Aleksandar Vuković

Aleksandar Vuković (, ; born 25 August 1979) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is currently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.

Club career He 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 on 17 December 2008. He retired after a four-year stint in Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce.

Managerial career Legia Warsaw

On 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. He was dismissed in the following season, after quickly dropping out of a UEFA Champions League qualifying and a league defeat at Górnik Zabrze.

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. In his first match after his return, Legia defeated Zagłębie Lubin 4–0 and left the relegation zone. 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. On the same day, Vuković left his role as Legia's manager.

Piast Gliwice

On 27 October 2022, Vuković replaced Waldemar Fornalik as the manager of Piast Gliwice. 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. On 27 March 2025, it was revealed he would leave the club at the end of the 2024–25 campaign.

Widzew Łódź On 5 March 2026, Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź announced the appointment of Vuković as manager until the end of the 2026–27 season.

Personal life A Bosnian Serb, he was granted Polish citizenship on 13 June 2008. He has a wife and a son.

Managerial statistics

Honours Player Partizan First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1998–99

Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2001–02, 2005–06 Polish Cup: 2007–08 Polish League Cup: 2001–02 Polish Super Cup: 2008

Manager Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2019–20

Individual Ekstraklasa Coach of the Season: 2019–20 Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: March 2022, April 2023