Vladica Popović

Vladimir "Vladica" Popović (; 17 March 1935 – 10 August 2020 ) was a Serbian professional footballer and manager. The biggest success in his coaching career was winning the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991. He was the last surviving player from the Yugoslavia team in the 1958 World Cup.

Playing career Born in Zemun, Popović started playing at local side Jedinstvo but his talent was spotted while he was still very young and giants Red Star Belgrade brought him to their youth team where he will later play for more than a decade becoming team captain and also regular member of the Yugoslavia national team. He was part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He earned a total of 20 caps (no goals) and his final international was a June 1965 World Cup qualification match away against Norway.

Managerial career Popović began coaching football in Venezuela in the 1970s, leading Portuguesa FC, Caracas F.C. and Deportivo Italia. He also managed Colombian sides Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali, and Millonarios as well as the Peru national football team.

Honours Player Club Red Star Belgrade Yugoslav First League: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64 Yugoslav Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64 Mitropa Cup: 1958

International Yugoslavia Summer Olympics Second place: 1956

Manager Independiente Santa Fe Categoría Primera A: 1971

Atlético Nacional Categoría Primera A: 1973

Deportivo Cali Categoría Primera A: 1974

Napredak Kruševac Yugoslav Second League (East): 1977–78

Red Star Belgrade Yugoslav First League: 1991–92 Intercontinental Cup: 1991