Jovica Škoro

Jovica Škoro

Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-12-12) 12 December 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Rusko Selo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Crvena Zvezda Rusko Selo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Odred Kikinda
1968–1969	Bečej
1969–1979	Napredak Kruševac	240	(115)
Managerial career
1992	Napredak Kruševac
1993	Napredak Kruševac
1996	Napredak Kruševac
1996–1997	Budućnost Valjevo
1999	Napredak Kruševac
2000	Radnički Niš
2000–2003	Sartid Smederevo
2005–2007	Napredak Kruševac
2008	Napredak Kruševac
2009–2010	Napredak Kruševac
2010	Novi Pazar
2011	Jagodina
2011	Metalac Gornji Milanovac
2013	Jošanica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jovica Škoro (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовица Шкоро; born 12 December 1947) is a Serbian former football manager and player.

Playing career

After playing one season for Bečej in the Vojvodina League, Škoro joined Yugoslav Second League side Napredak Kruševac in 1969.^[1] He would spend the following decade at the club, becoming the club's all-time leading scorer. In total, Škoro netted 115 league goals in 240 appearances.^[2] He also helped the team win promotion to the Yugoslav First League on two occasions in 1976 and 1978. At the height of his career, Škoro scored a hat-trick in a memorable 4–0 friendly win over Tottenham Hotspur.^[3]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Škoro served as manager of Napredak Kruševac on numerous occasions.^[4] He was most notably manager of Sartid Smederevo from October 2000 until his resignation in April 2003,^[5] leading the team to a best-ever third-place league finish in the 2001–02 season, as well as reaching the FR Yugoslavia Cup final in the same year. Later on, Škoro was briefly manager of Serbian SuperLiga clubs Jagodina (2011) and Metalac Gornji Milanovac (2011).^[6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League
		Apps	Goals
Napredak Kruševac[7]	1969–70	20	3
	1970–71	28	11
	1971–72	33	19
	1972–73	34	25
	1973–74	12	5
	1974–75	17	4
	1975–76	29	20
	1976–77	29	11
	1977–78	32	15
	1978–79	6	2
	Total	240	115

Honours

Napredak Kruševac

• Yugoslav Second League: 1975–76 (Group East), 1977–78 (Group East)

References

1. "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
2. "Razgovor s povodom: Jovica Škoro, dobitnik priznanja za životno delo" (in Serbian). krusevacgrad.rs. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
3. "Jury out on Dundee's Euro experiment". scotsman.com. 18 June 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
4. "Škoro više nije trener Napretka" (in Serbian). b92.net. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
5. "Škoro quits Sartid". uefa.com. 20 April 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
6. "Jovica Škoro novi trener Metalca" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
7. "FK Napredak Kruševac, 2020" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

External links

• Jovica Škoro at Soccerway
• Jovica Škoro at WorldFootball.net