Veselin Vuković
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Full name | Veselin Vuković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Struga, SFR Yugoslavia | 19 December 1958||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Veselin Vuković (Serbian: Веселин Вуковић; born December 19, 1958 in Struga) is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
He was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored 19 goals. As a member of RK Metaloplastika he won two Champions' League titles, 1985 and 1986. After his retirement he was coach of RK Metaloplastika and assistant coach of the national team at the Sydney Olympics. After his Olympic experience he worked in Cyprus.
Since April 1, 2010 he is the Serbia national handball team's head coach. He coached national team at the 2012 European Championship, when the team won silver medal. He led the Serbian national team at the 2012 Olympics where they finished ninth.