Darko Vujačić (born 8 February 1978) is a Montenegrin professional

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and former player who is the head coach for Sutjeska of the

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and the

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Playing career

During his playing days a shooting guard, Vujačić played for Sutjeska,

Lovćen Lovćen ( cyrl, Ловћен, ) is a mountain and national park in southwestern Montenegro. It is the inspiration behind the names ''Montenegro'' and ''Crna Gora'', both of which mean "Black Mountain" and refer to the appearance of Mount Lov� ...

, Mornar, Peja, Leotar, Radnicki Novi Sad, Marso NYKK,

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, Energia Rovinari, and

Ulcinj Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians. As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic co ...

. Vujačić retired as a player with Ulcinj in 2014.

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player in 2014,

hired Vujačić as their new assistant coach. In 2015, he had briefly coached Albanian team Vllaznia prior he returned to Ulcinj as an assistant coach for the 2015–16 season. In 2016, Vujačić got promoted to head coach for Ulcinj. Afterwards, he had stints with Vllaznia and Goga Basket. On 21 March 2022, Sutjeska hired Vujačić as their new head coach for the rest of the 2021–22 season. On 21 July 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension with Sutjeska.

Career achievements

;As player *

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying rou ...

winner: 1 (with Sutjeska: 2013) *

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winner: 1 (with

: 2012) ;As head coach * Albanian Basketball Superleague champion: 1 (with Vllaznia: 2014–15)

References

External links

Coach Profile
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