7 2 1 0 46 12
Total 68 17 5 2 – 16 5 1 0 90 24
Career total 203 70 19 15 1 1 47 12 4 0 274 98

International goals

Honours

Club

Shakhtar Donetsk
Lokomotiv Moscow
Standard Liège
R.S.C. Anderlecht

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  2. ^ Lanetova majka: To, sine moj zlatni; Kurir, 20 June 2010
  3. ^ Milan Jovanović at Reprezentacija.rs
  4. ^ "Serbia's Milan Jovanovic to join Liverpool in summer". BBC News. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  5. ^ Walsh, Kristian (8 July 2010). "Liverpool announce signing of Milan Jovanovic". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  6. ^ Edwards, John (1 July 2010). "Roy Hodgson targets Gilberto Silva, Brede Hangeland, Rafael van der Vaart and Danny Murphy with Liverpool spending spree". Daily Mail. London.
  7. ^ http://www.kurir-info.rs/sport/jovanovic-idem-u-liverpul-39875.php
  8. ^ http://www.goal.com/nl/people/serbia/25435/milan-jovanovi%C4%87/profile
  9. ^ Vesty, Marc (29 July 2010). "Rabotnicki Skopje 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Cole shines as Reds cruise". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  12. ^ "Liverpool – Northampton". BBC Sport. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  13. ^ "Milan Jovanovic signs contract for two seasons". rsca.be (in Dutch). rsca.be. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Milan Jovanovic fully completes his move to Anderlecht". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  15. ^ "Serbia cut Chelsea pair from World Cup squad". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  16. ^ Lyon, Sam (18 June 2010). "Germany 0–1 Serbia". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  17. ^ Kurir (Serbian): Jovanović zapretio Marinu da pazi kako igra protiv Srbije 18 June 2010
  18. ^ Mondo (Serbian): "Pretnja" Srbinu Marinu 18 June 2010
  19. ^ "Milan Jovanovic "The Greatest Soccer Player" Neighbors". www.youtube.com. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Aussie soap neighbours declares Milan Jovanovic as one of the greatest soccer players in the world". www.offthepost.info. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  21. ^ "Neighbours declare Milan Jovanovic the greatest footballer ever". www.caughtoffside.com. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  22. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Belgian Super Cup, Championship playoff

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