Zlatko Vujović Explained

Zlatko Vujović
Birth Date:26 August 1958
Birth Place:Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Striker
Years1:1976–1986
Years2:1986–1988
Years3:1988–1989
Years4:1989–1991
Years5:1991–1992
Years6:1992–1993
Clubs6:Nice
Caps1:240
Caps2:65
Caps3:34
Caps4:62
Caps5:23
Caps6:28
Totalcaps:452
Goals1:101
Goals2:20
Goals3:18
Goals4:20
Goals5:4
Goals6:17
Totalgoals:180
Nationalyears1:1979–1990
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:70
Nationalgoals1:25
Manageryears1:2008–2009
Manageryears2:2011
Manageryears3:2016
Managerclubs1:Hajduk Split (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Hajduk Split (assistant)
Managerclubs3:Hajduk Split (assistant)

Zlatko Vujović (pronounced as /hr/; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker.

His twin brother, Zoran, was also a professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of their professional careers in France.[1]

Club career

Born in Sarajevo, Vujović started his professional career with Hajduk Split, making his first division debuts at just 18 and going on to score more than 100 goals in the league (172 overall in 420 matches), while often partnering his brother Zoran. He helped his first club win one league in 1979 and one cup five years later, also being named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1981 by the Večernji list daily.

In 1986, both siblings moved to compete in France, first with FC Girondins de Bordeaux: in their first season both were undisputed starters in an eventual double, as Zlatko also scored in the 2–0 cup win against Olympique de Marseille.

Vujović continued to net with at excellent rate until he retired in 1993, playing in both the first and second levels, with AS Cannes, Paris Saint-Germain FC, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and OGC Nice.

International career

He earned 70 caps and scored 25 goals for the Yugoslavia national team,[2] making his debut on 1 April 1979 in a 3–0 win against Cyprus for the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers, and was included in the squads for the 1982 and 1990 FIFA World Cups while also playing Olympic football in 1980. His final international was a November 1990 European Championship qualification win away against Denmark.[3]

Scores and results list Yugoslavia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vujović goal.

List of international goals scored by Zlatko Vujović
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus1-03-0UEFA Euro 1980 qualification[4]
22-0
3Trepča Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo1-02-1UEFA Euro 1980 qualification [5]
4Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia3-05-0UEFA Euro 1980 qualification [6]
5Koševo City Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina2-02-1Friendly[7]
6Stade Municipal. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg2-05-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification[8]
74-0
8Gradski stadion u Poljudu, Split, Croatia4-05-11982 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
95-0
10Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark2-12-11982 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
11Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia1-01-11982 FIFA World Cup qualification [11]
12Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia 5-05-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
13JNA Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia1-02-1UEFA Euro 1984 qualification[13]
14Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi, India2-02-11985 Nehru Cup[14]
15Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria1-03-0Friendly [15]
163-0
17King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium3-03-1Friendly[16]
18Gradski stadion u Poljudu, Split, Croatia 1-04-0UEFA Euro 1988 qualification[17]
192-0
204-0
21Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland2-12-1UEFA Euro 1988 qualification [18]
22Spyros Louis Stadium, Marousi, Greece1-04-1Friendly[19]
234-1
24Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway2-02-11990 FIFA World Cup qualification[20]
25Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia3-13-11990 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]

Managerial career

In 2008, Vujović (as had his brother the previous year) began a coaching career, starting as an assistant manager at his first club, Hajduk. He began his third stint in July 2016, when he joined Marijan Pušnik's staff but he left the club in December 2016 after Pušnik was sacked.[22]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100215215210/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1169316.html The game's terrible twins
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zlvujovic-intlg.html Zlatko Vujovic - Goals in International Matches
  3. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2021-06-05.
  4. Web site: CYPRUS VS. YUGOSLAVIA 0 - 3. Soccerway. 18 June 2024.
  5. Web site: YUGOSLAVIA VS. ROMANIA 2 - 1. Soccerway. 18 June 2024.
  6. Web site: YUGOSLAVIA VS. CYPRUS 5 - 0. Soccerway. 18 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Yugoslavia v Uruguay, 22 March 1980. 11v11. 18 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Luxembourg v Yugoslavia, 10 September 1980. 11v11. 18 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Yugoslavia v Greece, 29 April 1981. 11v11. 18 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Denmark v Yugoslavia, 09 September 1981. 11v11. 18 June 2024.
  11. Web site: Yugoslavia v Italy, 17 October 1981. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  12. Web site: Yugoslavia v Luxembourg, 21 November 1981. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Yugoslavia v Norway, 12 October 1983. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Yugoslavia v USSR, 25 January 1985. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  15. Web site: Austria v Yugoslavia, 16 October 1985. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  16. Web site: Belgium v Yugoslavia, 19 May 1986. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  17. Web site: Yugoslavia v Turkey, 29 October 1986. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  18. Web site: Northern Ireland v Yugoslavia, 29 April 1987. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  19. Web site: Greece v Yugoslavia, 05 April 1989. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  20. Web site: Norway v Yugoslavia, 14 June 1989. 11v11. 24 June 2024.
  21. Web site: Yugoslavia vs Scotland match report. EU Football. 24 June 2024.
  22. Web site: Pušnikov stožer pojačava se Zlatkom Vujovićem. Pušnik's camp gets larger with Zlatko Vujović. Hajduk Split. hr. 5 July 2016. 6 July 2016.