Dragan Jović (born 19 July 1963) is a Bosnian professional

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. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers.

Managerial career

Early career

In his early career, Jović managed

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and

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. He replaced

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as manager of Zrinjski Mostar in late 2007, and led the team to win the Bosnian Cup in 2008 and the

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in 2009. After leaving Zrinjski, Jović became the new manager of Zvijezda Gradačac. Later on, he also managed

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and Borac Banja Luka.

Primeiro de Agosto

Jović went on to manage Angolan

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club

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, from 2014 until he left the club for health reasons in December 2017. During his tenure in the club, Jović won two Angolan league titles and one

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Return to Primeiro de Agosto

In November 2018, Jović returned as the manager of Primeiro de Agosto. He had success with the club again, winning the 2018–19 Angola Cup after beating Huíla in the final on 25 May 2019. Jović also won the league title in the 2018–19 season and the 2019 Angola Super Cup.

Ismaily

Jović briefly managed

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club

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from January to March 2021.

Tuzla City

On 13 May 2022, Tuzla City signed Jović to a three-year contract for the start of the 2022–23 season, marking his return to the Bosnian Premier League after eight years. On 7 July 2022, he managed his first match with Tuzla City in a 2–0 away win against Tre Penne in the first qualifying round of the

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. On 21 July, Jović had his first defeat as Tuzla City's manager as

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was victorious in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League. On 10 August 2022, he led Tuzla City to a 5–1 away win over Sarajevo, the latter's biggest ever Bosnian Premier League defeat in history. Jović terminated his contract with Tuzla City by mutual consent in November 2022, following some weeks of him having health problems.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2008–09 * Bosnian Cup: 2007–08 Primeiro de Agosto *

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, 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovic, Dragan 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Travnik Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers NK Travnik managers HŠK Posušje managers HŠK Zrinjski managers NK Zvijezda Gradačac managers FK Sarajevo managers FK Borac Banja Luka managers C.D. Primeiro de Agosto managers Ismaily SC managers FK Tuzla City managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Girabola managers Egyptian Premier League managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Angola Expatriate football managers in Egypt Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Egypt