Nikola Jovanović (Cyrillic: Никола Joвaнoвић; born 18 September 1952) is a retired Montenegrin footballer.
Jovanović was one of the most successful players of, then Yugoslav, giant Red Star where he played as a defender and had an impressive overall record of 359 matches and 50 goals for the Belgrade side.
[3] Before signing for Manchester United he turned down an offer from Bayern Munich and decided in favour of the English side.
[2] Before he returned to Yugoslavia, he went to Hong Kong joined Sea Bees football team from quarter 4 1982 to February 1983.
[citation needed] Jovanović made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1979 European Championship qualification away against Cyprus and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals.