Aleksandar Jovančević

Aleksandar Jovančević

Jovančević with Crvena zvezda in 2017.
Personal information
Born	(1970-06-05) 5 June 1970 (age 54) Petrinja, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Position	Strength and conditioning coach
Coaching career	2000–present
Career history
As coach:
2013–2015	Vojvodina Srbijagas (conditioning)
2015–2017	Spartak (conditioning)
2017	FMP (conditioning)
2017–2018	Crvena zvezda (conditioning)

Aleksandar Jovančević

Personal information
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country	Yugoslavia
Sport	Wrestling
Olympic class	85 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Gavrilović Petrinja (1989–1991) Partizan (1992–1993) Vojvodina (1994–1998)
Medal record Men's Wrestling Representing  Yugoslavia European Championships 1997 Kouvola 85kg Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 85kg
Updated on 28 July 2017

Aleksandar Jovančević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Јованчевић; born 5 June 1970) is a Serbian strength and conditioning coach and former wrestler. He was FR Yugoslavia representative in Greco-Roman wrestling.

International wrestling career

Jovančević competed in 82 kg men's Greco-Roman wrestling for FR Yugoslavia in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, US and placed 9th.[1] In 1997, he won two bronze medals at the European Wrestling Championships in Kouvola, Finland and at the Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy.

During his wrestling career he competed for wrestling clubs: Gavrilović Petrinja (1989–1991), Partizan (1992–1993) and Vojvodina (1994–1998).[2][3]

Strength and conditioning coaching career

Jovančević graduated physical education at the University of Novi Sad. He began his coaching career in 2000.[4] Before he moved to train basketball players he worked with the Vojvodina handball and the Vojvodina water polo team in Novi Sad.

Basketball

Jovančević worked as a part of the coaching staff of Serbian coach Dušan Alimpijević while he worked for the Vojvodina Srbijagas, the Spartak and the FMP[5] of the Basketball League of Serbia.[4]

He joined the Crvena zvezda coaching staff after Alimpijević become their head coach for the 2017–18 season.[6] He left the club after that season.

Career achievements and awards

As wrestler

• Yugoslavia Wrestler of the Year Award: 1997
• The Bronze Order by Wrestling Federation of Serbia (2012)[7]

As strength and conditioning coach

• Serbian League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2017–18)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Jovančević". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
2. Seniori. Rezultati 1981–1991 wrestling-serbia.org.rs
3. Seniori. Rezultati 1991–2000 wrestling-serbia.org.rs
4. "Aleksandar Jovancevic Profile". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
5. "Pantere produžile s trenerom Alimpijevićem". basketball.hr. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. "Dusan Alimpijevic is the new coach of Crvena Zvezda". Eurohoops. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
7. History wrestling-serbia.org.rs