Džoni Novak
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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 September 1969 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
Črnuče | |||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1988–1990 | Olimpija | 58 | (4) | ||||||||
1990–1992 | Partizan | 20 | (9) | ||||||||
1992–1994 | Fenerbahçe | 29 | (4) | ||||||||
1994–1996 | Olimpija | 63 | (10) | ||||||||
1996–1999 | Le Havre | 68 | (0) | ||||||||
1999–2000 | Sedan | 11 | (3) | ||||||||
2000–2002 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 37 | (1) | ||||||||
2002–2003 | Olympiacos | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
Total | 263 | (29) | |||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
Yugoslavia U21 | |||||||||||
1991–1992 | SFR Yugoslavia | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
1992–2002 | Slovenia | 71 | (3) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Džoni Novak (born 4 September 1969) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented his country at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup.
Club career
Born in Ljubljana, he started his professional career playing at Olimpija in 1988. He played there two seasons before signing for Serbian club FK Partizan. He played in Belgrade for a season and a half, appearing in 20 matches and scoring nine league goals for the club before leaving it for Fenerbahçe. After only a season in Turkey, he returned to Olimpija. Playing for Olimpija, Novak appeared in 63 league matches and scored ten goals. He also won the Slovenian championship twice with the club, in 1994 and 1995, and the Slovenian Cup in 1996. Later he moved to French club Le Havre. He played there for the next three seasons, appearing in 68 matches before leaving to join another French team, CS Sedan. He spent only one season with Sedan and left the club, making 11 appearances. He moved on to Germany and signed with SpVgg Unterhaching. He stayed there two seasons, making 37 appearances and scoring one goal. After that he played for six months for Greek side Olympiacos before retiring.
International career
During his spell at Partizan, he earned four caps for Yugoslavia.[1] Even after the independence of Slovenia, Novak was included by Yugoslavia in their squad for Euro 1992, along with Darko Milanič.[2] However, the nation would be suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars. He was also capped 71 times and scored three goals for Slovenia.[3] He was a participant at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 June 1995 | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification |
2 | 11 June 1995 | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification |
3 | 17 May 2002 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
Honours
Partizan
Olimpija
Olympiacos
See also
References
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (18 April 2013). "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.
- ^ "Pancev también renuncia a la Eurocopa". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 May 1992.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (21 April 2003). "Dzoni Novak - International Appearances". RSSSF.
External links
- Player profile at PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
- Džoni Novak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Džoni Novak at the Turkish Football Federation
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ljubljana
- Slovenian footballers
- Yugoslav footballers
- FK Partizan players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Le Havre AC players
- CS Sedan Ardennes players
- Ligue 1 players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
- SpVgg Unterhaching players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Slovenian expatriate footballers
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Süper Lig players
- Super League Greece players
- Association football midfielders
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Slovenia international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players