Zoran Janković (footballer)

Zoran Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Јанковић, pronounced [zǒran jǎːŋkoʋitɕ];[2][3] Bulgarian: Зоран Янкович, romanized: Zoran Yankovich; born 8 February 1974) is a Serbian-born Bulgarian football manager and former player.

Zoran Janković
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-02-08) 8 February 1974
Place of birth Inđija, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Second striker
Youth career
Inđija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Borac Čačak
1997–1998 Železnik 43 (22)
1998–2000 Vojvodina 44 (16)
2000–2002 Litex Lovech 42 (26)
2002–2007 Dalian Shide 113 (50)
2004 → Litex Lovech (loan) 13 (2)
2007–2008 Litex Lovech 9 (1)
2008–2009 Ethnikos Achna 6 (1)
2009–2011 Inđija 34 (8)
Total 304 (126)
International career
2002–2007 Bulgaria 30 (2)
Managerial career
2011 Inđija
2012 Banat Zrenjanin
2013 Novi Sad
2015 Proleter Novi Sad
2016 Heilongjiang Lava Spring
2017–2018 Thailand (assistant)
2017–2018 Thailand U23
2019–2022 Beijing Guoan U21
2022 Shaoxing Shangyu Pterosaur
2023– Qingdao West Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career
Janković with Litex Lovech

During his career, Janković represented FK Borac Čačak, FK Železnik, FK Vojvodina, PFC Litex Lovech, Dalian Shide F.C., Ethnikos Achna FC and FK Inđija. Janković was the highest scoring foreign player during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 A PFG seasons, managing 13 goals in each of them.[4]

He has retired during winter break of 2010-11 season while playing for FK Inđija in the Serbian SuperLiga, becoming their manager.

On 15 September 2017, Janković became coach of the Thailand u-23 national team.[5] He was sacked following Thailand's defeat in 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.

International career

Janković was capped 30 times for the Bulgarian national team, scoring 2 goals.[6] He made his debut for the national side on 13 February 2002, in a friendly match against Croatia, which ended in a scoreless draw.[7] Janković was also a member of the Bulgarian squad at UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal. He was initially dropped following Hristo Stoichkov's appointment as manager in July 2004, but was recalled in 2006 and made a number of appearances in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.[8][9][10] Janković is the second most capped non-Bulgarian-born player to appear for the team (after fellow Serbian Predrag Pažin) and is the second one to score a goal (the other one who has found the net is Marcelinho).[11]

International goals
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 September 2002King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1 – 02–0Euro 2004 qualifier
212 February 2003Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Hungary1 – 01–0Friendly

Honours

Litex Lovech[13]

Dalian Shide[13]

References
  1. "Започваме ги с Швеция. 10 години след лудото американско лято се готвим за скок в Европа" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. "zòra". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Zòran
  3. "Ìvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Jánković
  4. Serafimov, Lyubomir (18 May 2010). "За втори път чужденец е голмайстор №1". temasport.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. Tor Chittinand (15 September 2017). "Jankovic appointed U23 coach". Bangkok Post – via PressReader.
  6. "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  7. Ralchev, Stefan; Savov, Plamen (16 February 2008). "Мисията чужденец в "А" отбора ни". topsport.bg. Retrieved 19 September 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Popov, Dimitar (5 May 2006). "Зоран Янкович и Лусио Вагнер повикани в "А" отбора на България, Мартин Петров ще е капитан на Кирин Къп", обяви Стоичков". topsport.bg. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. Savov, Mihail (8 September 2006). "Зоран Янкович: пoчувствах се отритнат, и на Луната да съм, ще сляза, за да играя за България, откровен е нападателят". topsport.bg. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. "България изгуби две точки в борбата за класиране на Евро 2008, не успяхме да преодолеем Албания у дома след 0:0, феновете изпратиха Стоичков с викове "оставка"". topsport.bg. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  11. "Иван Чворович стана 4-и сърбин в националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  12. "България-Унгария: мачът, който не завърши" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. "Janković, Zoran". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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