Veselin Vuković (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Вуковић; born 19 December 1958) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Veselin Vuković
Vuković in 2012
Personal information
Full name Veselin Vuković
Born (1958-12-19) 19 December 1958 (age 66)
Struga, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Metaloplastika (head coach)
Youth career
Team
Metaloplastika
Senior clubs
Years Team
1975–1986
Metaloplastika
1986–1990
Atlético Madrid
1991
Helados Alacant
1991–1993
Barcelona
National team
Years Team
Yugoslavia
Teams managed
Metaloplastika
2000
FR Yugoslavia (assistant)
2003–2005
Serbia and Montenegro (assistant)
2010–2013
Serbia
2015–2016
Metaloplastika
2018
Mokra Gora
2019–
Metaloplastika
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Switzerland Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca Team
Representing  Serbia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Serbia Staff

Club career

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Born in Struga (PR Macedonia), Vuković moved with his family to Šabac (PR Serbia) at an early age. He started out at local club Metaloplastika, helping them win six Yugoslav Championships (1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, and 1985–86), four Yugoslav Cups (1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1985–86), and two successive European Cups (1984–85 and 1985–86). In 1986, Vuković went abroad to Spain and spent four seasons with Atlético Madrid. He also briefly played for Helados Alacant, before joining European champions Barcelona in 1991.

International career

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At international level, Vuković represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, winning the gold medal. He was also a regular member of the team that won the 1986 World Championship in Switzerland.

Coaching career

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Vuković served as an assistant to FR Yugoslavia head coach Veselin Vujović at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He performed the same role for two years while Vujović was head coach of Serbia and Montenegro.

On 1 April 2010, Vuković was appointed as head coach for Serbia.[2] He led them to the final of the 2012 European Championship, which they lost to Denmark.

Honours

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Player

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Metaloplastika
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona

Coach

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Metaloplastika

References

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  1. ^ "Intervju: Veselin Vujović" (in Serbian). vreme.com. 12 August 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Veselin Vuković novi selektor" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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