DUBAI // Ivan Jovanovic, the Al Nasr coach, has officially signed a new two-year deal that will keep him at the Al Maktoum Stadium until the end of the 2016/17 season.
The 52-year-old Serb, who arrived at Nasr in the summer of 2013 on a two-year deal after five and a half years at Cypriot club Apoel Nicosia, helped end the Dubai club’s 25-year wait for a trophy by guiding the team to victory in the GCC Clubs Championships in the first season.
This January, Jovanovic helped Nasr win their first domestic silverware since their 1989 President’s Cup triumph when they beat Sharjah in the final of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Nasr have also reached the last eight of the President’s Cup, where they meet Al Ain on Saturday, and on Wednesday night they face-off against Al Shabab in the second leg of their GCC Clubs Championships semi-final after sharing the honours a fortnight ago at the Al Maktoum Stadium following a 1-1 draw.
Impressed by his success, Nasr had already agreed on a two-year extension with the coach a couple of months back and made the deal official on Monday night.
Jovanovic had achieved great success at Apoel as well, winning nine trophies in seven years with them – four league titles, one Cypriot Cup and four Super Cups. He also helped them qualify for the group stages of the Uefa Champions League for the first time in their history in 2009.
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