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Vuković
Vuković (, ) is a common family name found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, of which bearers are either Bosniaks, Croats, Montenegrins or Serbs, as well as medieval families long before idea of national identity ever appeared. The surname is derived from the Serbo-Croatian word for wolf, , which is also used as a given name, Vuk. It is the ninth most frequent surname in Croatia. People * Aleksandar Vuković (born 1979), Serbian-Polish football manager * Andrija Vuković (born 1983), Croatian footballer * Božidar Vuković (1466-–1540), Venetian-Serb printer * Čedo Vuković (1920–2014), Montenegrin writer * Daniel Vukovic (born 1986), Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player * Danny Vukovic (born 1985), Australian footballer, of Serbian descent * Dejan Vuković (born 1978), Serbian politician * Domagoj Vuković (born 1993), Croatian basketball player * Dragan Vuković (born 1963), Serbian basketball coach * Drago Vuković (born 1983), Croatian ha ...
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Božidar Vuković
Božidar Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Вуковић, , ; c. 1460 — c. 1539) was one of the first printers and editors of Serbian books in Montenegro. He founded the famous Vuković printing house in Venice. His printing house was operational in two periods. In first period 1519–21 three books were printed (''Psalter'', ''Liturgijar'' and ''Molitvenik'' or ''Zbornik''). In the second period 1536–40 two books were printed (2nd edition of ''Molitvenik'' or ''Zbornik'', and ''praznični Minej'' or ''Sabornik''). Biography Early life According to his own books, Vuković was born after 1460. In his 1519/20 ''Psalter'', Vuković had signed himself as "Božidar Vuković of the Đurići, of Podgorica" (). He was most likely born in the town of Podgorica, where he did own a house and several parcels of land in its vicinity, as recorded even after his emigration to Western Europe when he grew up - the lands he owned were probably family heritage. This seems to be confirme ...
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Jagoš Vuković
Jagoš Vuković (, ; born 10 June 1988) is a former Serbian professional footballer who last played as a defender for IMT in the Serbian SuperLiga. Vuković earned eight caps for Serbia from 2009 to 2017. Club career Born in Bačko Dobro Polje, a village near Titov Vrbas, Vuković started in Red Star Belgrade's youth academy but lack of first team opportunities prompted a move to Rad in 2006. On 28 August 2009 it was announced that Vuković would be loaned to PSV Eindhoven, with the prospect of a permanent signing at the end of the season. Vuković made his official debut for PSV on 22 October 2009, in the UEFA Europa League match against Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ..., coming on as a substitute for Erik Pieters in the 86th minute of the ...
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Janko Vuković
Janko Vuković, sometimes spelt Janko Vukovich or von Vukovich, also known as Janko Vuković de Podkapelski or Janko Vuković-Podkapelski (27 September 1871 – 1 November 1918) was a Croatian naval officer who served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy and - amidst its collapse - for a brief period as commander of the fleet of the fledgling State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. Vuković saw action in World War I and was appointed commander of the fleet in October 1918 as Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary#Dissolution, disintegrated and the entire navy was handed over to the fledgling State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. He died on board the , sunk by Italian commandos. Biography He attended the Naval Academy in Fiume (modern Rijeka), and in his naval career he commanded the pre-Dreadnought , the fast light cruiser , and rose to command of the fleet's flagship, the battleship, dreadnought by the end of the World War I, First World War. ''Viribus Unitis'' sinking On October 29, 1918 the ...
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Ivan Vuković
Ivan Vuković ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Иван Вуковић, born 9 February 1987) is a retired Montenegrin football forward who was last played for FK Iskra Danilovgrad. He is best known for his abilities as a striker but can also play as a supporting striker. Club career Vuković began his professional career at Montenegrin side FK Zeta signing for the club in 2003. During his second season at the club, Zeta had possibly the best season in their history. Zeta finished the 2004–05 season in third place in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, just behind Belgrade powerhouses FK Partizan and Red Star Belgrade with Ivan leading the attack all season. Budućnost In 2006, Vuković moved to FK Budućnost Podgorica. Here he spent five season leading the club to four second places and one first place in the Montenegrin First Division. He scored 57 goals in 103 official appearances for the club. His last two seasons at the club (the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons) were ...
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Aleksandar Vuković
Aleksandar Vuković ( sr-cyrl, Александар Вуковић, ; born 25 August 1979) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player who currently manages Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice. Club career He started his career at Borac Banja Luka. Still young, he moved to FK Partizan youth team. Where he played until 2000. While in Serbia, he also played for FK Teleoptik and FK Milicionar. He signed a contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki on 17 December 2008. He retired after a four-year stint in Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce. Managerial career On 2 April 2019, Vuković was appointed manager of Legia Warsaw, having previously worked there in assistant and caretaker roles. In the 2019–20 season, he led the team to their 14th Ekstraklasa title. He was dismissed in the following season, after quickly dropping out of a UEFA Champions League qualifying and a league defeat at Górnik Zabrze. On 13 December 2021, he was once again announced as the manager of ...
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Dražen Vuković
Dražen Vuković (born December 14, 1981) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Croatia Vuković played at the youth level with Hajduk Split where he appeared in 11 friendly matches. In 2006, he played in the Croatian Second Football League with NK Zadar and departed from the club the following season. He would make 8 appearances and recorded 1 goal in his professional debut season. He remained in the second tier by signing with NK Slavonac CO in 2008 in his native region of Slavonia. After a season in Slavonia, he signed with Junak Sinj and received the Dite Maligana award in his debut season. He continued his journeyman career in the second division by signing with NK Solin for the 2009-10 season. Brantford In 2010, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the expansion side Brantford Galaxy. He made his debut for the club on May 16, 2010, against Portugal FC where he recorded a goal. Vuković also assisted the clu ...
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Domagoj Vuković
Domagoj Vuković (born October 29, 1993) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Cibona Zagreb in the Croatian League and the ABA League. A native of Rijeka, he started playing basketball in his home town clubs before joining the Nikola Vujčić Academy. His first professional contract was with Split. After playing for Split, Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ... and Zabok in August 2016 he joined another A-1 Liga team: Vrijednosnice Osijek. After spending a season there in August 2017 he moved to Zadar. After averaging 10 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season, Vuković had his contract with Zadar extended for two years on May 20, 2020. In April, 2022, Vuković fell to an injury of his achilles tendon which kept him off ...
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Gavro Vuković
Gavro Vuković ( sr-cyrl, Гавро Вуковић; 1852, Lijeva Rijeka, Principality of Montenegro – 29 July 1928, Berane, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of SCS) also known as Voivode, Vojvoda Gavro ( sr-cyrl, Војвода Гавро) was a jurist, senator of the Principality of Montenegro, a military commander, Yugoslav politician and writer. Biography Gavro Vuković was the son of Montenegrin senator, hero, and chief Miljan Vukov Vešović of the Vasojevići, Vasojević clan, a Serbs, Serb tribeVasa Djeric, O srpskom imenu po zapadnijem krajevima nasega naroda /On the Serbian Name in the Western Lands of our People! (Biograd, 1900), pp. 21–22.Dimitrije-Dimo Vujovic, Prilozi izucavanju crnogorskog nacionalnog pitanja /The Research of the Montenegrin Nationality/ (Niksic: Univerzitetska rijec, 1987), p. 172. in northeastern Montenegro (at the time known as "Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro, Montenegro and the Hills"). He took his surname Vuković after his grandfather Vuko. ...
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Josip Vuković
Josip Vuković (born 2 May 1992) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ... for Turkish TFF First League club Kocaelispor. Club career Josip Vuković went through the ranks of HNK Hajduk Split, establishing himself, as well, as a regular for the Croatia U19 team in the 2010/2011 season. He was released, however, by Hajduk, in the summer of 2011, and he joined the Druga HNL side NK Dugopolje. Soon after, however, this was followed by injury, forcing Vuković to miss the following 1.5 seasons, returning only in the late stages of the 2012/2013 season. He was re-signed by Hajduk in the summer of 2014 and he made his Prva HNL debut on 24 August 2014, in a 0-2 loss against NK Osijek, after the coach Igor Tudor deci ...
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Hrvoje Vuković
Hrvoje Vuković (born 25 July 1979 in Split) is a former Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...n football player who last played for Alemannia Aachen in June 2009. Career After relegation of Wacker Burghausen to Regionalliga Nord, Vuković signed a three-year contract with Alemannia Aachen, who relegated from the Bundesliga and left the team after the end of his contract on 30 June 2009. Post retirement After hanging up his boots after the 2008-09 season, Vuković went back to school to study and also started getting into the music business, including organizing festivals. On August 1, 2022, Vuković was employed as responsible for U8 to U14 at Hajduk Split's youth academy. He was appointed to the position at the same time as Goran Sablić, who was ...
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Goran Vuković
Goran Vuković (; 1959 – 12 December 1994) was a Serbian gangster who earned his nickname ''Majmun'' () due to his unique style of breaking and entering apartment building units: climbing and scaling the structures, utilizing balconies and window ledges to enter the premises. Biography He had spent a considerable amount of time in West Germany, before becoming the leader of the Voždovac gang back home in Belgrade. He garnered notoriety for killing rival mobster Ljubomir Magaš (aka Ljuba Zemunac) in Frankfurt, West Germany on 10 November 1986, in front of the local courthouse. For this "murder in defence", he received 2 years and 7 months prison sentence. Magaš was unofficially proclaimed as the godfather of Serbian organized crime at the time. Vuković received a prison sentence of 5 years for the crime. He later returned to Belgrade. After returning to Belgrade in 1991, he survived five assassination attempts. Such attempts included the bombing of his car as wel ...
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Dragan Vuković
Dragan Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Вуковић; born August 26, 1963) is a Serbian basketball coach. He currently serves as a head coach for the Crvena zvezda of the Women's Basketball League of Serbia and the Women's Adriatic League. Coaching career Men's basketball Vuković started his coaching career in hometown team Iva Zorka in 1991. In the first years he was a coach for youth selections. Later he became a head coach for senior team. After 1997–98 season he left. Also, he had second stint with Iva Zorka during 2001–02 season. Women's basketball Vuković was a heah coach for Mačva Šabac, Vojvodina, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, Partizan and Radivoj Korać. Crvena zvezda (2013–present) In 2013, Vuković became a head coach for Crvena zvezda. He won the national cup in the 2016 tournament. In the 2016–17 season, Vuković won Serbian League, the first time in 13 years. Also, he won the national cup with Zvezda in the same season. In March 2021, ...
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