Aleksandar Vuković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Вуковић, pronounced [aleksǎndar ʋûːkoʋit͡ɕ]; born 25 August 1979) is a Bosnian Serb professional football manager and former player who currently manages Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piast Gliwice (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| 1994–1998 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Partizan | 20 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | → Teleoptik (loan) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Milicionar | 17 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Legia Warsaw | 75 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Ergotelis | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Legia Warsaw | 91 | (7) |
| 2009 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Korona Kielce | 76 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Legia Warsaw (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Legia Warsaw (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 2021–2022 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 2022– | Piast Gliwice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe started his career at Borac Banja Luka. Still young, he moved to FK Partizan youth team. Where he played until 2000. While in Serbia, he also played for FK Teleoptik and FK Milicionar. He signed a contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki on 17 December 2008. He retired after a four-year stint in Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce.
Managerial career
editOn 2 April 2019, Vuković was appointed manager of Legia Warsaw, having previously worked there in assistant and caretaker roles. In the 2019–20 season, he led the team to their 14th Ekstraklasa title.[1] He was dismissed in the following season, after quickly dropping out of a UEFA Champions League qualifying and a league defeat at Górnik Zabrze.[2]
On 13 December 2021, he was once again announced as the manager of Legia, following Marek Gołębiewski's resignation a day prior after a defeat to Wisła Płock, which saw Legia drop to the bottom of the league.[3] In his first match after his return, Legia defeated Zagłębie Lubin 4–0 and left the relegation zone.[4] He successfully led Legia away from relegation and finished 10th, eleven points clear of the relegation zone, winning 3–0 against Cracovia on the last match day.[5] On the same day, Vuković left his role as Legia's manager.[6]
On 27 October 2022, he replaced Waldemar Fornalik as the manager of Piast Gliwice.[7] On 14 May 2024, shortly before the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Piast announced they had exercised an option in Vuković's contract to keep him at the club until June 2025.[8]
Personal life
editHe was granted Polish citizenship on 13 June 2008.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 25 May 2024[10]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Legia Warsaw (caretaker) | 19 September 2016 | 24 September 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Legia Warsaw (caretaker) | 1 August 2018 | 13 August 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.33 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2 April 2019 | 21 September 2020 | 67 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 112 | 60 | +52 | 55.22 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 13 December 2021 | 21 May 2022 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 47.62 | |
| Piast Gliwice | 27 October 2022 | Present | 60 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 78 | 53 | +25 | 41.67 | |
| Total | 152 | 73 | 40 | 39 | 228 | 139 | +89 | 48.03 | |||
Honours
editPlayer
editPartizan
Legia Warsaw
- Ekstraklasa: 2001–02, 2005–06
- Polish Cup: 2007–08
- Polish League Cup: 2001–02
- Polish Super Cup: 2008
Manager
editLegia Warsaw
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Season: 2019–20[12]
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: March 2022,[13] April 2023[14]
References
edit- ^ "Sezon 2019/2020 dobiegł końca!" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Aleksandar Vuković został zwolniony z Legii Warszawa. Następcą Michniewicz?" (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Zmiany w sztabie szkoleniowym Legii". legia.com. Legia Warszawa. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Efektowny powrót Vukovicia na Łazienkowską. Legia gromi w zaległym meczu Ekstraklasy" [Vukovic's impressive return to Łazienkowska. Legia is scolding in an overdue match of the Ekstraklasa]. Sport Wprost (in Polish). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Udane pożegnanie trenera z Legią. Wygrana z Cracovią na koniec sezonu". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Aleksandar Vuković i Artur Boruc odchodzą z Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Aleksandar Vuković nowym trenerem Piasta Gliwice!" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Aleksandar Vuković na dłużej w Piaście!" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Vuković otrzymał polskie obywatelstwo" [Vuković was granted Polish citizenship] (in Polish). legionisci.com. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Aleksandar Vukovic career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Legia Warszawa mistrzem Polski 2019/2020!" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2019/2020 dobiegł końca!" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Trener Marca 2022: Aleksandar Vuković (Legia Warszawa)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "TRENER KWIETNIA 2023: ALEKSANDAR VUKOVIĆ (PIAST GLIWICE)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
External links
edit- Aleksandar Vuković at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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