18 Facts About Slavisa Jokanovic

Slavisa Jokanovic is a Serbian professional football manager and former player.

Slavisa Jokanovic played two years with Chelsea towards the end of his career, and represented Yugoslavia at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, earning 64 caps and scoring ten goals in an 11-year international career.

Slavisa Jokanovic subsequently retired from professional football after playing just three months in the Spanish second division with Ciudad de Murcia.

Slavisa Jokanovic played six times for SFR Yugoslavia, his debut coming on 27 February 1991 in a friendly with Turkey, when he played the last ten minutes after replacing Zeljko Petrovic.

Slavisa Jokanovic then appeared in some UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying matches, helping the national team to top its group; he was selected for the final tournament, but the team would be suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars.

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Slavisa Jokanovic represented FR Yugoslavia in a further 58 matches, appearing for the nation at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.

Slavisa Jokanovic was living in Madrid when, in September 2007, he joined the technical staff of Tercera Division club CA Pinto.

Slavisa Jokanovic was selected as the year's "Best Coach in Serbia" by the Football Association of Serbia, but refused to receive this award due to Partizan's poor results in the group stage of the UEFA Cup.

Slavisa Jokanovic led Partizan to another double in his first full season, winning the league by a margin of 19 points over former team Vojvodina.

In mid-July 2013, Slavisa Jokanovic replaced Nikolay Mitov as manager of Bulgarian team PFC Levski Sofia.

Slavisa Jokanovic only managed one win in his five matches in charge, in an eventual relegation.

On 7 October 2014, Slavisa Jokanovic was appointed on a short-term contract at the helm of English Championship club Watford, their fourth coach in five weeks.

Slavisa Jokanovic lasted just over six months in the role before he elected to return to the Championship, joining Fulham on 27 December 2015 as head coach.

Slavisa Jokanovic was the EFL Championship Manager of the Month for April 2018 after taking 16 points from 18, having won the same award for Watford three years earlier; his compatriot forward Aleksandar Mitrovic took the players' equivalent.

On 16 June 2019, Slavisa Jokanovic was appointed at Qatari club Al-Gharafa SC, on a two-year deal.

Slavisa Jokanovic was nominated for Manager of the Season in his first year in the Stars League.

On 27 May 2021, Slavisa Jokanovic was appointed by newly relegated Sheffield United on a three-year deal, becoming the club's first manager from overseas.

On 17 June 2022, Slavisa Jokanovic signed a contract with Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow for the upcoming season, with the option of two further years depending on performance.