Zoran Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired

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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

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. After starting his professional career at

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 197 ...

, alongside his brother Zlatko, he (whom amassed nearly 400 overall appearances, scoring a career-best ten

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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 Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Be ...

. His first stop – having been bought at the same time as his sibling – was

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (de ...

, as both were instrumental figures in the club's

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in their first season. Vujović retired in 1993 with

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. N ...

, having his first coaching experience in 2007 in Morocco with

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International

Internationally he received 34 caps for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

, and was a non-playing squad member at the

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; his debut came in a friendly with

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, on 13 June 1979. His final international was a September 1989

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against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vujovic, Zoran 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