Personal information | |||
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Born |
Cetinje, Yugoslavia |
18 January 1961 ||
Nationality | Montenegrin | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Slovenia (Manager) | ||
Youth clubs | |||
Lovćen Cetinje | |||
Senior clubs | |||
1977–1979 1979–1988 1988–1993 1993–1995 |
Lovćen Cetinje Metaloplastika Šabac Barcelona Granollers |
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National team | |||
1979–1980 1981–1992 1993–1996 |
Yugoslavia U21 Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia |
183 (738) |
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Teams managed | |||
1995–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2006 2006–2009 2007 2010 2011–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2015– |
Metaloplastika Šabac FR Yugoslavia Ciudad Real Serbia and Montenegro Vardar Macedonia Al Sadd Vardar Al Shabab Zagreb Slovenia |
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Veselin Vujović (Cyrillic: Веселин Вујовић, born on 18 January 1961) is a retired Montenegrin handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is currently managing the Slovenian national team.
During his career he played for RK Metaloplastika, Barcelona and Granollers. With Metaloplastika he won two handball champions league (1985 and 1986) and one with Barcelona (1991). He was first player to receive title of the IHF World Player of the Year.
In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal at the Olympics. He played all six matches and scored 28 goals. Four years later he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches again and scored 29 goals.
In 1986 he was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia.