Janko Tumbasević

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Janko Tumbasević

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|01|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Mladost Lučani

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Jedinstvo Štitar

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Milicionar

| years1 = 2002–2007

| clubs1 = Zeta

| caps1 = 114

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2007–2011

| clubs2 = Vojvodina

| caps2 = 93

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2011–2013

| clubs3 = Dacia Chișinău

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2012

| clubs4 = → Zimbru Chișinău (loan)

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2013–2015

| clubs5 = Vojvodina

| caps5 = 33

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2014

| clubs6 = → Spartak Subotica (loan)

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015–2016

| clubs7 = Spartak Subotica

| caps7 = 23

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016–2019

| clubs8 = Mladost Lučani

| caps8 = 89

| goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2019–2021

| clubs9 = TSC

| caps9 = 54

| goals9 = 7

| years10 = 2021–2022

| clubs10 = Mladost Lučani

| caps10 = 27

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2022–2023

| clubs11 = Spartak Subotica

| caps11 = 32

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2023–

| clubs12 = Mladost Lučani

| caps12 = 45

| goals12 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2002

| nationalteam1 = FR Yugoslavia U17{{Efn|Official UEFA matches only}}

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006

| nationalteam2 = Serbia and Montenegro U21

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007

| nationalteam3 = Montenegro

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 6 January 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Janko Tumbasević ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Јанко Тумбасевић}}; born 14 January 1985) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian club Mladost Lučani.

Club career

Tumbasević made his senior debut with Zeta under manager Nikola Rakojević in the second half of the 2001–02 First League of FR Yugoslavia.{{Cite web | url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2002/06/10/srpski/S02060903.shtml | title=Mladost za radost | language=sr | publisher=glas-javnosti.rs | date=10 June 2002 | access-date=19 August 2021}} He made over 100 league appearances for the club and won the 2006–07 Montenegrin First League, while captaining the side.

In August 2007, Tumbasević was transferred to Vojvodina, alongside Žarko Korać. He spent the following four years at the club, before moving to Moldova and joining Dacia Chișinău. In the first half of the 2012–13 season, Tumbasević was on loan at Zimbru Chișinău, before returning to Dacia Chișinău in early 2013.

In June 2016, Tumbasević signed with Mladost Lučani.{{Cite web | url=http://www.fkmladostlucani.com/index.php/component/k2/item/255 | title=Janko Tumbasević zadužio plavo-beli dres | language=sr | publisher=fkmladostlucani.com | date=19 June 2016 | access-date=19 May 2019}} He spent three seasons with the club, making 102 appearances and scoring 14 goals across all competitions. After two years at TSC, Tumbasević returned to Mladost Lučani in June 2021.

International career

Tumbasević represented FR Yugoslavia at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as the team were eliminated in the quarter-finals by England, thanks to Wayne Rooney's goal. He also made one appearance for Serbia and Montenegro at under-21 level.{{Cite web | url=https://www.sportskacentrala.com/2006/04/18/20823/ | title=Remi "plavih nada" u duelu sa Mađarima | language=sr | publisher=sportskacentrala.com | date=18 April 2006 | access-date=25 May 2017}}

At full international level, Tumbasević earned four caps for Montenegro, making his debut in the country's inaugural match, a 2–1 home friendly win over Hungary on 24 March 2007.{{Cite web | url=https://www.11v11.com/players/janko-tumbasevic-226811/ | title=Janko Tumbasevic | publisher=11v11.com | access-date=23 May 2022}}

Career statistics

=Club=

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan="5"\|Vojvodina \|2007–08 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|21	2	1	0	0	0	22	2
2008–09 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|22	2	1	0	3	0	26	2
2009–10 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|24	2	5	2	2	0	31	4
2010–11 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|26	2	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	2
colspan="2"\|Total !93	8	11	2	5	0	109	10
rowspan="3"\|Dacia Chișinău \|2011–12 \|Moldovan National Division \|24	1	2	0	2	0	28	1
2012–13 \|Moldovan National Division \|7	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
colspan="2"\|Total !31	2	3	0	2	0	36	2
Zimbru Chișinău (loan) \|2012–13 \|Moldovan National Division \|16	2	1	0	4	0	21	2
rowspan="3"\|Vojvodina \|2013–14 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|10	0	3	0	4	0	17	0
2014–15 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|23	1	2	0	0	0	25	1
colspan="2"\|Total !33	1	5	0	4	0	42	1
Spartak Subotica (loan) \|2013–14 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|6	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
Spartak Subotica \|2015–16 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|23	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	0
rowspan="4"\|Mladost Lučani \|2016–17 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|31	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	1
2017–18 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|27	1	6	5	2	0	35	6
2018–19 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|31	6	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	35	7
colspan="2"\|Total !89	8	11	6	2	0	102	14
rowspan="3"\|TSC \|2019–20 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|25	6	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	27	7
2020–21 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|29	1	3	0	1	1	33	2
colspan="2"\|Total !54	7	5	1	1	1	60	9
Mladost Lučani \|2021–22 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|27	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	28	5
Spartak Subotica \|2022–23 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|32	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	34	2
Mladost Lučani \|2023–24 \|Serbian SuperLiga \|34	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	34	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !438	36	44	9	18	1	500	46

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Montenegro \|2007	4	0
colspan="2"\|Total	4	0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

Montenegro

|2007

colspan="2"|Total

Honours

Zeta

Montenegrin First League: 2006–07

Vojvodina

Serbian Cup runner-up: 2009–10, 2010–11

Mladost Lučani

Serbian Cup runner-up: 2017–18

Individual

Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 22{{cite web|title= Igrač kola: Dva pogotka iskusnog Janka Tumbasevića za tri boda Lučanaca |url=https://www.superliga.rs/vesti/3303-igrac-kola-dva-pogotka-iskusnog-janka-tumbasevica-za-tri-boda-lucanaca|publisher=www.superliga.rs|access-date=15 February 2022}})