Jagoš Vuković (, ; born 10 June 1988) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a defender. Vuković earned eight

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for

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from 2009 to 2017.

Club career

Born in

Bačko Dobro Polje Bačko Dobro Polje (; hu, Kiskér) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the South Bačka District. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Vrbas. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and ...

, a municipality of

Titov Vrbas Vrbas ( sr-Cyrl, Врбас; hu, Verbász) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the town had a population of 24,112, while the municipality had 42,092 inhabita ...

, Vuković started in

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

's youth academy but lack of first team opportunities prompted a move to

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in 2006. On 28 August 2009 it was announced that Vuković would be loaned to

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, with the prospect of a permanent signing at the end of the season. Vuković made his official debut for PSV on 22 October 2009, in the

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match against

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, coming on as a substitute for

Erik Pieters Erik Pieters (; born 7 August 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for West Bromwich Albion. Pieters began his career with Utrecht and made his professional debut in August 2006. He impressed enough at the Stadion Ga ...

in the 86th minute of the game. On 22 November 2009, Vuković made his

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debut in the league game against

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, coming on as a substitute for

in the 77th minute of the game, to only 10 minutes later score his first official goal for PSV with a stunning left-footed long range shot from 21 yards. On 9 April 2010 Vuković, who was playing for PSV on loan from Rad, has signed a three-year deal with the Dutch club. On 31 August 2013, he made his return to Serbia and signed a two-year contract with

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side

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

. On 7 January 2014 he signed with

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club

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. On 13 July 2017, Vuković signed with Greek club

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. He made only five appearances with the Reds during the first half of the 2017–18 season and was clearly not in the first-team plans of their Spanish manager,

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. On 23 January 2018 Vuković moved to Italian club

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until the end of the season. In the summer of 2018, Vuković returned to Olympiacos and started the season as a first defensive choice for Olympiacos new coach Pedro Martins. On 25 November 2018, he scored with the head his first goal with the club, in the last minute of the game by

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’ free-kick against rivals

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giving a vital 2–1 away win in his club's effort to win the championship. On early September he terminated his contract with Olympiakos. On 28 February 2020, Vuković signed with Chinese club

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International career

Vuković was a member of the Serbia under-21 team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He also played for the Serbia under-19 team at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Konyaspor *

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: 2016–17

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vukovic, Jagos 1988 births Living people People from Vrbas, Serbia Association football defenders Serbian footballers Serbia international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Rad players PSV Eindhoven players Roda JC Kerkrade players FK Vojvodina players Konyaspor footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Hellas Verona F.C. players Qingdao F.C. players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Eredivisie players Süper Lig players Super League Greece players Serie A players Chinese Super League players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriates in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbian expatriates in Greece Serbian expatriates in Italy Serbian expatriates in China Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in China