Stevan Jovetić

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Stevan Jovetić
Стеван Јоветић
Stevan Jovetić Vicario.JPG
Personal information
Date of birth 2 November 1989 (1989-11-02) (age 22)
Place of birth Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Fiorentina
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2003 Mladost Podgorica
2003–2006 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Partizan 51 (13)
2008– Fiorentina 75 (25)
National team‡
2007 Montenegro U-21 6 (2)
2007– Montenegro 19 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2011

Stevan Jovetić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Cтeвaн Joвeтић, born 2 November 1989) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Serie A club ACF Fiorentina. He plays as a central attacking midfielder and his impressive dribbling, close control, hair and technical qualities have drawn many critics to compare him to Roberto Baggio.[1][2][3]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Partizan

On 8 April 2006, at the age of 16,[4] he made his senior debut for Partizan under head coach Jürgen Röber during a league match against Voždovac.[5]

He scored three goals during a UEFA Cup qualifying game against Zrinjski on 2 August 2007, in a 5–0 victory for Partizan, making it his first career hat-trick at only 17 years old.[6] During October 2007, he was linked to several high profile clubs such as Manchester United and Real Madrid.[7][8] He became Partizan's club captain at age 18 in January 2008, after former captain Antonio Rukavina was sold to German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. This made him Partizan's youngest captain ever, surpassing club legend Albert Nađ who became captain at age 19.[9]

[edit] Fiorentina

On 10 May 2008, Serie A club Fiorentina signed him for a reported fee of £7.3 million (€8 million).[10] He scored his first goal for La Viola (The Purples) in the league match against Atalanta from the penalty spot on 5 April 2009.[11]

He started the 2009–10 season with a goal against Sporting Clube de Portugal in a 1–1 return leg draw at Stadio Artemio Franchi, which gave Fiorentina their entrance into the Champions League group stages.[12] Other decisive goals included goals against Palermo, Sampdoria and Livorno. On 29 September 2009, he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League group stage.[13] On 9 March 2010, Jovetic scored two goals in Fiorentina's 3–2 win over Bayern Munich, however they lost the tie on away goals, and he also scored again against Napoli on 13 March. He scored in a 4–1 win against Udinese on 28 March. During pre-season training for the 2010–11 season, he suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament in his right knee which, eventually, saw him out for the whole season.[14] Jovetic returned to form in the 2011–2012 season, scoring a double in a 3–0 win with Parma, his first goals in over a year. On October 15th, 2011, Jovetic signed a contract that would keep him in Florence through 2016.

[edit] International career

Jovetić was a founding member of the Montenegro national team who played their first game against Hungary in March 2007,[15] and was also a regular for the Montenegro U-21 team.[16]

After Mirko Vucinic, he is the top scorer on the national team with 7 goals.

[edit] Personal life

Fiorentina supporters gave Jovetić the nickname "Jo-Jo".[17] Because of his hairstyle, Jovetić is frequently compared by press and Fiorentina supporters to the famous Queen guitarist Brian May, most people think of him as the "next Baggio".[18] His idols are Juventus forward and fellow Montenegrin international Mirko Vučinić, from whom he took the Montenegro U21 captain's armband at the age of 17, and Andriy Shevchenko, who Jovetic emulated as a child.[4]

[edit] Club statistics

As of 29 January 2012
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizan 2005–06 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2006–07 22 1 4 3 0 0 26 4
2007–08 27 12 4 3 2 4 33 19
Total 51 13 8 6 2 4 61 23
Fiorentina 2008–09 29 2 1 0 5 0 34 2
2009–10 29 6 2 0 6 5 37 11
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 16 12 2 0 0 0 16 12
Total 75 17 5 0 16 10 91 23
Career total 125 31 13 6 13 9 151 46

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list. Montenegro's goal tally first.

[edit] References

  1. ^ I must continue to improve – Stevan Jovetic. Goal.com (2009-11-03). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  2. ^ 10 Euro Starlets putting EPL clubs on alert. Footballfancast.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  3. ^ Stevan Jovetic purple haze. Bleacher Report (2009-09-29). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  4. ^ a b 10 things you need to know about Fiorentina hotshot Stevan Jovetic. Mirrorfootball.co.uk (1989-11-02). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  5. ^ Belgrade faces the naked truth. Uefa.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  6. ^ Partizan deklasirao Zrinjski 5:0 (in Serbian). B92.net. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  7. ^ Man Utd are in Stevan heaven, ''The Sun'', October 13, 2007. Thesun.co.uk (2007-10-13). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  8. ^ Fergie fights Real for Jovetic, ''The Sun'', October 16, 2007. Thesun.co.uk (2007-10-16). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  9. ^ Partizan deny Jovetic deal. Skysports.com (2008-02-18). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  10. ^ Fiorentina Announce Jovetic Signing
  11. ^ Stevan Jovetic Happy With First Fiorentina Goal. Goal.com (2009-04-07). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  12. ^ Fiorentina 1–1 Sporting Lisbon – Viola squeak through. Soccernet.espn.go.com (2009-08-26). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  13. ^ Sanghera, Mandeep. (2009-09-29) Fiorentina 2–0 Liverpool. BBC News. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  14. ^ "Jovetic out with knee ligament damage". Goal.com. 4 August 2010. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3276/serie-a/2010/08/04/2055595/fiorentinas-stevan-jovetic-out-for-up-to-seven-months-with. 
  15. ^ Corvino In Love With Jovetic
  16. ^ Viola land Jovetic coup. Skysports.com (2008-05-31). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
  17. ^ JOVETIC, Chiamatemi Jo-Jo ma non sono Baggio Firenzeviola.it
  18. ^ Stevan Jovetic: Purple Haze. Bleacherreport.com (2009-09-29). Retrieved on 2012-01-08.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Antonio Rukavina		 Partizan captain
2008		 Succeeded by
Nenad Đorđević
ACF Fiorentina – current squad
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