Jovan Kovačević

Jovan Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Ковачевић; born 14 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player.

Jovan Kovačević
Personal information
Full name	Jovan Kovačević
Born	(1970-09-14) 14 September 1970 (age 54) Vrbas, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
Team
	Vrbas
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Vrbas
1993–1995	Partizan
1995–1997	Vrbas
1997–1998	Bidasoa
1998–1999	Cangas
1999–2002	SG Hameln
2002–2003	Grasshoppers
2003–2006	Torggler Group Meran
National team
Years	Team
1996–2002	FR Yugoslavia
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia European Championship 1996 Spain Team

Club career

Kovačević started out at his hometown club Vrbas. He would spend two seasons with Partizan between 1993 and 1995, winning back-to-back championships.

In 1997, Kovačević moved abroad to Spain and signed with Bidasoa. He also played for fellow Liga ASOBAL team Cangas, before moving to Germany in 1999.

After spending three seasons at SG Hameln, Kovačević was signed by Swiss club Grasshoppers in 2002. He moved to Italian side Torggler Group Meran in 2003.^[1]

International career

At international level, Kovačević competed for FR Yugoslavia in four major tournaments, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship.^[2]

Honours

Partizan

• Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94, 1994–95
• Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94