Veseljko Trivunović (; born 13 January 1980) is a Serbian

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who plays as a

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for amateur club OFK Stari Grad.

Club career

Trivunović came through the youth system of

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 ...

, but failed to make his official first team debut. He instead went on loans to several domestic clubs. After his contract expired in 2005, Trivunović joined ČSK Čelarevo, displaying performances that would secure him a move to newly promoted

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 ...

side

Mladost Apatin OFK Mladost APA () is a football club based in Apatin, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Vojvodina League North, the fourth tier of the national league system. History The original club was founded in 1928 as SK Tri zvezde. They played qua ...

in 2006. He subsequently spent two seasons at both

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

and

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

, before moving abroad in 2011. Following a season in Azerbaijan, Trivunović returned to

in 2012. He also played for Spartak Subotica before joining

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...

in 2014. During his four and a half seasons with the club, Trivunović helped them earn promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time ever in 2016. He would move to

Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League B ...

side ČSK Čelarevo in the 2019 winter transfer window. In 2020, Trivunović accepted an offer from

Vojvodina League South Vojvodina League South () is a section of the Serbian Zone Leagues, Serbia's fourth football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Vojvodina. Vojvodina League South consisted of 16 clubs from South Bačka District and Syrm ...

club Hajduk Divoš. He simultaneously started working with the youth setup at Soko Nova Gajdobra, also taking on a role as first team coach. In 2021, Trivunović became

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of Soko Nova Gajdobra, helping them win promotion. He would join fellow PFL Sombor side Kulpin as player-manager in 2024, leading them to the title.

International career

On 12 November 2010, the 30-year-old Trivunović received his first call-up to the Serbia national team by manager Vladimir Petrović, making his debut as a second-half substitute for Nenad Milijaš and providing an assist for

Nikola Žigić Nikola Žigić ( sr-cyr, Никола Жигић, ; born 25 September 1980) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Žigić was born in Bačka Topola, in what was then SFR Yugoslavia. He began playing footbal ...

's winning goal in a 1–0 away friendly win over

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five days later. He scored his first international goal in his second cap, sealing the 2–0 victory away at

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on 9 February 2011. In total, Trivunović was capped six times for Serbia.

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