Jovan Tanasijević

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jovan Tanasijević

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|01|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Građanski Priština

| years1 = 1995–1997

| clubs1 = Priština

| caps1 = 48

| goals1 = 15

| years2 = 1998–2002

| clubs2 = Vojvodina

| caps2 = 107

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2003–2009

| clubs3 = Dynamo Moscow

| caps3 = 138

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2006

| clubs4 = → Rostov (loan)

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010

| clubs5 = Salyut Belgorod

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2011

| clubs6 = Inđija

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 333

| totalgoals = 21

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2000

| nationalteam1 = FR Yugoslavia U21

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2001

| nationalteam2 = FR Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007–2009

| nationalteam3 = Montenegro

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 0

}}

Jovan Tanasijević (Cyrillic: Јован Танасијевић; born 20 January 1978) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made 13 appearances for the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Tanasijević made his senior debut for his hometown side Priština, before transferring to Vojvodina in the 1998 winter transfer window. He spent five years with the club, amassing over 100 appearances in the First League of FR Yugoslavia.

Between 2003 and 2009, Tanasijević played regularly for Russian club Dynamo Moscow, aside from a season-long loan to Rostov in 2006. He also briefly played for Salyut Belgorod in 2010. After a short spell with Inđija in 2011, Tanasijević decided to retire from the game.{{Cite web | url=https://sport.blic.rs/fudbal/domaci-fudbal/bivsi-kapiten-vose-jovan-tanasijevic-zavrsio-karijeru/f2bpcvt | title=Bivši kapiten "Voše" Jovan Tanasijević završio karijeru | language=Serbian | work=Blic | date=4 September 2011 | access-date=21 January 2020}}

International career

Tanasijević represented FR Yugoslavia in January 2001 at the Millennium Super Soccer Cup in India. He helped the team win the tournament, making three appearances in the process.{{Cite web | url=https://www.11v11.com/players/jovan-tanasijevic-192382/ | title=Jovan Tanasijevic | publisher=11v11.com | access-date=21 January 2020}}

In March 2007, Tanasijević made his full international debut for Montenegro in his country's first ever competitive match on 24 March 2007, a friendly against Hungary in Podgorica. He was capped 13 times for Montenegro.{{cite web |title=Montenegro - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/monteg-recintlp.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=25 October 2020}} His final international was a June 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Cyprus.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20715|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2020-10-17}}