Boris Vukčević (born 16 March 1990) is a German former professional

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of Croatian descent who played as a

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. Due to the aftermaths of a car accident in 2012 he retired prematurely in 2014.

Club career

He made his debut in the

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on 23 May 2009 for

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in a game against

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Personal life

On 28 September 2012, Vukčević was involved in a traffic accident near

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, when his Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé collided with a truck. He underwent an emergency surgery at the

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and was placed in an induced coma. His condition was described as critical. According to a joint press release from the prosecutor's office and the police, the cause of the accident was

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. On November 16, 2012, he was reported as no longer being in the coma. It was not the first time that Vukčević being involved in a car accident due to hypoglycemia. On 18 October 2010, on the state road near

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his car collided with the trailer of a truck after hitting the guard rail several times. On 16 November, Vukcevic awoke from his coma and began communicating with his family. In April 2014 he made his first public appearance after the car accident when he attended a home of fixture of his club against

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. At this occasion he also expressed his desire to play football again. On 1 June 2014 although 1899 Hoffenheim released that his expiring contract wouldn't be extended. However the club would support him finding his way back to a normal life and promised him a new contract when he would be able to play football again. He retired prematurely at the age of 24.

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Boris Vukčević
at kicker.de * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from Osijek Croatian emigrants to Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players Regionalliga players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub