Ivan Paunović
Encyclopedia
Ivan Paunović is a Serbian
football midfielder.
He signed his first contract in 2003 with FK Smederevo
playing back then in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. Still young and after not getting any chance to play in the league during that year, he decided to continue his career in lower league clubs such as FK Sloga Požega
, FK Vujić Voda and FK Sloboda Užice
. In summer 2006 he moved to FK Mladi Radnik
and after a good first half of the season, he spent the next six months on loan with FK Voždovac
playing then in the 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga. Unfortunately FK Voždovac
ended the seasons relegated, but Paunović impressed and the club signed him and he will end up playing two more seasons with them. In 2009 he moved to FK Srem Sremska Mitrovica
and after six months Romanian Liga I
club FC Universitatea Craiova
signed him. After not getting many chances he decided to return to Serbia and in summer 2010 he signed with FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac
playing in the SuperLiga. In winter break of 2010-11 he was loaned to FK Novi Pazar
to help the club to reach its ambitions to end the season promoted to the SuperLiga for its first time.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
football midfielder.
He signed his first contract in 2003 with FK Smederevo
FK Smederevo
Fudbalski klub Smederevo is a Serbian professional football club based in the city of Smederevo.-History:...
playing back then in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. Still young and after not getting any chance to play in the league during that year, he decided to continue his career in lower league clubs such as FK Sloga Požega
FK Sloga Požega
FK Sloga is a football club based in Požega, Serbia.-References:* at Srbijafudbal.* at Transfermarkt....
, FK Vujić Voda and FK Sloboda Užice
FK Sloboda Užice
FK Sloboda Užice is a football club from Užice, Serbia. In 2010 Sloboda merged with Sevojno Point, which had just been promoted to the Super Liga, and from then the club plays in the Super Liga, under the new name FK Sloboda Point Sevojno, until the name "Sloboda Užice" was restored as the club's...
. In summer 2006 he moved to FK Mladi Radnik
FK Mladi Radnik
FK Mladi Radnik is a football club from Požarevac, Serbia.-History:...
and after a good first half of the season, he spent the next six months on loan with FK Voždovac
FK Voždovac
FK Voždovac is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia.- Hystory :The club was formed in 1912 under the name FK Dušanovac. In 1929 it is renamed into Voždovački SK. The main success in this period was the winning of the II Razred League in the 1933-34 season, and the III Razred in 1948-49...
playing then in the 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga. Unfortunately FK Voždovac
FK Voždovac
FK Voždovac is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia.- Hystory :The club was formed in 1912 under the name FK Dušanovac. In 1929 it is renamed into Voždovački SK. The main success in this period was the winning of the II Razred League in the 1933-34 season, and the III Razred in 1948-49...
ended the seasons relegated, but Paunović impressed and the club signed him and he will end up playing two more seasons with them. In 2009 he moved to FK Srem Sremska Mitrovica
FK Srem
FK Srem is a football club from the city of Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia.In 2002 the team amalgamated with FK Zvezdara that was relegated from the top flight, while Srem relegated from the third level. Since 2002-03 the team plays in the Serbian First League, second national level.-History:The club...
and after six months Romanian Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
club FC Universitatea Craiova
FC Universitatea Craiova
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
signed him. After not getting many chances he decided to return to Serbia and in summer 2010 he signed with FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac
FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac
FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. Metalac was founded on June 12, 1961...
playing in the SuperLiga. In winter break of 2010-11 he was loaned to FK Novi Pazar
FK Novi Pazar
FK Novi Pazar is a football club based in the city of Novi Pazar, the largest city in the Sandžak region . The team currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, which is the top division of the Serbian football league system. Current president of FK Novi Pazar is Rasim Ljajić, Minister for Welfare in...
to help the club to reach its ambitions to end the season promoted to the SuperLiga for its first time.
External sources
- Ivan Paunović at Soccerway.
- Ivan Paunović at Transfermarkt.
- Ivan Paunović at Srbijafudbal.
- Ivan Paunović Stats at Utakmica.rs