Ivan Vuković (

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: Иван Вуковић, born 9 February 1987) is a retired Montenegrin football forward who was last played for

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. 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

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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

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, just behind

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powerhouses

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and

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with Ivan leading the attack all season.

Budućnost

In 2006, Vuković moved to

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. 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 particularly successful, scoring 39 goals in 60 appearances. He was awarded by the

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the recognition of "Footballer of the Year" in all domestic Montenegrin competition.

Hajduk Split

Due to his fine long term form,

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n giants

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signed him from the club in the summer of 2011 for a reported fee of €425,000. On August 9, 2012, in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, he scored a remarkable goal against

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Seongnam

In June 2013 he signed for Seongnam for a reported fee of €220,000 from Hajduk Split.

Mladost

In August 2014 he returned to Europe and joined Serbian top-flight side

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. Same year he was transferred to Mladost Podgorica. He scored deciding goal against Neftchi which took Mladost to the second qualifying round of UEFA League Europa 2015.

Maccabi Netanya

In August 2015 Vuković signed a new contract for the Israeli club

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penning one-year contract with option for two,Ivan Vuković and Žarko Grbović signed one season contracts for Maccabi Netanya
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Back to Mladost

Upon return from Israel, Vuković trained with his previous club, Mladost. In the second half of the 2015–16 season, he officially signed a new contract with Mladost. In 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifiers, he scored decisive goal against Neftchi Baku which advanced Mladost to next round. Mladost became Montenegrin champions of 2015–16 season. After the season, Vuković have decided not to renew a contract.

International career

Vuković was previously a part of the Montenegrin national youth teams before advancing to the senior national team. His senior debut for Montenegro came on November 18, 2009 when he came in as a substitute for Milorad Peković in a friendly match against

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. It remained his sole international appearance.

References

External links

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Ivan Vuković
at FSCG website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vukovic, Ivan 1987 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Zeta players FK Budućnost Podgorica players HNK Hajduk Split players Seongnam FC players OFK Beograd players OFK Titograd players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players FK Lovćen players FK Rabotnichki players OFK Grbalj players Ivan Vukovic FK Iskra Danilovgrad players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Montenegrin First League players Croatian Football League players K League 1 players Serbian SuperLiga players Macedonian First Football League players Ivan Vukovic Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Thailand