Jovan Markoski (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Маркоски; born 23 June 1980) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Since July 2025, he has been the head coach of the Ukrainian third-tier club, FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni.
.jpg) Markoski with Vorskla Poltava in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jovan Markoski | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Radnički Obrenovac | ||
| 1999–2000 | Mladost Lučani | ||
| 2000–2001 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Mladost Lučani | 25 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Železnik | 82 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Zeta | 25 | (3) |
| 2006–2015 | Vorskla Poltava | 226 | (19) |
| 2015–2018 | Napredak Kruševac | 69 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Mladost Lučani | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Napredak Kruševac | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Radnički Obrenovac | ||
| Total | 467 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | FR Yugoslavia U21[a] | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023-2024 | Radnički Obrenovac | ||
| 2025– | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2025 | |||
At international level, Markoski was capped four times for Serbia and Montenegro between 2003 and 2004.
Club career
editMarkoski made a name for himself while playing for Železnik, winning the Serbia and Montenegro Cup in 2005. He subsequently spent one year at Zeta, before moving abroad to Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava in the summer of 2006. He remained at the club for the next nine seasons, making over 200 appearances in the Ukrainian Premier League.
In June 2015, Markoski returned to his homeland, signing a one-year contract with Napredak Kruševac. He helped them win the Serbian First League in the 2015–16 season, thus earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. After featuring in the team's first two matches of the 2018–19 season, Markoski terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.
In August 2018, Markoski signed with his former club Mladost Lučani, rejoining them after 16 years.[1] He moved back to Napredak Kruševac for the 2019–20 season. In October 2020, Markoski returned to his parent club Radnički Obrenovac.[2]
Managerial career
editSince July 1, 2025, Markoski has been the head coach of Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni.[3][4][5]
International career
editMarkoski made his full international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in a 1–0 friendly loss away against Germany on 30 April 2003.[6] He was also a member of the team at the Kirin Cup in July 2004.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mladost Lučani | 1999–2000 | Second League of FR Yugoslavia | — | — | ||||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2000–01 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mladost Lučani | 2001–02 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 25 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Železnik | 2002–03 | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 30 | 4 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2003–04 | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 27 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 82 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||||
| Zeta | 2005–06 | Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Vorskla Poltava | 2006–07 | Ukrainian Top League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | Ukrainian Top League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 226 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 256 | 19 | ||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2015–16 | Serbian First League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 71 | 3 | |||
| Mladost Lučani | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2019–20 | Serbian First League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 467 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 510 | 32 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Jovan Markoski ponovo u Lučanima" (in Serbian). fkmladostlucani.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ "Jovan Markoski ponovo u dresu Radničkog iz Obrenovca" (in Serbian). lokalnenovine.rs. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Йован Маркоскі – новий головний тренер «Гірника-Спорт»!". gornyak-sport.com (in Ukrainian). 2 July 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni team staff at pfl.ua". pfl.ua (in Ukrainian). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni team staff at gornyak-sport.com". gornyak-sport.com (in Ukrainian). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "Markoski Jovan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Petković sa mešovitim timom u Japanu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ Jovan Markoski at Soccerway
- ↑ "Jovan Markoski, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
edit
- Jovan Markoski at WorldFootball.net
- Jovan Markoski – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jovan Markoski at National-Football-Teams.com