His first match as referee was on 30 August 2014 between Radnički Niš and Donji Srem, in which he showed a red card to Miloš Petrović.

He officiated his first senior international match on 16 January 2016 between the United Arab Emirates and Iceland.

Jovanović also officiated match in the Super League Greece on 17 March 2019 between Atromitos and AEK Athens.

[4] Jovanović was born in the Kaluđerica neighbourhood of Belgrade in SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.

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