Slaviša Jokanović, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Slaviša Jokanović

Serbian association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1968

Place of Birth: Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Slaviša Jokanovic (Serbian Cyrillic: ??????? ?????????, pronounced [sla?i?a jok?no?it?, - jo?ka-]; born 16 August 1968) is a Serbian former footballer, and is the manager of Qatari club Al-Gharafa. A physical player considered strong in the air, the defensive midfielder impressed at Partizan before spending seven seasons in La Liga at the service of three clubs, appearing in 208 matches and scoring 31 goals, mainly for Tenerife.
He also 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. Jokanovic began his managerial career in 2007, winning two consecutive doubles with Partizan, the 2012 Thai Premier League with Muangthong United and leading Watford and Fulham to promotion to the Premier League in 2015 and 2018 respectively.