Slaviša Jokanović

Basic details

• Full name: Slaviša Jokanović
• Date of birth: 2 August 1968
• Place of birth: Požarevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
• Nationality: Serbian (Yugoslav/Serbia & Montenegro during playing years)
• Position: Defensive midfielder / Central midfielder

Club career highlights (selected)

• Early career in Yugoslavia: Began at local clubs including Mladost Požarevac and Proleter Zrenjanin; later played for FK Vojvodina and FK Partizan in the Yugoslav First League.
• Spain – CD Tenerife: Jokanović moved to Spain and played for CD Tenerife. He featured in La Liga with Tenerife during the 1990s, bringing midfield stability and experience to the team.
• Other clubs: After Tenerife he also played for Real Oviedo in Spain and later had spells in England with Chelsea (1999–2000) where he won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1998–99 as part of the squad, although his playing time was limited. He finished his playing career with stints in other teams before retiring and moving into coaching.

International career

• Represented Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia (the national team structure shifted during his career) at senior level, earning caps primarily in the 1990s.

Coaching career (brief)

• After retiring as a player, Jokanović moved into management. He has managed several clubs across Europe, including FK Partizan, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Watford and Fulham (achieving promotion to the Premier League with Fulham in 2018 via the Championship play-offs), and other roles.

Notable traits

• Known as a tenacious, defensively-minded midfielder with good tactical awareness and leadership qualities that later translated into a managerial career.

Sources / notes

• Details above summarize widely available historical records of Jokanović’s playing and coaching career, emphasizing his time at CD Tenerife in La Liga during the 1990s.