Jovica Škoro (; born 12 December 1947) is a Serbian former

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manager and player.

Playing career

After playing one season for

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in the Vojvodina League, Škoro joined

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

side Napredak Kruševac in 1969. He would spend the following decade at the club, becoming the club's all-time leading scorer. In total, Škoro netted 115 league goals in 240 appearances. He also helped the team win promotion to the

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on two occasions in 1976 and 1978. At the height of his career, Škoro scored a

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in a memorable 4–0 friendly win over Tottenham Hotspur.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Škoro served as manager of Napredak Kruševac on numerous occasions. He was most notably manager of Sartid Smederevo from October 2000 until his resignation in April 2003, leading the team to a best-ever third-place league finish in the 2001–02 season, as well as reaching the

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final in the same year. Later on, Škoro was briefly manager of

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clubs Jagodina (

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) and Metalac Gornji Milanovac (

Career statistics

Honours

Napredak Kruševac *

: 1975–76 (Group East), 1977–78 (Group East)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skoro, Jovica 1947 births Living people Footballers from Kikinda Yugoslav men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football forwards OFK Kikinda players OFK Bečej 1918 players FK Napredak Kruševac players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers FK Radnički Niš managers FK Smederevo 1924 managers FK Novi Pazar managers FK Jagodina managers FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac managers Serbian SuperLiga managers