Jovan "Jovo" Bosančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јoвo Бocaнчић; born 7 August 1970) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a right midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jovan Bosančić | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1988 | Vojvodina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Vojvodina | 39 | (1) |
| 1992–1995 | União Madeira | 72 | (10) |
| 1996 | Campomaiorense | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Barnsley | 42 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Guingamp | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | União Madeira | 20 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Nacional | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, Bosančić started playing football at the age of 10 when he joined the youth team of FK Vojvodina.[1] He made his debut as a senior in the 1988–89 season and played in the Yugoslav First League until 1992.
Bosančić then moved to Portugal where he spent most of his career, playing for C.F. União (two seasons), S.C. Campomaiorense, Barnsley and En Avant Guingamp, and finishing his career with União's Madeira neighbours C.D. Nacional.
He helped the Tykes gain promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club's history, only to be immediately relegated. Whilst in the Premier League he scored twice, in games against Blackburn Rovers and Southampton.[2][3] He retired from football in 2003, at the age of 33.
References
edit- ^ Govo Bosančić interview at fkvojvodina.com, 10-7-2011 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Football: Bosancic brings ambition to Barnsley at last". The Independent. London. 3 November 1997. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Football: Red-hot Le Tissier". The Independent. London. 9 November 1997. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
External links
edit- Jovo Bosančić at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jovo Bosančić at WorldFootball.net
- Jovo Bosančić at Soccerbase.com
- Jovo Bosančić at 11v11.com
- Jovo Bosančić at BDFutbol
- Jovo Bosančić at kicker (in German)
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