Miroslav Vukašinović (; born 29 August 1948) is a Serbian former
football
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manager and player.
Playing career
Born in
Užička Požega, Vukašinović started out at his hometown club Sloga. He subsequently played for
Sloboda Titovo Užice, before joining
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 ...
in 1971. Over the next six seasons, Vukašinović amassed over 100 appearances in the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
. He was also a member of the team that won the
Mitropa Cup
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in 1977. After moving abroad that summer, Vukašinović played for two Austrian clubs,
LASK
Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as Linzer ASK () or simply LASK, is an Austrian professional Football team, football club, from the Upper Austria, Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and pl ...
and
Wiener Sport-Club
The Wiener Sport-Club, sometimes abbreviated as WSC, was established in 1883 in Vienna, Austria and is one of the country's oldest athletics clubs. Their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city ( 17th district).
History
At vari ...
.
Managerial career
In the late 1980s, Vukašinović was manager of the
El Salvador national team, succeeding his compatriot
Milovan Đorić
Milovan Đorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ђорић; born 6 August 1945) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is often referred to by his nickname Bata Đora.
Đorić last coached in 2011 when he was head coach of the S ...
. He later spent some time in Greece and Kuwait, before going on to manage a number of clubs in his homeland, including
Hajduk Kula
FK Hajduk Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Хајдук Кула) was a Serbian football club based in Kula. The club was named after a Hajduk, a much celebrated hero figure in the Serbian epic poetry. On 30 July 2013, just eleven days before start ...
(two spells),
Sartid Smederevo (1997–98),
Čukarički (2001–02),
Vojvodina
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(2002–03), and
ČSK Čelarevo (2005–06). Subsequently, Vukašinović was taking charge of
Voždovac
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The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban ...
for two months, before stepping down in April 2007. He then briefly managed
Srem
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, before being hired by his former club
Hajduk Kula
FK Hajduk Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Хајдук Кула) was a Serbian football club based in Kula. The club was named after a Hajduk, a much celebrated hero figure in the Serbian epic poetry. On 30 July 2013, just eleven days before start ...
for the third time in November 2007. In May 2008, Vukašinović announced his decision to retire at the end of
the season, citing his dissatisfaction with the overall state of Serbian football as the main reason.
Honours
Vojvodina
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Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hungar ...
: 1976–77
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
People from Požega, Serbia
Footballers from Zlatibor District
Yugoslav men's footballers
Serbian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
FK Sloboda Užice players
FK Vojvodina players
LASK players
Wiener Sport-Club players
Yugoslav Second League players
Yugoslav First League players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Yugoslav football managers
Serbia and Montenegro football managers
Serbian football managers
RFK Novi Sad 1921 managers
El Salvador national football team managers
FK Sloboda Užice managers
Kastoria F.C. managers
FK Hajduk Kula managers
FK Smederevo 1924 managers
FK Čukarički managers
FK Vojvodina managers
FK Voždovac managers
Serbian SuperLiga managers
Yugoslav expatriate football managers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in El Salvador
Expatriate football managers in Greece
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece