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Stevan Jovetić
Cтeвaн Joвeтић
Jovetić playing for Fiorentina
Personal information
Full name Stevan Jovetić
Date of birth (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team Fiorentina
Number 8
Youth career
1995–2003 Partizan
2003–2006 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Partizan 51 (25)
2008– Fiorentina 111 (34)
International career
2007 Montenegro U21 6 (2)
2007– Montenegro 26 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2013

Stevan Jovetić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Cтeвaн Joвeтић, Template:IPA-sh; born 2 November 1989) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A side Fiorentina. In international competition he plays for the Montenegrin national team. He is known for his pace, passing and his ability to change the game.

Club career

Partizan

On 9 April 2006, at the age of 16, he made his senior debut for FK Partizan under head coach Jürgen Röber during a league match against FK Voždovac.

He scored three goals during a UEFA Cup qualifying game against Zrinjski on 2 August 2007, in a 5–0 victory for Partizan, recording his first career hat-trick at only 17 years old. In October 2007, he was linked to several high profile clubs such as Manchester United and Real Madrid. 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.

Fiorentina

On 10 May 2008, Serie A club Fiorentina signed him for a reported fee of £8 million. He scored his first goal for La Viola in the league match against Atalanta from the penalty spot on 5 April 2009. 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. 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. On 9 March 2010, Jovetić scored two goals in Fiorentina's 3–2 win over Bayern Munich. The club lost, however, 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.

Jovetić returned from injury in fine form in the 2011–12 season, scoring a double in a 3–0 win with Parma, his first goals in over a year. On 15 October 2011, Jovetić signed a contract that would keep him in Florence through 2016. Following the winter break in the Serie A, Jovetić netted twice as Fiorentina eased to a comfortable 3–0 victory over Novara on 8 January 2012. A month later, on 5 February, Jovetić earned his side a 3–2 defeat of Udinese by converting two penalties; the win gave Fiorentina back-to-back victories in the Serie A for the first time all season. He failed to find the back of the net after this game for over two months before netting his side's opener and then providing the winning goal for Amauri as Fiorentina shocked title contenders Milan 2–1 on 7 April. Jovetić netted 14 times in 27 league games for Fiorentina, as the Tuscan side limped to 13th place in Serie A.

On 17 February 2013, both Jovetić and teammate Adem Ljajić netted braces as Fiorentina thrashed Inter Milan 4–1 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

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International career

Jovetić playing for Montenegro in 2012.

Jovetić was a founding member of the Montenegro national team who played their first game against Hungary in March 2007, and was also a regular for the Montenegro U-21 team. Jovetić scored his first international goal against the same team, netting twice in a 3–3 draw with Hungary on 20 August 2008 at the Puskás Ferenc Stadion in Budapest.

Personal life

Fiorentina supporters gave Jovetić the nickname "Jo-Jo." His idols are Juventus forward and fellow Montenegrin international Mirko Vučinić, from whom he took the Montenegro U-21 captain's armband at the age of 17, and Andriy Shevchenko, who Jovetić emulated as a child.

Statistics

Club statistics

As of 20 March 2013
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 4 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 27 14 2 0 0 0 29 14
2012–13 26 12 3 0 0 0 29 12
Total 111 34 8 0 10 5 129 39
Career total 162 47 16 6 12 9 190 62

International goals

Scores and results list. Montenegro's goal tally first.
Stevan Jovetić – Goals for Montenegro
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 August 2008 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest  Hungary
1–1
3–3
 Friendly
2. 20 August 2008 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest  Hungary
3–2
3–3
 Friendly
3. 6 September 2008 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Bulgaria
2–1
2–2
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4. 19 November 2008 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  North Macedonia
2–0
2–1
 Friendly
5. 12 August 2009 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Wales
1–0
2–1
 Friendly
6. 5 September 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Bulgaria
1–0
1–4
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7. 2 September 2011 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff  Wales
1–2
1–2
 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier
8. 29 February 2012 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Iceland
1–0
2–1
 Friendly
9. 29 February 2012 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Iceland
2–1
2–1
 Friendly
10. 15 August 2012 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Latvia
1–0
2–0
 Friendly

References

  1. http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-team/items/player_50442.html
  2. ^ 10 things you need to know about Fiorentina hotshot Stevan Jovetic. Mirrorfootball.co.uk (1989-11-02). Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  3. Belgrade faces the naked truth. Uefa.com. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  4. Partizan deklasirao Zrinjski 5:0 (in Serbian). B92.net. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  5. Man Utd are in Stevan heaven, ''The Sun'', 13 October 2007. Thesun.co.uk (2007-10-13). Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  6. Fergie fights Real for Jovetic, ''The Sun'', 16 October 2007. Thesun.co.uk (2007-10-16). Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  7. Partizan deny Jovetic deal. Skysports.com (2008-02-18). Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  8. Fiorentina Announce Jovetic Signing
  9. Stevan Jovetic Happy With First Fiorentina Goal. Goal.com (2009-04-07). Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  10. Fiorentina 1–1 Sporting Lisbon – Viola squeak through. Soccernet.espn.go.com (2009-08-26). Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  11. Sanghera, Mandeep. (2009-09-29) Fiorentina 2–0 Liverpool. BBC News. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  12. "Jovetic out with knee ligament damage". Goal.com. 4 August 2010.
  13. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=327172&cc=5901
  14. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3276/serie-a/2011/10/31/2736615/arsenal-linked-stevan-jovetic-signs-new-fiorentina-contract
  15. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=327039&cc=5901
  16. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=326994&cc=5901
  17. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=326897&cc=5901
  18. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfer-news-no-bid-894521
  19. "Fiorentina 4-1 Internazionale". ESPNFC. 17 February 2013. Then he signed for Writtle Minors
  20. Corvino In Love With Jovetic
  21. Viola land Jovetic coup. Skysports.com (2008-05-31). Retrieved on 8 January 2012.
  22. "Hungary 3:3 Montenegro". Live Result. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  23. JOVETIC, Chiamatemi Jo-Jo ma non sono Baggio Firenzeviola.it

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Sporting positions
Preceded byAntonio Rukavina Partizan captain
2008 		Succeeded byNenad Đorđević
Montenegrin Footballer of the Year
ACF Fiorentina – current squad


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