Slobodan Janjuš

Slobodan "Čobo" Janjuš (born January 7, 1952) is a Yugoslav and Bosnian former professional football goalkeeper.

Slobodan Janjuš
Personal information
Full name Slobodan Janjuš
Date of birth (1952-01-07) January 7, 1952
Place of birth Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1977 Željezničar Sarajevo
1977–1978 Vojvodina
1978–1979 Radnički Pirot
1979–1981 Sarajevo
1981–1982 Olimpija Ljubljana
1982–1983 Sarajevo
1983–1984 Dinamo Zagreb
1984–1985 Sutjeska Nikšić
1985–1989 Željezničar Sarajevo
1989–1990 Valletta
1990–1992 Mqabba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He represented a number of domestic clubs, having played with all of them, beside Second League FK Radnički Pirot, in the Yugoslav First League, namely, FK Željezničar Sarajevo, FK Vojvodina, FK Sarajevo, NK Olimpija Ljubljana, NK Dinamo Zagreb and FK Sutjeska Nikšić.

He won the Yugoslav First League in the 1971–72 season with Željezničar and also the Maltese Premier League in the 1989–90 season.

He also played in Malta and Germany.

He was the youngest starting goalkeeper in Yugoslav football history at the age of 17. Janjuš retired at the age of 40.

International career

Janjuš has also represented Yugoslavia national team at youth levels.

Post-playing career

Since the early 1990s Janjuš has been living in the United States. Usually referred to as "Bobby" in the U.S., he worked as goalkeeping coach with MLS' Tampa Bay Mutiny.

In 2008, he was appointed as the new goalkeeping coach at the newly established Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL.[1] With the Rowdies, Bobby trained than USF goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. Attinella developed his skills under Bobby and became NASL best goalkeeper which eventually grabbed MLS's Real Salt Lake's attention who bought Attinella's contract. Bobby also coached youth teams across the county and has developed a youth female goalkeeper that represented the United States in a U-16 game.

Janjuš additionally owns a number of local businesses including a bar which is filled with mementos and memorabilia from his football playing career.

Personal life

While an active footballer, Janjuš had relationships with table tennis player Erzsebet Palatinus, while playing for Vojvodina, and singer Izvorinka Milošević.[2]

After moving to the United States, Janjuš met a woman of Serbian origin,[2] Susanne Ferry, and after more than two decades of living together they were married in Las Vegas in 2016 and spent their honeymoon in Sarajevo.[3] His daughter attended UNLV and currently resides in Las Vegas.

On 6 December 2009, Janjuš was arrested for domestic battery by the St. Petersburg Police.[4][5][6]

Honours

Club

Željezničar Sarajevo

Valletta

References
  1. Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-04-26). "Andres Arango RedNation Online Interview". Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  2. Slobodan Janjuš : Suprugu Suzan sam upoznao u striptiz baru na Floridi
  3. Klix (23 October 2016). "Legendarni Slobodan Janjuš: Željo ima samo četiri prava igrača". Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. Slobodan Janjus
  5. Janjus @ BailBondCity
  6. Janjus at Florida.Arrests.org
  • Stats from Yugoslav Leagues at Zerodic.com.
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