Mija Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мија Јовановић; 9 October 1907 – 26 June 1982) was a Serbian footballer.

Mija Jovanović
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-10-09)9 October 1907
Place of birth Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Date of death 26 June 1982(1982-06-26) (aged 74)
Place of death Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1930 Jedinstvo Beograd
1930–1932 BSK Beograd
International career
1930–1931 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia, he played with SK Jedinstvo Beograd until 1930 when he moved to BSK Beograd. In 1931 he debuted for BSK first team as a center midfielder rendering Sava Marinković. Two years later he would become a right winger. He won the 1930–31 Yugoslav Football Championship with BSK.[1]

International career

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Jovanović made his debut for Yugoslavia in a June 1930 friendly match away against Bulgaria and played two matches for them at the Balkan Cup.[2]

He died in Belgrade on 26 June 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mija Jovanović at reprezentacija.rs
  2. ^ "Mija Jovanović, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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