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Svetozar Vujović

1940 – 1993

Yugoslav footballer

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Lived 1940 – 1993 (aged 52). Svetozar Vujović was a Yugoslav association football player and association football coach.

Svetozar Vujović (3 March 1940 – 16 January 1993) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav football player and manager, who spent most of his life in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, and his entire playing, managerial and administrative career with FK Sarajevo. He is the third most capped player in the club's history with 299 official games. After his playing career he went on to manage the team for two years, before taking the position of a long-standing club director, until he died in a besieged city in 1993.

Playing career Club He began playing in 1957 in FK Radnik from the town of Hadžići near Sarajevo, and in 1959 he became a member of the FK Sarajevo. Miroslav Brozović, his coach at the time, put him in the position of right back, and he developed into an excellent football player. Later, he successfully played as a center half.

Administrative career In FK Sarajevo, he began to work as a coach in 1973, and 1975 he was appointed director of the club. In the role of director and later as president Vujović spent twenty years and made great contribution to success and stability of FK Sarajevo.

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Who was Svetozar Vujović?

Yugoslav footballer (1940-1993)

When was Svetozar Vujović born?

Svetozar Vujović was born on 3 March 1940 in Baljci.

When did Svetozar Vujović die?

Svetozar Vujović died on 16 January 1993 in Sarajevo.

What was Svetozar Vujović's occupation?

Svetozar Vujović was an association football player and association football coach.

What nationality was Svetozar Vujović?

Svetozar Vujović was Yugoslav.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Svetozar Vujović

· Wikidata: Q3506338

· DBpedia: Svetozar Vujović

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