Vedran Jugović (; born 10 September 1989) is a Croatian footballer, playing for NK Osijek in the

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...

Club career

Osijek

Jugović started his career playing at youth level for

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

, with whom he signed a professional contract in 2008. He collected over 100 caps for Osijek over five seasons, scoring eight goals.

Rijeka

In February 2013, Jugović was transferred to

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

together with his teammate

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. He made his debut for Rijeka in Round 21 1. HNL fixture against

HNK Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier league. Their stadium ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute. He made 10 further appearances that season, collecting two assists and scoring in the final round of the season in a 4–1 win over

NK Zagreb Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of ...

. The 2013–14 season was difficult for Jugović, with injuries hampering his performances. He managed 31 appearances in all competitions, including a game against

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

, his first in the

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. Until December 2015, he collected 100 caps for Rijeka in all competition, scoring seven goals.

Jeonnam

On 6 January 2016, HNK Rijeka announced that Jugović has been loaned to

Jeonnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play thei ...

for one year with a buying option. On 10 October 2016, it was revealed that Jeonnam Dragons exercised their buying option for an estimated fee of €500,000. Jugović signed a three-year contract with the Korean club.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jugovic, Vedran 1989 births Living people Footballers from Osijek Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers NK Osijek players NK Olimpija Osijek players HNK Rijeka players Jeonnam Dragons players Croatian Football League players K League 1 players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Croatian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea