Žarko Vukčević (born 20 December 1957) is a former
Montenegrin football
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forward who played in Yugoslavia and Turkey.
Career
Born in
Herceg Novi
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, Vukčević moved to
Titograd
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at a young age and started playing football for the youth side of
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. In 1975, he joined the club's senior side and competed in the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
for nine seasons.
He transferred to
Zonguldakspor before the 1985–86 season, playing two seasons with the club in the
Süper Lig
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. He returned to Yugoslavia and played one season for
OFK Titograd
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and the following half season with
FK Lovćen
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before retiring.
After his playing career ended, Vukčević became a director of FK Budućnost.
References
External links
EX YU Fudbalska Statistika po godinama*
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1957 births
Living people
Yugoslav men's footballers
FK Budućnost Podgorica players
OFK Titograd players
Zonguldak Kömürspor footballers
Süper Lig players
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Men's association football forwards