Zoran_Janković_(footballer)
Zoran Janković (footballer)
Bulgarian footballer and manager
Zoran Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Јанковић, pronounced [zǒran jǎːŋkoʋitɕ];[2][3] Bulgarian: Зоран Янкович, romanized: Zoran Yankovich; born 8 February 1974) is a football manager and former player. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Bulgaria as a player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-02-08) 8 February 1974 (age 50) | ||
| 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 | |||
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.
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]
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[12]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2002 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 1 – 0 | 2–0 | Euro 2004 qualifier |
| 2 | 12 February 2003 | Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Hungary | 1 – 0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Litex Lovech[13]
Dalian Shide[13]
- "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.
- Serafimov, Lyubomir (18 May 2010). "За втори път чужденец е голмайстор №1". temasport.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- Tor Chittinand (15 September 2017). "Jankovic appointed U23 coach". Bangkok Post – via PressReader.
- "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- 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) - 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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "Иван Чворович стана 4-и сърбин в националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- "България-Унгария: мачът, който не завърши" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Janković, Zoran". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- Zoran Janković at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Srbijafudbal