Zoran Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
His twin brother,
Zlatko, is also a former professional footballer. They were both
Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of their professional careers in France.
Playing career
Club
Vujović was born in
Sarajevo
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. After starting his professional career at
Hajduk Split
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, alongside his brother
Zlatko, he (whom amassed nearly 400 overall appearances, scoring a career-best ten
league
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goals in 32 games in the
1980–81 season as his team ranked in second position) moved aged 28 to France, where he would remain the next seven years safe for a short spell at
Red Star Belgrade
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. His first stop – having been bought at the same time as his sibling – was
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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, as both were instrumental figures in the club's
double
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in
their first season.
Vujović retired in 1993 with
OGC Nice
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, having his first coaching experience in 2007 in Morocco with
KAC Kénitra
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History
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.
International
Internationally he received 34 caps for
Yugoslavia
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, and was a non-playing squad member at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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; his debut came in a
friendly with
Italy
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, on 13 June 1979. His final international was a September 1989
friendly match
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against
Greece
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.
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1958 births
Living people
Footballers from Sarajevo
Twin sportspeople
Croatian twins
Bosnia and Herzegovina twins
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football utility players
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia
Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Croatian men's footballers
HNK Hajduk Split players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
AS Cannes players
OGC Nice players
Yugoslav First League players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
Kénitra AC managers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Morocco
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Morocco