Boško Jankovic
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Boško Janković is a Serbian football
player currently a free agent
playing for the Serbia national football team
. He is at his best going forward and is equally at home playing in the centre or either wing. He is an attacking minded player, with the tendency to take long shots and free kicks.
.
However, over the winter 2002–03 break in January 2003, Janković was loaned out to lower division side Jedinstvo Ub
along with Dušan Basta
and Aleksandar Luković
in order to gain valuable experience through regular playing time. Over the next season and a half in Ub
, he excelled in attacking midfielder position, scoring 21 league goals in 28 matches. At the beginning of 2003-04 league season, Jankovic along with a group of other Red Star youth players was registered both for Red Star and Jedinstvo, which in practice meant that he trained with Red Star during the week while playing league matches for Jedinstvo on Saturdays. However, following the winter break, head coach Slavoljub Muslin
decided to discontinue this practice making the players both train and play with Jedinstvo.
All the success prompted new head coach Ljupko Petrović
and the rest in Red Star management to bring Janković back during summer 2004, ahead of the 2004–05 season. The move paid immediate dividends as he scored a spectacular free kick goal versus PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of UEFA Champions League 3rd Round qualifying. He followed that up with a notable domestic season in which he scored 10 goals in 25 appearances, showing early signs of the things to come and establishing himself as one of the more important players on the league winning Red Star roster.
Janković truly came into his own throughout the 2005–06 season under head coach Walter Zenga
, increasing his league scoring output to 12 goals in 26 appearances while also providng steady service from the left wing to Red Star strikers, most notably Nikola Žigić
. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Janković was named Player of the Year.
By this time, he also became a staple in the Serbia-Montenegro under-21 national team
with all the exposure leading to increased interest in Janković from abroad. As a result, rumours of a summer 2006 sale became perisistant. Still, he started the 2006–07 league season with Red Star, however after only one match, Janković was sold to RCD Mallorca
in August 2006 for €3 million.
has caught the attention of both FC Barcelona
and Valencia CF
, but Janković played down the rumors and suggested he wanted to stay a year or two at Mallorca before making a move for one of the major clubs. In his first season with Mallorca, Jankovic was able to score 9 goals in 28 appearances being himself the top scorer of the Mallorquin team. Chelsea F.C.
were rumoured to be very interested in the youngster and some scouts appeared at the Under 21 Championship Final to watch him.
However, on June 28 Italian
Serie A
club Palermo
announced they have signed the Serbian midfielder to a five-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Mallorca was said to be €8 million.
In the summer of 2009, Genoa reportedly exercised a clause in his loan contract to buy full ownership of the player and thus make the deal a permanent one. However, Janković got injured at the start of the season after making only three league appearances.
in a Euro 2008 Qualifying match on March 28, 2007. He then followed up with another goal vs Finland
in another Euro 2008 qualifying match on June 2. He recently competed in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
where he scored a goal vs the Czech Republic in Serbia's second group B match and led them to 2nd place in the tournament. After the tournament he was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament'.
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Football (soccer)
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player currently a free agent
Free agent
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playing for the Serbia national football team
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...
. He is at his best going forward and is equally at home playing in the centre or either wing. He is an attacking minded player, with the tendency to take long shots and free kicks.
Red Star Belgrade
Having gone through all age groups in Red Star Belgrade youth setup, 18-year old Janković earned his first taste of senior team action throughout fall 2002, during first half of 2002–03 season under head coach Zoran FilipovićZoran Filipovic
Zoran Filipović was a player of great success in the 1970s and 1980s for Red Star Belgrade and SL Benfica...
.
However, over the winter 2002–03 break in January 2003, Janković was loaned out to lower division side Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo Ub
FK Jedinstvo is a football club based in Ub, Serbia.-History:The club was founded in 1920 and will play in the Serbian League in the years of 1966, 1978, 1981 and 1986...
along with Dušan Basta
Dušan Basta
Dušan Basta is a Serbian footballer who plays for Udinese.He has been in the under 21's selection of Serbia and has been named captain...
and Aleksandar Luković
Aleksandar Lukovic
Aleksandar Luković is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Serbian national team. He is known for his aggressive style of play.-Biography:...
in order to gain valuable experience through regular playing time. Over the next season and a half in Ub
Ub
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, he excelled in attacking midfielder position, scoring 21 league goals in 28 matches. At the beginning of 2003-04 league season, Jankovic along with a group of other Red Star youth players was registered both for Red Star and Jedinstvo, which in practice meant that he trained with Red Star during the week while playing league matches for Jedinstvo on Saturdays. However, following the winter break, head coach Slavoljub Muslin
Slavoljub Muslin
Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar...
decided to discontinue this practice making the players both train and play with Jedinstvo.
All the success prompted new head coach Ljupko Petrović
Ljupko Petrovic
Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:...
and the rest in Red Star management to bring Janković back during summer 2004, ahead of the 2004–05 season. The move paid immediate dividends as he scored a spectacular free kick goal versus PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of UEFA Champions League 3rd Round qualifying. He followed that up with a notable domestic season in which he scored 10 goals in 25 appearances, showing early signs of the things to come and establishing himself as one of the more important players on the league winning Red Star roster.
Janković truly came into his own throughout the 2005–06 season under head coach Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga is a retired Italian footballer and current manager. He is a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Internazionale. He also holds Romanian citizenship...
, increasing his league scoring output to 12 goals in 26 appearances while also providng steady service from the left wing to Red Star strikers, most notably Nikola Žigić
Nikola Žigic
Nikola Žigić is a Serbian footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City as a centre forward.At , Žigić is among the tallest professional players in the world...
. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Janković was named Player of the Year.
By this time, he also became a staple in the Serbia-Montenegro under-21 national team
Serbia national under-21 football team
The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia....
with all the exposure leading to increased interest in Janković from abroad. As a result, rumours of a summer 2006 sale became perisistant. Still, he started the 2006–07 league season with Red Star, however after only one match, Janković was sold to RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
in August 2006 for €3 million.
RCD Mallorca
The 23-year-old's excellent form shown during the 2006–07 season with MallorcaRCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
has caught the attention of both FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
, but Janković played down the rumors and suggested he wanted to stay a year or two at Mallorca before making a move for one of the major clubs. In his first season with Mallorca, Jankovic was able to score 9 goals in 28 appearances being himself the top scorer of the Mallorquin team. Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
were rumoured to be very interested in the youngster and some scouts appeared at the Under 21 Championship Final to watch him.
However, on June 28 Italian
Italy
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Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
announced they have signed the Serbian midfielder to a five-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Mallorca was said to be €8 million.
U.S. Città di Palermo
Janković made his scoring debut for Palermo in the UEFA Cup match, but his debut season in Sicily was a disappointment, as he rarely got opportunities to prove himself in the first half of the season, though his playing time and quality of play improved somewhat during the second half of the season.Genoa CFC
On September 1, 2008, he signed for Genoa CFC on loan from Palermo.In the summer of 2009, Genoa reportedly exercised a clause in his loan contract to buy full ownership of the player and thus make the deal a permanent one. However, Janković got injured at the start of the season after making only three league appearances.
International
Janković scored his first goal for Serbia vs PortugalPortugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
in a Euro 2008 Qualifying match on March 28, 2007. He then followed up with another goal vs Finland
Finland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
in another Euro 2008 qualifying match on June 2. He recently competed in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 June 2007 to 23 June 2007. It is the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship....
where he scored a goal vs the Czech Republic in Serbia's second group B match and led them to 2nd place in the tournament. After the tournament he was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament'.
International goals
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