Jovan Ninković (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Јован Нинковић; born 25 July 1987) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In August 2007, he moved to

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

on a four-year contract. In March 2010, he was loaned to

Polonia Słubice Polonia Słubice is a Polish football club based in Słubice. They currently compete in IV liga Lubusz, after suffering relegation from group III of the III liga III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorsh ...

on a half-year deal. In September 2010, he was loaned to KSZO Ostrowiec on a half-year deal. In January 2011, he was loaned to on a half-year deal. In July 2011, he joined

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Personal life

He obtained

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on 19 March 2016.

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* * 1987 births Living people Footballers from Novi Sad Naturalized citizens of Poland Naturalised association football players Men's association football fullbacks Serbian men's footballers RFK Novi Sad 1921 players Ruch Chorzów players Polonia Słubice players KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski players Tur Turek players GKS Górnik Łęczna players Zagłębie Sosnowiec players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub