Jovo Bosančić

Jovan "Jovo" Bosančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јoвo Бocaнчић; born 7 August 1970) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a right midfielder.

Jovo Bosančić
Personal information
Full name Jovan Bosančić
Date of birth (1970-08-07) 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

Born 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
  1. Govo Bosančić interview at fkvojvodina.com, 10-7-2011 (in Serbian)
  2. "Football: Bosancic brings ambition to Barnsley at last". Independent. 3 November 1997. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. "Football: Red-hot Le Tissier". Independent. 9 November 1997. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2018.


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