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Zoran Vulić (; born 4 October 1961) is a Croatian professional football
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and former player who played as a defender. He is most notable for having managed Hajduk Split five separate times between 1998 and 2018, which is a record among all Hajduk managers.


Playing career


Club

Vulić was born in
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. He is the son of Ante, a famous goalkeeper for Hajduk Split in the 1950s. Zoran Vulić joined Hajduk Split as a stopper with a powerful shot, and played for the club for nine seasons. He played a total of 167 league games and scored 25 goals. He successfully continued his career abroad, with stints at RCD Mallorca and
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in the following five years. He was instrumental in Mallorca's return to the
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during his debut season. He played 35 matches and scored five times. Vulić returned to Hajduk in 1993 and retired after two years with the club, at age 34. In his first stint with the club, he conquered two Yugoslav Cups in 1984 and 1987, and in his second stint two Croatian Leagues in 1994 and 1995, and one cup in 1995.


International

Vulić won 25 caps for
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, scoring once, and participated at the
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in Italy, where he played four of the team's five matches. His national team debut was on 30 April 1986, when Yugoslavia lost 4–2 to
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in a friendly match. He also played in three
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for
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: in October 1990 against the
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and in June 1991 against
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, both unofficial since Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time, as well as against
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in June 1993.


International goals

:''Results list Yugoslavia's and Croatia's goal tallies first.''


Managerial career

In 1998, Vulić continued his career as manager, with his first four spells all at Hajduk Split. His biggest success as Hajduk manager was winning the 2000–01 Croatian First League and the 2002–03 Croatian Cup. In 2004, he was sacked three rounds before the end of the 2003–04 Croatian First League season even though the team was sitting at the top of the table, and he was replaced by the new manager, Petar Nadoveza, who ended up winning that championship with Hajduk. In January 2008, Vulić moved to
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club FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. He returned to Croatia in 2009, taking over
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. In February 2010, he took charge of Istra 1961. Vulić also managed RNK Split on two occasions. His biggest success with that team was reaching the final of the 2014–15 Croatian Cup where they were beaten on penalties by
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. In 2015, he took over
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and managed to win the
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. He left the club in June 2016. On 14 December 2016, Vulić was appointed as manager of
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. On 11 April 2017, the club announced a mutually agreed contract termination, as Vulić wanted to return to Croatia. He was then manager of
Apollon Smyrni Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...
from September to December 2017, when he was sacked after a poor run of results. His final stint with Hajduk was from 9 September to 27 November 2018, when he was sacked after having won only 3 of the 9 league matches. In February 2022 he was named manager of Greek second-tier side
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, but was relieved of his duties after only a month. Additionally, Vulić also served as an assistant coach of the Croatia national team.


Managerial statistics


Honours


Player

Hajduk Split *
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: 1993–94, 1994–95 * Croatian Cup: 1994–95 *
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, ...
: 1983–84, 1986–87


Manager

Hajduk Split *Croatian First League: 2000–01 *Croatian Cup: 2002–03 Sheriff Tiraspol *
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: 2015–16


References


External links

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Croatian football federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vulic, Zoran 1961 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football defenders Men's association football utility players Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers Dual men's international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players RCD Mallorca players FC Nantes players Yugoslav First League players Croatian Football League players La Liga players Segunda División players Ligue 1 players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France Croatian football managers HNK Hajduk Split managers FC Luch Vladivostok managers HNK Rijeka managers NK Istra 1961 managers RNK Split managers Croatia national under-19 football team managers FC Sheriff Tiraspol managers FC Atyrau managers Apollon Smyrnis F.C. managers Xanthi F.C. managers Croatian Football League managers Russian Premier League managers Moldovan Super Liga managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Russia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate football managers in Moldova Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate football managers in Greece