Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988)
Serbian footballer (born 1988)
Marko Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Јовановић; born 26 March 1988) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career
Partizan
Jovanović signed his first professional contract with Partizan on 23 July 2007 alongside Branislav Stanić. Jovanović made his official debut for the club on 26 September 2007 in a Serbian Cup match against Rad in a 4–1 home win. Due to the Summer Olympic Games, Jovanović missed a few matches at the beginning of the 2008–09 season.
2008–09 season
On 23 October 2008, he played his first game for Partizan in European competitions against Sampdoria in the first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage. He was also a starter against Sevilla on Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in the defeat of his team's 3–0. During the 2008–09 season, Jovanović has played 19 appearances for Partizan, 16 in the league and 3 in the UEFA Cup.
2009–10 season
In the 2009–10 season, Jovanović was a first starter in the UEFA Europa League group stage against Toulouse on 3 December 2009. He was also a starter against Shakhtar Donetsk in the last match of the group stage of the Europa League in a win of his team of 1–0. On 27 March 2010, Jovanović scored a goal in the last minute of the match against BSK Borča in the victory of his team of 1–2.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988)” as serbian footballer (born 1988). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as serbian footballer (born 1988). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1394308. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1988, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.
- Establishing names and roles
- Building a first chronology
- Locating cited institutions
Personal papers, civil or court records, institutional files and the scholarship cited by the source.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988) primary sources, Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988) archive and Marko research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988)”?
- How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
- Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.