Dejan Govedarica (, ; born 2 October 1969) is a Serbian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Govedarica played three seasons for Proleter Zrenjanin between 1989 and 1992, before switching to

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. 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

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. He was transferred to

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side

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in 1997, but was unable to help them avoid relegation. After one season in Italy, Govedarica didn't want to play in

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so he moved back to the Netherlands and signed with

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, spending the next four seasons with the club. He was subsequently signed by

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on a two-year contract. In 2004, Govedarica returned to

International career

At international level, Govedarica was capped 29 times and scored two goals for

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from 1994 to 2000. He participated at the

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and

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. His final international was at the lattertournament against the

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Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Govedarica started his managerial career as an assistant to Miroslav Đukić with the

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, finishing as runners-up in the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Govedarica, Dejan 1969 births Living people Footballers from Zrenjanin Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players FK Proleter Zrenjanin players FK Vojvodina players FC Volendam players US Lecce players RKC Waalwijk players NEC Nijmegen players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Eredivisie players Serie A players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian football managers Serbian expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Guangzhou City F.C. non-playing staff