Slobodan Vuković (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Слободан Вуковић; born 23 January 1986) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a centre back for

Hajduk Kula FK Hajduk Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Хајдук Кула) was a Serbian football club based in Kula. The club was named after a Hajduk, a much celebrated hero figure in the Serbian epic poetry. On 30 July 2013, just eleven days before start ...

. He is an older brother of

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 ...

Career

Born in Vrbas, he has started career in his neighbourhood club Sutjeska from

Bačko Dobro Polje Bačko Dobro Polje (; ) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the South Bačka District. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Vrbas (city), Vrbas. The village population numbering 3,929 pe ...

, there he was spotted by Serbian giants

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. In year 2000, along with younger brother Jagoš he has moved to Belgrade side youth. After youth experience in

, Slobodan was loaned to 3rd division club Sopot, there he has spent two fruitful years and earned move to Rad. After six months without a cap, he was loaned for a year to

Palić Palić ( sr-Cyrl, Палић; ; ) is a town located in the city of Subotica, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is also located from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority ...

, and then to

Mladenovac Mladenovac ( sr-Cyrl, Младеновац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2024 census results, the municipality has a population of 56,389 inhabitants, while the urban area has 22,346 inhabitants. Name Its name stem ...

. After half season, he was added to second league side

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-Cyrl, Вождовац, ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 174,864 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south ...

, and soon his performances granted him full-time contract. After two years in Voždovac, Vuković moved abroad, to Slovakian

Partizán Bardejov Partizán Bardejov is a Slovak professional football team, based in the town of Bardejov. The club was founded in 1922. The club currently plays in the 2. liga, the second tier of the Slovak league system, hosting games at the 3,040-capacity M ...

. After that, this centre-back went back to Serbia and spent one year in

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, again in second league. Having a lot of experience in lower ranks, Vuković had his debut in Serbian top level

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

at the age of 27 when he became a

player, six months later due to debt, a club was dissolved, and most players and Vuković among them made move to

Novi Pazar Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inha ...

References

External links

Bio and Profile
Slobodan Vuković at Utakmica.rs

Slobodan Vuković at Srbijafudbal.net 1986 births Living people Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders FK Rad players FK Palić players OFK Mladenovac players FK Hajduk Kula players FK Novi Pazar players FK Voždovac players Partizán Bardejov players FK Banat Zrenjanin players FK Radnik Surdulica players FK Zemun players Aittitos Spata F.C. players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Footballers from Vrbas Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub