Nebojša Vignjević (; born 15 May 1968) is a

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Vignjević came through the youth system of

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

, but failed to make any first-team appearances. He started his senior career at lower league club Rakovica, before moving to

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, ...

side

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in the early 1990s. Later on, Vignjević spent some time with the

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of the

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. He also played professionally in Hungary in the early 2000s.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Vignjević started working with the youth teams of

. He began his managerial career at

BSK Borča BSK is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to: Sports * OFK Beograd, Serbian football club * FK BSK Borča, Serbian football club * FK BSK Batajnica, Serbian football club * FK BSK Banja Luka, Bosnian-Herzegovinian football club * FK BSK Led ...

in 2004, before returning to Rad. In June 2006, Vignjević took charge of

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

club Radnički Pirot. Between 2009 and 2011, Vignjević spent two seasons as manager of Montenegrin side

Rudar Pljevlja FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin First League, the country's highest tier. Rudar have played in the First League since it ...

, winning one

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title (

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) and back-to-back

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup ( Montenegrin and 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 round of the UEFA Europa League if they h ...

s (

and

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). On 23 October 2013, Vignjević was appointed as manager of Hungarian club

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. He led the team to two

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

trophies (

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and

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). On 1 June 2020, Vignjević was dismissed from his position due to poor results.

Personal life

Vignjević is the older brother of fellow former footballer

Nikola Vignjević Nikola Vignjević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Вигњевић; born March 12, 1971) is a former Serbian football player, who currently works as Technical coach by Alberta Golden Bears and the Greater St.Albert Sports Academy. While playing fo ...

. They played

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together for National Professional Soccer League team Edmonton Drillers in the 1999–2000 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Rudar Pljevlja *

: 2009–10 *

: 2009–10,

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Újpest *

: 2013–14, 2017–18 *

Szuperkupa The Hungarian Super Cup is an annual association football match between the League (Nemzeti Bajnokság I) champions and the Cup (Magyar Kupa) winners. Winners (*) due to violent incidents during the recent 1997–98 Magyar Kupa Final between ...

: 2014

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vignjevic, Nebojsa 1968 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Yugoslav footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbian footballers Association football midfielders FK Rad players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000) players Toronto Lynx players FC Tatabánya players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Cypriot First Division players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate soccer players in Canada Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian football managers FK BSK Borča managers FK Radnički Pirot managers FK Rad managers OFK Grbalj managers FK Rudar Pljevlja managers FK Hajduk Kula managers FK Vojvodina managers Újpest FC managers FK Liepāja managers Budapest Honvéd FC managers Al Dhafra FC managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Latvian Higher League managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Montenegro Expatriate football managers in Hungary Expatriate football managers in Latvia Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates