Slaviša Jokanović

Early career

Born in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, SFR Yugoslavia, Jokanović started playing with his hometown club Novi Sad, and made his senior debut with neighbouring Vojvodina, helping it win its second national title in the 1988–89 season, with four goals in 24 matches. In 1990, Jokanović joined Belgrade's Partizan. In his second year he helped the team win the domestic cup and, in his third, he scored 13 league goals (a career best), being one of several players to net in double digits – the team scored 103 in 36 matches – en route to the league conquest. After his displays at Partizan, Jokanović signed for Oviedo in Spain. During his two-year spell, he partnered compatriots Janko Janković, Nikola Jerkan and Robert Prosinečki and, subsequently, he joined fellow La Liga club Tenerife for the 1995-96 season, being instrumental in their domestic and European consolidation.

Deportivo de La Coruña

In the summer 1999, Jokanović signed for Deportivo La Coruña at the insistence of coach Javier Irureta, who deployed him in a partnership with Brazilians Donato and Mauro Silva. The trio combined for 85 matches and five goals, as the Galicians won their first ever league title.

Chelsea

After only one season with Deportivo, Jokanović signed with Chelsea in October 2000, for £1.7 million. Under coach Claudio Ranieri, he appeared 39 times for the Blues over two consecutive Premier League seasons, and played a total of 53 matches. He was released in July 2002, at…

Jokanović played six times for SFR Yugoslavia, making his debut on 27 February 1991 in a friendly match against Turkey, when he played the last ten minutes after replacing Željko Petrović. He appeared in some UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying matches, helping the national team to top its group and being was selected for the final tournament, but the team was suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars. During the last official match ever that SFR Yugoslavia played on 28 May 1992 against Fiorentina in Florence, Jokanović scored the only goal for his team and subsequently became the last man to score a goal for Yugoslavia. Fiorentina made a comeback and won the game 2–1. The match was played just two days before the announcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, which forbade Yugoslavia to participate at UEFA Euro 1992. Jokanović represented FR Yugoslavia 58 times, representing the country the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. In the former competition, he scored his first two international goals in an 8–1 away victory against the Faroe Islands in qualification before playing four complete matches as Yugoslavia reached the round of 16. Jokanović played three times at UEFA Euro 2000, being sent-off against Spain in a 3–4 loss, with FR Yugoslavia reaching the quarter-finals.

Partizan

Jokanović was living in Madrid when, in September 2007, he joined the technical staff of Tercera División club Pinto. However, three months later, he became the head coach of Partizan, replacing Miroslav Đukić, who left to take the reins of the national team. His family (wife and three children) remained in the Spanish capital. In May 2008, under Jokanović's management, Partizan won the double (league and cup). He was also selected as the year's "Best Coach in Serbia" by the Football Association of Serbia, but refused to receive this award due to Partizan's poor results in the group stage of the UEFA Cup. Jokanović led Partizan to another double in his first full season, winning the league by a margin of 19 points over former team Vojvodina. Thus, he became the first coach in the club's history to successfully defend the title; on 5 September 2009, however, he left the post by mutual consent, bidding farewell through an open letter.

Thailand, Bulgaria and Spain

On 28 February 2012, Muangthong United introduced Jokanović as their new head coach, and he signed a one-year contract, with an option for a further two years. In his first and only season, he led the team to the third Thai Premier League title in their history, going undefeated in the process. In mid-July 2013, Jokanović replaced Nikolay Mitov as manager of Bulgarian team Levski Sofia. He was relieved of his duties in October, due to poor results, but club supporters claimed that he should…

International

Scores and results list FR Yugoslavia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jokanović goal.