Vladimir Vujović ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Вујовић, born 23 July 1982) is a Serbian and Montenegrin professional football coach and former player who is currently free coach .

Club career

Mogren

Vujović started playing in his home-town club

FK Mogren FK Mogren was a football club based in Budva, Montenegro. Founded in 1920, it was two times champion of Montenegrin First League and once winner of Montenegrin Cup. In 2015, following the bankruptcy and debts, FK Mogren was relegated to the lowes ...

. He made his debut as senior by making two appearances for Mogren in the

1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia The 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the eighth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 21 teams, and Red Star Belgrade won the championship. Incidents The season was mar ...

. Mogren ended the season 19th in the league and got relegated. That ended up opening way for Vujović to become a regular starter for Mogren in the following season when playing in the

2000–01 Second League of FR Yugoslavia Second League of FR Yugoslavia 2000–01 (Serbian: Druga liga Jugoslavije) consisted of three groups of 18 teams (Serbia) and 1 group of 12 teams (Montenegro , image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg , image_coat = Coa ...

(20 appearances). Mogren performed well and finished third, however it was not enough for promotion back to the national top-level.

Beograd

His regular exhibitions called the attention of the clubs from the capital, Belgrade, and that summer 2001 he moved to another club playing in the Second League, FK Beograd.

Petrovac

Vujović was a regular and after a year and a half he decided to leave the capital and return to Montenegro, this time signing with Second League side

OFK Petrovac OFK Petrovac is a professional football club based in Petrovac, Montenegro. They currently compete in the First League of Montenegro. History OFK Petrovac was founded in 1969, under the name ''FK Nafta''. During the first season, they played in ...

Sutjeska Nikšić

He was now closer to the eyes of the scouts of the strongest Montenegrin clubs playing in the First League, and half season at Petrovac was enough to earn him a move to

FK Sutjeska Nikšić Fudbalski klub Sutjeska (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Сутјеска) is a professional association football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in ...

which had just ended the 2002–03 season of the FR Yugoslav First League at fourth place. It was summer 2003 and Vujović was now back to the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

but this time as more experienced player. Vujović was a regular starter in the squad of Sutjeska, however the club failed to repeat the great performance of the earlier season and finished eighth.

Pobeda

Sutjeska was performing even worse in 2004–05 and by the winter-break Vujović decided to move and signed with Macedonian side

FK Pobeda FK Pobeda () was a football club based in the city of Prilep, North Macedonia. History The club was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. FK Pobeda has been a winner of Macedonian First League for two times (eight ti ...

. It ended being a right choice as Sutjeska ended the season in a relegation spot, while his new club, Pobeda, grabbed a European competition spot by finishing third in the 2004–05 Macedonian First League. Vujović contributed with 5 goals in the 14 games he played that half-season. By then Pobeda was a regular among the top Macedonian clubs, and next season they finished fourth.Vladimir Vujović
at National-Football-Teams.com

Al Wehda

In summer 2006 he made his first move to Asia by signing with Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda Mecca. Vujović scored 6 goals in 28 appearances helping the Mecca club to finish third in the

2006–07 Saudi Premier League The 2006–07 Saudi Premier League was the 31st Saudi Pro League season and the last to feature the Golden Four format. Al-Shabab were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Wehda in the first stage of the Golden Four. Al-Ittiha ...

. At that time Montenegro had become independent and formed its own national team. Vujović was among those who received the call up to the first Montenegro national team, and appeared in the beginning three matches for Montenegro.

Return to Mogren

In summer 2007 Vujović left Saudi Arabia and returned home. He joined

and appeared with them in the second edition of the

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

as national top-flight. His stay at home would be short when he left Mogren at the winter-break of the

2007–08 Montenegrin First League The 2007–08 Montenegrin First League was the second season of top-tier football in Montenegro, since the vote for Montenegrin independence split the Montenegrin FA from Serbia's. FK Jedinstvo and FK Berane were relegated to the second league, ...

Luch Vladivostok

Back then Russia had its leagues taking place during calendar years, and at beginning of 2008 Vujović was target of

FC Luch Vladivostok FC Luch Vladivostok () was an association football club based in Vladivostok. In 2005, Luch won the Russian First Division and played in the Russian Premier League, Premier League from 2006 to 2008. The club was called Luch-Energiya from 2003 t ...

as their reinforcement for the

2008 Russian Premier League The 2008 Russian Premier League was the 17th edition of the Russian Football Championship, and the seventh under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on Friday, 14 March 2008 with a match between Terek and Krylia Sovetov i ...

. The club from Vladivostok performed below expectations and ended the season relegated.

Vasas

It meant most of the best players were free to go, and so did Vujović, he left Russia and joined Hungarian side

Vasas SC Vasas SC () is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest. Members of the ''Hungarian Union of Iron Workers'' founded the club as ''Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja'', the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club ...

. He played with Vasas the second half of the

2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 107th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''Soproni Liga'' for sponsoring reasons. The season started on 25 July 2008 with Kaposvári Rákóczi F ...

. Vasas finished 10th and failed to reach a European spot.

Second return to Mogren

Vujović left Budapest heading home again and returning to FK Mogren. Mogren's third place in the

2009–10 Montenegrin First League The 2009–10 Montenegrin First League (also known as '' T-Com 1.CFL'' for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro , image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg , image_coat = Coa ...

was not enough for his ambitions, and the following couple of years will justify once more the label of football globetrotter of Vujović.

Vostok

His experience in the Russian Premier League was a good recommendation for Kazakh side

FC Vostok FC Vostok (, ''Vostok Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh football club from Öskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), and a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League in 1992. The club's best finish in the league was 5th place in 1997 and again in 1998. ...

who were newly promoted in the

2011 Kazakhstan Premier League The 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 20th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began on 6 March 2011 and ended on 29 October 2011. Tobol were the defending champions havi ...

. However the team was not balanced enough to survive at Kazakh elite, and finished bottom and relegated.

Al Ahed

Vujović moved this time to Beirut, where he joined

Al Ahed FC Al Ahed Football Club () is a football club based in Ouzai, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top flight of Lebanese football. The club was founded in 1964 as Al Ahed Al Jadeed, initially startin ...

and finished third in the

2011–12 Lebanese Premier League The 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League was Lebanon's 51st season of top-tier football. Twelve teams competed in the league, with Al Ahed being the defending champion. Teams Shabab Al-Ghazieh Chabab Sporting Club Ghazieh (), known as Chabab G ...

Shenyang Shenbei

Already in Asia, Vujović next stop was to be China. He signed with Shenyang Shenbei and played with them the entire season of

2012 China League One The 2012 China League One was the ninth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment. It began on March 17, 2012 and ended on October 28, 2012. The size of the league has been ex ...

. His club failed promotion to the Chinese top-league.

Petrovac

Vujović was back home where he played with OFK Petrovac the first half of the

2013–14 Montenegrin First League The 2013–14 Montenegrin First League was the eighth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season begins on 9 August 2013. The season has a winter break beginning on 7 December 2013 and ending on 25 February 2014. Sutjeska Nikšić ...

Persib Bandung

He was signed by

Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung (), also known in acronym as Persib (), is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bandung, West Java. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Founded in 1919 as ...

on 11 December 2013 and stayed the next 4 years. After 19 years, in his first season in the club,

became Champion of Indonesian Super League 2014 and Vladimir was chosen as a best defender in Indonesia. In October 2015, Vladimir with

achieved one more trophy, this time became Champion of President cup, first ever played in Indonesia. On 1 December 2017, Vujovic finished contract with

after 4 seasons.

Bhayangkara

On 8 December 2018, he officially announced his retirement from professional football after successful season with Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia F.C. where he collected 32 matches and scored 2 goals.

International career

Vujović made his debut for

Montenegro , image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg , coa_size = 80 , national_motto = , national_anthem = () , image_map = Europe-Mont ...

in his country's first ever competitive match on 24 March 2007, a friendly against

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

. He has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 2007

Kirin Cup The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan national football team, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (Internatio ...

match against

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Managerial career

PSIM

On 16 January 2019, one month after his retirement as a football player, Vladimir was appointed as head coach of Bogor FC in Liga 2, and after two months he leave Bogor with all 22 players to club

PSIM Yogyakarta Perserikatan Sepakbola Indonesia Mataram ( Hanacaraka: ꦥꦼꦂꦱꦠꦸꦮꦤ꧀ꦱꦼꦥꦏ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦭꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱꦶꦪꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ), commonly known as PSIM Yogyakarta, is an Indonesian profes ...

based on mutual consent. He resigned as a coach of PSIM on 9 July 2019.

Salam Zgharta

On 1 June 2021, Vujović signed a one-year deal as head coach of

Lebanese Second Division The Lebanese Second Division () is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once awa ...

club

Salam Zgharta Salam Zgharta Football Club (), known as Salam Zgharta or simply Salam, is a football club based in Zgharta, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1933 as Salam Achrafieh, the club was renamed Salam Zgharta in 1971; their supporters are ...

. He helped them again promotion to the

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...

Borneo Fc

After a successful season in Lebanon, where he promoted

to the Lebanese Premier League, on 1 September 2022, Vladimir Vujovic returned to Indonesia, signing a three-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 team Borneo FC as a Technical Director.

Racing Beirut

Coming back to Lebanon, on 1 June 2023, signed 2 years deal with new club

Racing Beirut Racing Club (), known as Racing Beirut or simply Racing, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Fouad Chehab Stadium and are primarily supported by the ...

. In his first season in

as a Head coach, he successfully lead his team to Play-off stage in Top 6 teams in the country. Due to the war situation in Lebanon,

and Vladimir Vujovic after 1 year mutually terminated contract on 1 September 2024.

Career statistics

Managerial

Honours

Player

Persib Bandung *

Indonesia Super League Liga 1 (), officially known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top professional association football, football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by Liga Indonesia Baru, PT Liga Indonesia Baru (), Li ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

President's Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world except Europe as that continent competes against the United States in a similar but ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Mogren *

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Al Ahed *

Lebanese Elite Cup The Lebanese Elite Cup () was a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was played by the top five finisher ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Lebanese Super Cup The Lebanese Super Cup () is Lebanese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Lebanese Premier League season and the holders of the Lebanese FA Cup. If the Lebanese Premier League champions also won the Lebanese FA ...

: 2011

Manager

Salam Zgharta *

: 2021/22 Promoted to

Racing Beirut *

: 2023/24 Play-off

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