Jovan Tanasijević

Jovan Tanasijević (Cyrillic: Јован Танасијевић; born 20 January 1978) is a former Montenegrin international footballer who played as a defender.

Jovan Tanasijević
Personal information
Full name Jovan Tanasijević
Date of birth (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Građanski Priština
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Priština 48 (15)
1998–2002 Vojvodina 107 (4)
2003–2009 Dynamo Moscow 138 (1)
2006 → Rostov (loan) 27 (0)
2010 Salyut Belgorod 8 (0)
2011 Inđija 5 (0)
Total 333 (21)
National team
1999–2000 FR Yugoslavia U21 5 (1)
2001 FR Yugoslavia 3 (0)
2007–2009 Montenegro 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Tanasijević made his senior debut for his hometown side Priština, before transferring to Vojvodina in the 1998 winter transfer window. He spent five years with the club, amassing over 100 appearances in the First League of FR Yugoslavia.

Between 2003 and 2009, Tanasijević played regularly for Russian club Dynamo Moscow, aside from a season-long loan to Rostov in 2006. He also briefly played for Salyut Belgorod in 2010. After a short spell with Inđija in 2011, Tanasijević decided to retire from the game.[1]

International career

Tanasijević represented FR Yugoslavia in January 2001 at the Millennium Super Soccer Cup in India. He helped the team win the tournament, making three appearances in the process.[2]

In March 2007, Tanasijević made his full international debut for Montenegro in his country's first ever competitive match on 24 March 2007, a friendly against Hungary in Podgorica. He was capped 13 times for Montenegro.[3] His final international was a June 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Cyprus.[4]

References
  1. "Bivši kapiten "Voše" Jovan Tanasijević završio karijeru". Blic (in Serbian). 4 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "Jovan Tanasijevic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Montenegro - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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