Dejan Govedarica

Dejan Govedarica
Personal information
Date of birth	2 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Radnički Sutjeska
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1992	Proleter Zrenjanin
1992–1995	Vojvodina
1996–1997	Volendam
1997–1998	Lecce
1998–2002	RKC Waalwijk
2002–2004	NEC Nijmegen
2004–2005	Vojvodina
Total
International career
1994–2000	FR Yugoslavia
Managerial career
2006–2007	Serbia U21 (assistant)
2011	Serbia U19
2014–2015	Serbia U17
2016–2018	Guangzhou R&F (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dejan Govedarica (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Говедарица, pronounced [dějan ɡoʋedǎritsa]; born 2 October 1969) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Govedarica played three seasons for Proleter Zrenjanin between 1989 and 1992, before switching to Vojvodina. He then spent three and half years in Novi Sad, making 102 appearances and scoring 23 goals in the top flight.

In the 1996 winter transfer window, Govedarica moved abroad and joined the Dutch club Volendam. He was transferred to Serie A side Lecce in 1997, but was unable to help them avoid relegation.

After one season in Italy, Govedarica didn't want to play in Serie B so he moved back to the Netherlands and signed with RKC Waalwijk,^[1] spending the next four seasons with the club. He was subsequently signed by NEC Nijmegen on a two-year contract.^[2] In 2004, Govedarica returned to Vojvodina.

International career

At international level, Govedarica was capped 29 times and scored two goals for FR Yugoslavia from 1994 to 2000.^[3] He participated at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.^[4] His final international was at the lattertournament against the Netherlands.^[5]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Govedarica started his managerial career as an assistant to Miroslav Đukić with the Serbia national under-21 football team, finishing as runners-up in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
FR Yugoslavia	1994	1	0
	1995	6	0
	1996	1	1
	1997	9	0
	1998	5	0
	1999	2	0
	2000	5	1
Total		29	2

References

^ "RKC versterkt zich met Govedarica". Voetbal Internarional (in Dutch). 26 November 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "Govedarica stapt over naar NEC" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "Govedarica Dejan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Dejan Govedarica, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "Đukić sa starim receptom" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links

Dejan Govedarica at WorldFootball.net
Dejan Govedarica at Soccerway
Dejan Govedarica at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "RKC versterkt zich met Govedarica". Voetbal Internarional (in Dutch). 26 November 1998. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[2] "Govedarica stapt over naar NEC" (in Dutch). vi.nl. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[3] "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[4] "Govedarica Dejan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[5] "Dejan Govedarica, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[6] "Đukić sa starim receptom" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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