Srđan Jovanović (referee)

{{short description|Serbian football referee}}

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| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

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Srđan Jovanović ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Срђан Јовановић}}; born 9 April 1986) is a Serbian football referee who officiates in the Serbian SuperLiga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2015, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3b8c6697da917332/original/pqpqzgibhx16j51erpes-pdf.pdf |title=2019 Refereeing International Lists |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |year=2019 |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=25 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125220029/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3b8c6697da917332/original/pqpqzgibhx16j51erpes-pdf.pdf |url-status=live }}

Refereeing career

In 2014, Jovanović began officiating in the Serbian SuperLiga. His first match as referee was on 30 August 2014 between Radnički Niš and Donji Srem, in which he showed a red card to Miloš Petrović.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/super-liga-2014-2015-radnicki-nis-fk-donji-srem-pecinci/ |title=Serbia » Super Liga 2014/2015 » 4. Round » Radnički Niš – FK Donji Srem Pećinci 0:1 |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223024356/https://www.worldfootball.net/report/super-liga-2014-2015-radnicki-nis-fk-donji-srem-pecinci/ |url-status=live }} In 2015, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 16 January 2016 between the United Arab Emirates and Iceland. Jovanović also officiated match in the Super League Greece on 17 March 2019 between Atromitos and AEK Athens.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2018-2019-atromitos-aek-athen/ |title=Greece » Super League 2018/2019 » 25. Round » Atromitos – AEK Athen 0:1 |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223024355/https://www.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2018-2019-atromitos-aek-athen/ |url-status=live }} In 2019, he was selected as a referee for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/d55c867c1432bac/original/kkg9qf8zjbwh9vopioqf-pdf.pdf|title=List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019|access-date=1 November 2019|publisher=FIFA.com|archive-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115013625/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/d55c867c1432bac/original/kkg9qf8zjbwh9vopioqf-pdf.pdf|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Jovanović was born in the Kaluđerica neighbourhood of Belgrade in SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/srdjan-jovanovic_2/ |title=Srđan Jovanović |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223024410/https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/srdjan-jovanovic_2/ |url-status=live }}

See also

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