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]
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.
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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
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1 | Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 1-0 | 3-0 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification | [4] | |||
2 | 2-0 | |||||||
3 | Trepča Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo | 1-0 | 2-1 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification | [5] | |||
4 | Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia | 3-0 | 5-0 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification | [6] | |||
5 | Koševo City Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-0 | 2-1 | Friendly | [7] | |||
6 | Stade Municipal. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] | |||
7 | 4-0 | |||||||
8 | Gradski stadion u Poljudu, Split, Croatia | 4-0 | 5-1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] | |||
9 | 5-0 | |||||||
10 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [10] | |||
11 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [11] | |||
12 | Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia | 5-0 | 5-0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] | |||
13 | JNA Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 1-0 | 2-1 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification | [13] | |||
14 | Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi, India | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1985 Nehru Cup | [14] | |||
15 | Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria | 1-0 | 3-0 | Friendly | [15] | |||
16 | 3-0 | |||||||
17 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 3-0 | 3-1 | Friendly | [16] | |||
18 | Gradski stadion u Poljudu, Split, Croatia | 1-0 | 4-0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification | [17] | |||
19 | 2-0 | |||||||
20 | 4-0 | |||||||
21 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 2-1 | 2-1 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification | [18] | |||
22 | Spyros Louis Stadium, Marousi, Greece | 1-0 | 4-1 | Friendly | [19] | |||
23 | 4-1 | |||||||
24 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [20] | |||
25 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
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]