Predrag Jokanović
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Predrag Jokanović (born October 26, 1968 in Serbia) is a former professional football player.
He spent the vast majority of his professional playing career on the Portuguese island of Madeira, playing for each of the island's biggest teams. He started at C.F. União in 1993 when they were in the top-flight of Portuguese football. When the team was relegated in 1995, Jokanovic trasnferred to rivals C.S. Marítimo, the biggest and most successful of the local teams. From 1995 to 2001, he enjoyed six great seasons in which he played in the UEFA Cup, losing to Leeds United on penalties.
In 2001, after helping his team to the final of the Cup of Portugal, Jokanović was released by the club and duly signed for fierce rivals Nacional, who were then competing in the Segunda Divisão. After just one season at the club, he helped the team win promotion to the top-flight, where he played for one more season before retiring to become a coach. He was appointed manager of Nacional in 2007.In 2008 he left the club.
