Slobodan Janjuš
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Slobodan Janjuš | ||
| Date of birth | January 7, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1977 | Željezničar | ||
| 1977–1978 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1978–1979 | Radnički Pirot | ||
| 1979–1981 | Sarajevo | ||
| 1981–1982 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 1982–1983 | Sarajevo | ||
| 1983–1984 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 1984–1985 | Sutjeska | ||
| 1985–1989 | Željezničar | ||
| 1993 | Mqabba Ħajduks | 7 | (0) |
| 1993-1994 | Valletta | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Slobodan "Čobo" Janjuš (born January 7, 1952) is a Yugoslav and Bosnian retired football goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]He represented a number of domestic clubs, having played with all of them, beside Second League Radnički Pirot, in the Yugoslav First League, namely, Željezničar Sarajevo, Vojvodina Novi Sad, FK Sarajevo (for whom he played 122 official games),[1] Olimpija Ljubljana, Dinamo Zagreb and Sutjeska Nikšić.
He won the Yugoslav First League in the 1971–72 season with Željezničar.
He also played in Malta and Germany.
He was the youngest starting goalkeeper in Yugoslav football history at the age of 17. Janjuš also was the oldest player to debut in the Maltese Premier League, being 41 years and 248 days old when he started for Mqabba Ħajduks against Birkirkara on 12 September 1993.
International career
[edit]Janjuš has also represented Yugoslavia national team at youth levels.
Post-playing career
[edit]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.[2] 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
[edit]While an active footballer, Janjuš had relationships with table tennis player Erzsebet Palatinus, while playing for Vojvodina, and singer Izvorinka Milošević.[3]
After moving to the United States, Janjuš met a woman of Serbian origin,[3] 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.[4] His daughter Martina attended UNLV and currently resides in Las Vegas.
On 6 December 2009, Janjuš was arrested for domestic battery by the St. Petersburg Police.[5][6][7]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Club
[edit]Željezničar Sarajevo
References
[edit]- ^ "Slobodan Janjuš - Biografija". Bordo Vremeplov (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (2012-04-26). "RedNation Interview Series: Andres Arango". RedNation Online. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Stats from Yugoslav Leagues at Zerodic.com.
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sarajevo
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
- FK Vojvodina players
- FK Radnički Pirot players
- FK Sarajevo players
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- FK Sutjeska Nikšić players
- Mqabba F.C. players
- Valletta F.C. players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Malta