Nebojša "Uške" Vučićević (; 29 June 1962 – 11 March 2022) was a Serbian
football
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manager and player.
Club career
Vučićević started out at
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...
, before transferring to
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 ...
in 1984. He spent the following five seasons with the ''Crno-beli'', making 140 league appearances and scoring 26 goals. Subsequently, Vučićević moved abroad and played for
Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...
and
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...
. He also played professionally in South Korea, Cyprus and Slovenia. In 1998, Vučićević briefly played
indoor soccer
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in the United States.
After ending his playing career, Vučićević returned to his homeland and started his managerial career working at lower league clubs. He later managed several top tier clubs such as
Obilić
Obiliq, ) or Obilić ( sr-cyr, Обилић, ), also referred to as Kastriot ( sq-definite, Kastrioti, ) is a List of cities and towns in Kosovo, town and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statist ...
and
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 ...
but also worked abroad in Slovenia, Ghana, and Ethiopia.
Personal life
Vučićević died on 11 March 2022, at the age of 59. His son,
Vanja
Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan.
People with this name include:
*Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion
*Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer
*Vanja Drach (1932–2 ...
, is also a footballer.
Honours
Partizan
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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, ...
:
1985–86,
1986–87
*
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
:
1988–89
References
External links
PrvaLiga profile*
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1962 births
2022 deaths
Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. managers
Association football midfielders
Busan IPark players
Cypriot First Division players
Evagoras Paphos players
Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate football managers in Ethiopia
Expatriate football managers in Ghana
Expatriate football managers in Slovenia
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
Expatriate footballers in South Korea
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
FC Metz players
FK Hajduk Kula managers
FK Novi Pazar managers
FK Obilić managers
FK Partizan players
FK Smederevo managers
FK Timok managers
K League 1 players
Kansas City Attack players
Ligue 1 players
National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
NK Korotan Prevalje players
NK Mura players
NK Železničar Maribor players
OFK Beograd players
Segunda División players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Serbian expatriate football managers
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Serbian football managers
Serbian footballers
Serbian SuperLiga managers
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Footballers from Belgrade
UD Salamanca players
Yugoslav expatriate footballers
Yugoslav expatriates in France
Yugoslav expatriates in Spain
Yugoslav First League players
Yugoslav footballers
FK Jedinstvo Brčko managers
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia
Ghana Premier League managers
Ethiopian Premier League managers