Goran Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Јанковић; born 12 December 1978) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Goran Janković
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-12-12) 12 December 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2003 Rad 159 (18)
2003–2005 Radnički Beograd 60 (17)
2005–2006 GKS Bełchatów 17 (0)
2006–2007 UTA Arad 11 (0)
2007–2008 Čukarički 26 (1)
2008–2011 Minyor Pernik 71 (13)
2011–2015 Donji Srem 86 (9)
2015 Zemun
2015–2016 Radnički Beograd
2015–2017 Žarkovo
Managerial career
2020–2021 Studentski Grad
2021 BSK Borča
2022 Prva Iskra Barič
2023 Studentski Grad
2023 Radnički Sremska Mitrovica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and career

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Janković was born in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia and started his career in FK Rad. With this team for seven seasons played in 159 matches and scored 18 goals. After that played in FK Radnički Beograd and polish GKS Bełchatów.

FC UTA Arad Arad is obligated to pay monthly 3.000 euro to Serbian Janković, transferred in July 2006, even coach Marius Lacatus does not want him at the team anymore. At the beginning of January, Marius Lacatus announced Janković that he is not part of his plans anymore and that he is free too look for another club. The Serbian midfielder was in tests in Serbia, Ukraine and Russia and negotiated with CFR Timişoara and Unirea Alba-Iulia, but could not find an agreement. Because of that, Janković decided to respect he agreement with UTA, which is valid till 2008, so he returned at Arad, but he was sent at second team, Gloria Arad, from Liga 3. Because he does not have absences at trainings and he respects the schedule, Janković cannot be penalized and his contract cannot be cancelled.

In June 2008 he signed with Bulgarian Minyor Pernik. After 3 seasons at Minyor Pernik he joined Serbian FK Donji Srem on free transfer. In July 2015, as a free agent he returned to his former club FK Radnički Beograd, from the Serbian third league.

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