Veselin Vujović
| Veselin Vujović | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Vujović in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 January 1961 Cetinje, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Montenegrin | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Lovćen | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1977–1979 | Lovćen | ||
1979–1988 | Metaloplastika | ||
1988–1993 | Barcelona | ||
1993–1995 | Granollers | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1981–1992 | Yugoslavia | ||
1993–1996 | FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Teams managed | |||
1995–1999 | RK Metaloplastika | ||
1999–2000 | RK Partizan | ||
2000 | FR Yugoslavia | ||
2000–2003 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
2003–2006 | Serbia and Montenegro | ||
2006–2009 | RK Vardar PRO | ||
2007 | Macedonia | ||
2010 | Al Sadd | ||
2011–2013 | RK Vardar PRO | ||
2013–2014 | Al Shabab | ||
2014–2016 | RK Zagreb | ||
2015–2019 | Slovenia | ||
2017–2018 | RD Koper 2013 | ||
2018–2019 | RK Železničar 1949 | ||
2019–2020 | RK Zagreb | ||
2021 | RK Borac Banja Luka | ||
2021 | RK Vardar 1961 | ||
2022–2023 | Iran | ||
2023–2024 | Sepahan | ||
2024 | RK Nexe Našice | ||
Medal record | |||
Veselin Vujović (born 18 January 1961) is a Montenegrin handball coach and former professional player. He is the current head coach of RK Nexe Našice
As a player, Vujović competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics for the Yugoslavia national team.
Playing career
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During his career Vujović played for RK Metaloplastika, Barcelona and Granollers. At Metaloplastika, he was part of the club golden generation during the 1980s, winning seven league titles, 4 cup titles and two European Champions Cup titles. Vujović also lost one final in 1984 and three semi-final matches in the European Champions Cup while playing for Metaloplastika.[1]
In 1986 he was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia.
He was first player to receive title of the IHF World Player of the Year.[2]
In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav national team which won the gold medal at the Olympics. He played all six matches and scored 28 goals. Four years later he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches again and scored 29 goals.
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Metaloplastika
- Yugoslav First League: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
- Yugoslav Cup: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
- European Champions Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86
- Barcelona
- Liga ASOBAL: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- Copa del Rey: 1990, 1993
- Supercopa ASOBAL: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- European Champions Cup: 1990–91
- Catalan League: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
- Granollers
- Copa ASOBAL: 1994
- EHF Cup: 1995
- Individual
- Yugoslavia all-time top scorer – 738
- Athlete of the Year in Yugoslavia – 1986
- IHF World Player of the Year – 1988
- Handball player of the Year in Yugoslavia: 1986, 1988
Manager
[edit]- FR Yugoslavia
- 2000 Summer Olympics – 4th place
- Ciudad Real
- Copa del Rey: 2001, 2003
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 2002, 2003
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Vardar
- Macedonian Super League: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13
- Macedonian Cup: 2007, 2008, 2012
- SEHA League: 2011–12
- Al Sadd
- Qatar First Division: 2009–10
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2010
- Zagreb
- Dukat Premier League: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Croatian Cup: 2015, 2016
- Slovenia
- 2017 World Championship – 3rd place
References
[edit]- ^ "Metaloplastika prvak Evrope – 1985,86". metaloplastika.wordpress.com.
- ^ "Previous Awards". Ihf.info. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
External links
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cetinje
- Yugoslav male handball players
- Montenegrin male handball players
- Liga ASOBAL players
- Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia
- Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Montenegrin handball coaches
- RK Zagreb coaches
- Montenegrin expatriate handball players in Spain
- FC Barcelona Handbol players
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- BM Granollers players
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- Handball coaches of international teams
- Coaches at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Serbia and Montenegro male handball players
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate handball coaches