Jovana Damnjanović always wanted to make it in Munich — but she didn’t have it easy.
A move to the defending German champions fell through in 2013, but she persevered — finally arriving at Bayern Munich in 2017, where she has played striker for the FC Bayern Frauen ever since.
And now? She’s expressing herself in another way, off the field: through espresso.
Damnjanović has now opened up her own café, another lifelong dream, and talked to FCBayern.com about her journey:
Jovana keeps breaking off from
ADthe conversation — she is happy to help when guests express their wishes. She’s in the café two to three times a week, more than that is harder during the busy weeks of the season, and she clearly enjoys working in service herself. Every bean that is consumed here “I roasted myself”, she explains. She currently drives to Mannheim, where she completed her training, every few weeks and fills the car with freshly roasted coffee. This is not a permanent situation, she says; she is looking for a location in Munich and clean supply chains are generally important to her. “You can only get good beans if the entire production chain is right,” she says. “If the people on the farms are doing well, if they are paid fairly, you end up with high-quality coffee.” She got to know many farmers personally. Thomas from Mexico writes on the bags: “For my footballer Jovi’. Such deep relationships show her that she’s doing things the right way.
As for what is her own personal cup of tea — er, coffee? For those who have seen Damnjanović play, it should be no surprise she described it this way:
“I would be a strong, flavoursome espresso, not a creative cappuccino. My style of play is hard-working, intense, with temperament, which suits a dark espresso with a lot of power.”
The FCBayern.com article goes into much more depth and is worth a full read through. And if you’re ever in Munich, why not stop by and get some joe from Jo?
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