Ivan Vuković
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Podgorica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Zeta | 56 | (15) |
| 2006–2011 | Budućnost | 103 | (57) |
| 2011–2013 | Hajduk Split | 49 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Seongnam | 11 | (3) |
| 2014 | OFK Beograd | 8 | (1) |
| 2015– | Mladost Podgorica | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Montenegro | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ivan "Giga" Vuković (Cyrillic: Иван Вуковић, born 9 February 1987) is a Montenegrin football forward. He is best known for his abilities as a striker but can also play as a supporting striker.
Club career
Ivan 'Giga' Vuković began his professional career at Montenegrin side FK Zeta signing for the club in 2004. During his first season at the club, Zeta had possibly the best season in their history. Zeta finished the 2004/2005 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
In 2006, Ivan 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
Due 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
In June 2013 he signed for Seongnam for a reported fee of €220,000 from Hajduk Split.
OFK Beograd
In August 2014 he returned to Europe and joined Serbian top-flight side OFK Beograd.[5]
International career
Vuković was previously a part of the Montegrin 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.[6]
References
- ↑ FK Budućnost: Ivan Vuković fudbaler godine 24 December 2009
- ↑ Ivan Vukovic at Soccerway
- ↑ Vijesti - Sport - Giga Vukovic odigrao mec zivota protiv intera (Serbian) 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 (Serbian)
- ↑ Fudbalski Savez Crne Gore - Matchreport: Prijateljske utakmice - srijeda, 18. novembar 2009 (Serbian) Retrieved 2009.
External links
- Ivan Vuković at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ivan Vuković at FSCG website
- Ivan Vuković at kleague.com (Korean)
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