Vladan Vićević (; born 26 July 1967) is a Serbian-born naturalized Salvadoran

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manager and former player.

Club career

After starting out at

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, Vićević made his

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

debut with Sloboda Užice in

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. He made over 100 appearances in the second tier of Yugoslav football throughout the next four seasons. Following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, Vićević joined

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newcomers

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in 1992. He helped them to a fourth-place finish in the 1994–95 season, as the club earned a spot in European competitions for the first time in history. In 1996, Vićević moved abroad to El Salvador to play for Águila under compatriot

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. He returned to Sloboda Užice in 1998 and played in the

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for two seasons before retiring.

International career

Nicknamed ''El Bicho'', Vićević became a Salvadoran citizen in February 1997 and was soon eligible to play for

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. He made his international debut for his adopted country during the tenure of Milovan Đorić in a March 1997 friendly with

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. His final cap came in a

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match against

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. In total, Vićević was capped 23 times by El Salvador between 1997 and 1998.

Managerial career

In July 2005, Vićević was appointed as manager of Águila. He resigned from his position in December 2006. In April 2007, Vićević took charge of Chalatenango. He left the club by mutual consent in February 2008. In April 2022, Vićević was officially appointed as manager of Sloboda Užice, leading the club to the

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title and promotion to the

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vicevic, Vladan 1967 births Living people Footballers from Užice Naturalized citizens of El Salvador Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Salvadoran men's footballers Men's association football defenders El Salvador men's international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players GFK Sloboda Užice players OFK Bečej 1918 players C.D. Águila footballers Yugoslav Second League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers Salvadoran football managers C.D. Águila managers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) managers GFK Sloboda Užice managers