Nikola Jovanovic ( Montenegrin. Nicola Jovanoviћ / Nikola Jovanović ; September 18, 1952, Cetinje , SFRY ) is a Yugoslav Montenegrin footballer who played as a defender.
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| Born | September 18, 1952 (66 years old) Cetinj , SFRY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Yugoslavia  Serbia and Montenegro  Montenegro | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 191 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club
Nikol Jovanovic’s game for the Belgrade club Crvena Zvezda facilitated his transition to English Manchester United in 1980, thus making Jovanovic the first Yugoslav player in an English top-level club [1] . In addition, he went down in history as the first Manchester United footballer bought from a club not in the British Isles. [2] Also, the transfer amount of 300 thousand pounds was one of the largest for that time. . However, Jovanovic could not justify his high transfer cost, having begun to suffer from back pain at the end of his first season in England. He soon returned to Yugoslavia, to the Buduchnost club.
Team
Jovanovic joined the Yugoslav national team at the 1982 World Cup . Of the 3 matches of Yugoslavia at the tournament, Jovanovic appeared in the starting lineup of the team in all three: in games against the teams of Northern Ireland , Spain and Honduras [3] .
Achievements
- Crvena Star
- Champion of Yugoslavia (2): 1976/77 , 1979/80
- Manchester United
- FA Cup Winner (1): 1982/83
Notes
- ↑ Rok Viškovič . Prvi tujec v zgodovini Man Utd živi v Sloveniji (Slovene), SIOL.net (May 27, 2011). Date of treatment July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Overseas stars: Best XI . ManUtd.com . Manchester United (January 12, 2010). Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ Player Profile for Nikola Jovanovic in the Soccer World Cups