Miroslav Vukašinović (; born 29 August 1948) is a Serbian former

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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

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in 1977. After moving abroad that summer, Vukašinović played for two Austrian clubs,

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and

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Managerial career

In the late 1980s, Vukašinović was manager of the El Salvador national team, succeeding his compatriot

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. 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),

(2002–03), and ČSK Čelarevo (2005–06). Subsequently, Vukašinović was taking charge of

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for two months, before stepping down in April 2007. He then briefly managed

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, before being hired by his former club

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 *

: 1976–77

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vukasinovic, Miroslav 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