Jovan Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Ковачевић; born 14 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player.
| Jovan Kovačević | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jovan Kovačević | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 September 1970 Vrbas, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| Vrbas | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| Vrbas | |||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Vrbas | ||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Bidasoa | ||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Cangas | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | SG Hameln | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Grasshoppers | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Torggler Group Meran | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1996–2002 | FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career edit
Kovačević started out at his hometown club Vrbas. He would spend two seasons with Partizan between 1993 and 1995, winning back-to-back championships.
In 1997, Kovačević moved abroad to Spain and signed with Bidasoa. He also played for fellow Liga ASOBAL team Cangas, before moving to Germany in 1999.
After spending three seasons at SG Hameln, Kovačević was signed by Swiss club Grasshoppers in 2002. He moved to Italian side Torggler Group Meran in 2003.[1]
International career edit
At international level, Kovačević competed for FR Yugoslavia in four major tournaments, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship.[2]
Honours edit
- Partizan
- Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94, 1994–95
- Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94
References edit
- ^ "Erster Eindruck ist vielversprechend" (in German). suspo.it. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Jovan Kovačević, rukometaš" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External links edit
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