Jurica Vučko (born 8 October 1976) is a Croatian former professional

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who currently serves as an assistant manager of Croatian club

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Club career

Vučko started his professional career with hometown's

, playing five seasons as an important first-team element. Subsequently, he moved to

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, joining

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after the

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side's European exploits. Rarely used, he did net twice for the club, on 8 April 2001, in a 4–2 home triumph over

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. Staying in the country, Vučko spent a further four seasons playing in its second level, for

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and

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(returning to Alavés in between), before returning to Hajduk in 2006. His return was short-lived however, as he transferred to Chinese League's Tianjin Teda F.C.

International career

Vučko made his debut for the

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in a 2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying match on 10 October 1998, against

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. He received a further 3

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, his final international was a June 2001

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match against

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Personal life

He is an older brother of former Croatia international player

Luka Vučko Luka Vučko (born 11 April 1984, in Split) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a defender. Career Club A product of HNK Hajduk Split, Vučko had stints with Prva HNL sides Hajduk Split and NK Rijeka, after before moving to Süper ...

.Braća Vučko u predgrađu Splita stvaraju i odgajaju buduće nogometaše
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Honours

Player

Club

Hajduk Split *

Croatian Cup Croatian Cup may refer to: *Croatian Football Cup *Croatian Football Super Cup * Croatian Women's Football Cup *Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup *Croatian Handball Cup *Croatian Water Polo Cup *Croatian Minute Movie Cup ...

: 1999–2000

References

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National team data
1976 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Association football forwards Croatian footballers Croatia international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players Deportivo Alavés players UD Salamanca players Polideportivo Ejido footballers Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Croatian Football League players La Liga players Segunda División players Chinese Super League players Croatian expatriate footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in China HNK Hajduk Split non-playing staff PAOK FC non-playing staff Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub