 Jovanović in 2016 managingAl Nasr | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1962-07-08)8 July 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Loznica,FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greece (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1980 | Loznica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Loznica | ||
| 1984–1989 | Rad | 121 | (15) |
| 1989–1999 | Iraklis | 271 | (52) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Niki Volos | ||
| 2002 | Iraklis | ||
| 2003–2005 | APOEL | ||
| 2005–2006 | Panachaiki | ||
| 2007 | Iraklis | ||
| 2008–2013 | APOEL | ||
| 2013–2016 | Al Nasr | ||
| 2018 | Al Nasr | ||
| 2019–2020 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2021–2023 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 2024– | Greece | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivan Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic:Иван Јовановић; born 8 July 1962) is aSerbian professionalfootballmanager and formerplayer who is the manager of theGreek National Team.
Jovanović played forRad in theYugoslav First League during the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons.[1] The next season, he transferred to theGreek sideIraklis, 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.
Ivan Jovanović began his managerial career in 2001 at Greek sideNiki Volos. He then coachedIraklis andPanachaiki.
During his managerial career at APOEL he won nine trophies: fourChampionships, oneCup and fourSuper Cups. He also helpedAPOEL to qualify for theUEFA Champions Leaguegroup 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 thegroup stages of the2011–12 UEFA Champions League, but achieved also to qualify for thequarter-finals by topping their group, beatingLyon in thelast 16 on penalties, before being knocked-out byReal Madrid in the quarter-finals. He is considered as the most successful manager in the history ofAPOEL.
During his seven-year spell atAPOEL he has been awarded the "Coach of the Season" award byCyprus Football Association six times. He has also been awarded the "Serbian Coach of the Year" award byFootball 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.[2]
On 18 June 2013, Jovanović was announced as the new head coach of the Emirati clubAl Nasr, having signed a two-year contract.[3] On 19 May 2014, Jovanović led his team to a 2–1 victory overSaham in the2014 GCC Champions League final and won his first trophy as Al Nasr's manager.[4]
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.[5]
On 19 January 2018, Al Nasr re-appointed Jovanović to replaceCesare Prandelli.
On 2 December 2018, Jovanović was sacked for a second time after a mixed start of the2018–19 UAE Pro-League season.[6]
On 22 December 2019, Ivan was appointed as the new coach of theUAE national team.[7] On 6 April 2020 the Emirati FA announced the termination of his contract.[8]
On 17 June 2021 it was announced that Jovanović had been appointed as head coach ofPanathinaikos under a one-year contract.[9] He earned victory in his firstSuper League game for the Greens, beatingApollon Smyrnis 4–0.[10] Under his management the team managed to reach its major goal, which was returning to European Competitions, after finishing 4th in theSuper League.[11] On 18 May 2022 he signed a two years extension with the club. Three days later, the team won theGreek Cup, the first title for the team in eight years againstPAOK with a penalty kick.[12] In the 2022–23 season, they were eliminated in the third qualifying round of theUEFA Europa Conference League bySlavia Prague, failing the club's aim to return to European groups after a six-year absence.[13] In theSuper League, Panathinaikos finished first in the regular season, but second in the play-offs,[14] and eliminated in theGreek Cup, byPAOK in the quarter-finals.[15] In the 2023–24 season, they reached theUEFA Champions League play offs knocking outDnipro andMarseille, only to be eliminated byBraga and continue in the group stage of theUEFA Europa League for the first time since the 2016–17 season.[16][17] In the group stage, they finished in fourth place with four points and were left out ofUEFA European Competitions, while in theSuper League, after the 3–2 defeat byAtromitos, Jovanović was rumoured to be sacked by the board. After a 3–0 win againstVolos in late December, he was relieved of his duties, with Panathinaikos sitting in second place. He was replaced byFatih Terim.[18]
Jovanović signed forGreece in 2024 with the intention of staying until the2026 FIFA World Cup. In the2024–25 UEFA Nations League, Greece upsetEngland, beating them 2–1 atWembley, earning praise by the media.[19]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
 Niki Volos | 31 July 2001 | 15 May 2002 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 071.88 | |||
| Iraklis | 28 May 2002 | 28 December 2002 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 044.44 | |||
 APOEL | 25 November 2003 | 6 March 2005 | 53 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 067.92 | |||
| Panachaiki | 1 November 2005 | 10 April 2006 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 021.74 | |||
| Iraklis | 6 February 2007 | 17 December 2007 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 034.78 | |||
| APOEL | 7 January 2008 | 30 June 2013 | 247 | 155 | 45 | 47 | 062.75 | |||
 Al-Nasr | 18 Jun 2013 | 29 October 2016 | 141 | 64 | 36 | 41 | 045.39 | |||
| 19 January 2018 | 15 December 2018 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 050.00 | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 1 July 2021 | 26 December 2023 | 112 | 63 | 22 | 27 | 056.25 | |||
| Greece | 1 August 2024 | Present | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 062.50 | |||
| Total | 693 | 387 | 143 | 163 | 055.84 | |||||
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