Ivan Vuković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Иван Вуковић, born 9 February 1987) is a retired Montenegrin football forward who was last played for FK Iskra Danilovgrad. He is best known for his abilities as a striker but can also play as a supporting striker.
 Vuković in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth |
Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Zeta | 56 | (15) |
| 2006–2011 | Budućnost Podgorica | 104 | (56) |
| 2011–2013 | Hajduk Split | 49 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Seongnam | 11 | (3) |
| 2014 | OFK Beograd | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | Mladost Podgorica | 15 | (7) |
| 2015 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Mladost Podgorica | 16 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Lovćen | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | Rabotnički | 17 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Grbalj | 36 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Krabi | 17 | (8) |
| 2019 | Grbalj | 15 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 34 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Montenegro | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2020 | |||
Club career
editVuković began his professional career at Montenegrin side FK Zeta signing for the club in 2003. During his second season at the club, Zeta had possibly the best season in their history. Zeta finished the 2004–05 season in third place in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, just behind Belgrade powerhouses FK Partizan and Red Star Belgrade with Ivan leading the attack all season.
Budućnost
editIn 2006, Vuković moved to FK Budućnost Podgorica. Here he spent five season leading the club to four second places and one first place in the Montenegrin First Division. He scored 57 goals in 103 official appearances for the club. His last two seasons at the club (the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons) were particularly successful, scoring 39 goals in 60 appearances. He was awarded by the Football Association of Montenegro the recognition of "Footballer of the Year" in all domestic Montenegrin competition.[1]
Hajduk Split
editDue to his fine long term form, Croatian giants HNK Hajduk Split signed him from the club in the summer of 2011 for a reported fee of €425,000.[2] On August 9, 2012, in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, he scored a remarkable goal against Internazionale.[3][4]
Seongnam
editIn June 2013 he signed for Seongnam for a reported fee of €220,000 from Hajduk Split.
Mladost
editIn August 2014 he returned to Europe and joined Serbian top-flight side OFK Beograd.[5] Same year he was transferred to Mladost Podgorica. He scored deciding goal against Neftchi which took Mladost to the second qualifying round of UEFA League Europa 2015.
Maccabi Netanya
editIn August 2015 Vuković signed a new contract for the Israeli club Maccabi Netanya penning one-year contract with option for two,[6] but was released from the club after less than a month.[7]
Back to Mladost
editUpon return from Israel, Vuković trained with his previous club, Mladost. In the second half of the 2015–16 season, he officially signed a new contract with Mladost. In 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifiers, he scored decisive goal against Neftchi Baku which advanced Mladost to next round. Mladost became Montenegrin champions of 2015–16 season. After the season, Vuković have decided not to renew a contract.
International career
editVuković was previously a part of the Montenegrin national youth teams before advancing to the senior national team. His senior debut for Montenegro came on November 18, 2009 when he came in as a substitute for Milorad Peković in a friendly match against Belarus.[8] It remained his sole international appearance.[9]
References
edit- ^ FK Budućnost: Ivan Vuković fudbaler godine Archived 2011-07-05 at the Wayback Machine 24 December 2009
- ^ Ivan Vukovic at Soccerway
- ^ Vijesti - Sport - Giga Vukovic odigrao mec zivota protiv intera (Serbian) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Yahoo! Sports - Hajduk Split’s Ivan Vukovic scored with a very nice volley against Inter Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ Vuković i Mbođ novi na Karaburmi at Sportski žurnal, 28-8-2014 (in Serbian)
- ^ Ivan Vuković and Žarko Grbović signed one season contracts for Maccabi Netanya(in Hebrew)
- ^ Official:Netanya announced the release of Vuković (in Hebrew)
- ^ Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore - Matchreport: Prijateljske utakmice - srijeda, 18. novembar 2009 (Serbian) Retrieved 2009.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
External links
edit- Ivan Vuković at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ivan Vuković at FSCG website
- Ivan Vuković – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Ivan Vuković at Soccerway
