Vico Zeljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Вицо Зељковић; born 12 November 1988) is a businessman and executive from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the current president of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vico Zeljković | |
|---|---|
| President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Elvedin Begić |
| President of FK Borac Banja Luka | |
| In office 19 June 2018 – 6 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Branko Kovačević |
| Succeeded by | Stojan Malbašić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1988 Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
| Spouse | Nataša Zeljković |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Football administrator |
Zeljković was previously president of Borac Banja Luka and worked as a board executive in the Bosnian FA as well.
Career
editFrom 19 June 2018 until 6 August 2020, Zeljković was president of Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.[1][2] He has served as president of the Football Association of Republika Srpska since 24 January 2020.[3]
On 16 March 2021, Zeljković became the new president of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] Before becoming president, he was a board executive in the Bosnian FA.[5]
Personal life
editZeljković is the nephew of Bosnian Serb politician Milorad Dodik.[6]
Controversies
editIn 2016, Zeljković made a Facebook post stating, "We don't need the title because Bosnia is not our country! Republika Srpska! Go, Borac!"[7]
References
edit- ^ "VICO ZELJKOVIĆ NOVI PREDSJEDNIK BORCA!". fkborac.net (in Bosnian). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ E. Čaušević (6 August 2020). "Zeljković napustio Borac, Skupština izabrala novog predsjednika" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ A. Pašić (24 January 2020). "Zeljković predsjednik FSRS, bivši premijerligaški sudija generalni sekretar" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ E.B. (16 March 2021). "Vico Zeljković je novi predsjednik Nogometnog saveza BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ E. Čaušević (25 August 2020). "Vico Zeljković postao punopravni član Izvršnog odbora NSBiH s pravom glasa" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Slobodan Vasković (28 July 2018). "DIGAO NA NOGE BANJALUKU: "Banjalučki Arkan je DODIKOV SESTRIĆ, Vico Zeljković…"!?". ibalkan.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Mrze ga zbog izjave o Republici Srpskoj: U BIH besni zbog novog predsednika Fudbalskog saveza! (FOTO)". Objektiv (in Serbian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links
edit- Vico Zeljković at nfsbih.ba