Dejan Govedarica
Personal information
Full name Dejan Govedarica
Date of birth (1969-10-02) 2 October 1969
Place of birth Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Radnički Sutjeska
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Proleter Zrenjanin 75 (16)
1992–1995 Vojvodina 102 (23)
1996–1997 Volendam 37 (8)
1997–1998 Lecce 21 (1)
1998–2002 RKC Waalwijk 78 (7)
2002–2004 NEC Nijmegen 56 (2)
2004–2005 Vojvodina 14 (1)
Total 383 (58)
International career
1994–2000 FR Yugoslavia 29 (2)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Serbia U21 (assistant)
2011 Serbia U19
2014–2015 Serbia U17
2016–2018 Guangzhou R&F (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dejan Govedarica (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Говедарица, pronounced [dějan ɡoʋedǎritsa]; born 2 October 1969) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Govedarica played three seasons for Proleter Zrenjanin between 1989 and 1992, before switching to Vojvodina. He then spent three and half years in Novi Sad, making 102 appearances and scoring 23 goals in the top flight.

In the 1996 winter transfer window, Govedarica moved abroad and joined the Dutch club Volendam. He was transferred to Serie A side Lecce in 1997, but was unable to help them avoid relegation.

After one season in Italy, Govedarica moved back to the Netherlands and signed with RKC Waalwijk, spending the next four seasons with the club. He was subsequently signed by NEC Nijmegen on a two-year contract.[1] In 2004, Govedarica returned to Vojvodina.

International career

At international level, Govedarica was capped 29 times and scored two goals for FR Yugoslavia from 1994 to 2000. He participated at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.[2]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Govedarica started his managerial career as an assistant to Miroslav Đukić with the Serbia national under-21 football team, finishing as runners-up in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
FR Yugoslavia 199410
199560
199611
199790
199850
199920
200051
Total292

References

  1. ↑ "Govedarica stapt over naar NEC" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Govedarica Dejan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Đukić sa starim receptom" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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