Jovan Gojković
{{short description|Serbian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jovan Gojković
| image =
| fullname = Jovan Gojković
| birth_date = {{birth date|1975|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Čačak, SFR Yugoslavia
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|12|22|1975|1|7|df=y}}
| death_place = Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Zadrugar Donja Trepča
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = BIP Čačak
| years1 = 1993–1996
| years2 = 1996–1997
| years3 = 1997–2000
| years4 = 2000–2001
| clubs1 = Borac Čačak
| clubs2 = Čukarički
| clubs3 = Red Star Belgrade
| clubs4 = Iraklis
| caps1 = 61
| caps2 = 30
| caps3 = 75
| caps4 = 29
| goals1 = 9
| goals2 = 5
| goals3 = 21
| goals4 = 3
| totalcaps = 195 | totalgoals = 38
| nationalyears1 = 1998
| nationalteam1 = FR Yugoslavia
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Jovan "Cune" Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Гојковић Цуне; 7 January 1975 – 22 December 2001) was a Serbian international footballer.
Club career
Gojković, nicknamed Cune after the well-known singer, made his first steps playing at his local club Zadrugar Donja Trepča. He continued his youth career with BIP Čačak, before moving to city rivals, FK Borac Čačak. In 1996 summer transfer window, he is signed by another top league club, the Belgrade's FK Čukarički. After one season there, his talent was noted by Red Star Belgrade. There he achieved his full affirmation as an excellent player, having been specially known as a very effective player in the big matches like the Eternal derby, against rivals FK Partizan, having been the scorer in many occasions. He stayed there three seasons, until 2000, when he signed with Alpha Ethniki club Iraklis Saloniki.
International career
He played one match for the FR Yugoslavia national team, on 23 December 1998, against Israel in Tel Aviv.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6970|title=Jovan Gojković, international football player|access-date=2 August 2024|website=EU-football.info}}
Personal life
=Death=
It was in the period, while playing for Iraklis, that, in its best playing years, Gojković died in a car accident, in the outskirts of Belgrade, while on holiday during the winter break. Since 2009, In his memory, in his hometown Čačak, on the BIP Stadium, a football tournament "Jovan Gojković – Cune" is intended to be held.[http://reprezentacija.rs/gojkovic-jovan Career story]
References
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External links
- {{Reprezentacija|gojkovic-jovan}}
- {{NFT player|21312}}
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Category:Footballers from Čačak
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Category:Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers
Category:FK Borac Čačak players
Category:Red Star Belgrade footballers
Category:Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
Category:First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Road incident deaths in Yugoslavia
Category:Road incident deaths in Serbia
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