Slobodan Janjuš
Slobodan "Čobo" Janjuš (born January 7, 1952) is a Bosnian former professional football goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Slobodan Janjuš | ||
| Date of birth | January 7, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1977 | Željezničar Sarajevo | ||
| 1977–1978 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1978–1979 | Radnički Pirot | ||
| 1979–1981 | Sarajevo | ||
| 1981–1982 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 1982–1983 | Sarajevo | ||
| 1983–1984 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 1984–1985 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| 1985–1989 | Željezničar Sarajevo | ||
| 1989–1990 | Valletta | ||
| 1990–1992 | Mqabba | ||
| National team | |||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
He represented a number of domestic clubs, having played with all of them, beside Second League FK Radnički Pirot, in the Yugoslav First League, namely, FK Željezničar Sarajevo, FK Vojvodina, FK Sarajevo, NK Olimpija Ljubljana, NK Dinamo Zagreb and FK Sutjeska Nikšić.
He won the Yugoslav First League in the 1971–72 season with Željezničar and also the Maltese Premier League in the 1989–90 season.
He also played in Malta and Germany.
He was the youngest starting goalkeeper in Yugoslav football history at the age of 17. Slobodan retired at the age of 40.
International career
Janjuš has also represented the Yugoslav national team 9 times in the years he played football.
Post-playing career
Since the early 1990s Janjuš has been living in the United States. Usually referred to as "Bobby" in the U.S., he worked as goalkeeping coach with MLS' Tampa Bay Mutiny.
In 2008, he was appointed as the new goalkeeping coach at the newly established Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL.[1] With the Rowdies, Bobby trained than USF goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. Attinella developed his skills under Bobby and became NASL best goalkeeper which eventually grabbed MLS's Real Salt Lake's attention who bought Attinella's contract. Bobby also coached youth teams across the county and has developed a youth female goalkeeper that represented the United States in a U-16 game.
Janjuš additionally owns a number of local businesses including a bar which is filled with mementos and memorabilia from his football playing career.
Personal life
While an active footballer, Janjuš had relationships with table tennis player Erzsebet Palatinus, while playing for Vojvodina, and singer Izvorinka Milošević.[2]
After moving to the United States, Janjuš met a woman of Serbian origin,[2] Susanne Ferry, and after more than two decades of living together they were married in Las Vegas in 2016 and spent their honeymoon in Sarajevo.[3] His daughter attended UNLV and currently resides in Las Vegas.
On 6 December 2009, Janjuš was arrested for domestic battery by the St. Petersburg Police.[4][5][6]
Honours
Player
References
- Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-04-26). "Andres Arango RedNation Online Interview". Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- Slobodan Janjuš : Suprugu Suzan sam upoznao u striptiz baru na Floridi
- Klix (23 October 2016). "Legendarni Slobodan Janjuš: Željo ima samo četiri prava igrača". Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- Slobodan Janjus
- Janjus @ BailBondCity
- Janjus at Florida.Arrests.org
External links
- Stats from Yugoslav Leagues at Zerodic.com.