Boris Vukčević (born 16 March 1990) is a German former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
of
Croatian descent who played as a
midfielder. Due to the aftermaths of a car accident in 2012 he retired prematurely in 2014.
Club career
He made his debut in the
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...
on 23 May 2009 for
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg.
Originally founded in 1899 ...
in a game against
FC Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...
.
Personal life
On 28 September 2012, Vukčević was involved in a traffic accident near
Bammental, when his
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé collided with a truck. He underwent an emergency surgery at the
University Hospital Heidelberg
University Hospital Heidelberg () is a university hospital in Heidelberg, Germany and is with 1,991 beds one of the largest medical centers in the country. It is closely linked to Heidelberg University Medical School (Heidelberg University Fac ...
and was placed in an induced coma. His condition was described as critical. According to a joint press release from the prosecutor's office and the police, the cause of the accident was
hypoglycemia. On November 16, 2012, he was reported as no longer being in the coma.
It was not the first time that Vukčević being involved in a car accident due to hypoglycemia. On 18 October 2010, on the state road near
Bad Rappenau his car collided with the trailer of a truck after hitting the guard rail several times. On 16 November, Vukcevic awoke from his coma and began communicating with his family.
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In April 2014 he made his first public appearance after the car accident when he attended a home of fixture of his club against FC Augsburg. At this occasion he also expressed his desire to play football again. On 1 June 2014 although 1899 Hoffenheim released that his expiring contract wouldn't be extended. However the club would support him finding his way back to a normal life and promised him a new contract when he would be able to play football again.]
References
External links
Boris Vukčević
at kicker.de
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Osijek
Croatian emigrants to Germany
Naturalized citizens of Germany
German men's footballers
Germany men's youth international footballers
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Men's association football midfielders
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