Vinko Begović

Vinko Begović
Personal information
Full nameVinko Begović
Date of birth2 October 1948
Place of birthSplit, SFR Yugoslavia
Club information
Current team
Mes Rafsanjan (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1964Hajduk Split2(1)
1969–1970Radnički Kragujevac
1970–1983RNK Split
Teams managed
1986–1987RNK Split
1996–1997HNK Šibenik
1999–2003Foolad[1]
2003–2004Persepolis[2]
2004–2005Al-Wasl[3]
2005–2006Pegah Gilan[3]
2006–2007Iran U23 (Olympics team)[4]
2007–2009Pas Hamedan[5]
2009–2011Aluminium Hormozgan
2012–2013Pas Hamedan
2013–Mes Rafsanjan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Vinko Begović (Persian: وینکو بگوویچ, born October 2, 1948) is a Croatian football manager and former player.

He has previously served as head coach of several clubs namely Foolad, Persepolis and Pegah Gilan of Iran, and Al-Wasl of the UAE. He was also manager of the Iran national under-23 football team for a short period in 2007. From December 2012 to March 2013, he was also assistant coach at Persepolis and also head coach of Persepolis B for three months.

Sources

  1. (Croatian) Slobodna Dalmacija S. Alfirević: Splitski trener Vinko Begović iz Irana prati zbivanja uoči derbija, April 12, 2003
  2. (Croatian) 24sata Dubravko Miličić:Cico Kranjčar dobio otkaz već nakon prvoga poraza, Sep 26, 2009
  3. 3.0 3.1 (Croatian) Novi list Toni Bilić: Vinko Begović, trener iranskog "Pegah Dilana", komentira status izbornika iranske reprezentacije, Dec 1, 2005
    "Splićanin Vinko Begović već šest godina radi kao trener u Iranu, jednu je sezonu proveo u Ujedinjenim Arapskim Emiratima..."
  4. (Croatian) Index.hr Vinko Begović: Odvesti ću Iran na Olimpijske igre u Peking, Feb 19, 2007, accessed March 13, 2010
  5. (Croatian) Slobodna Dalmacija Josip Smolić: Moj Pas takvog ovdje nema: Vinko Begović, Splićanin koji grabi prema vrhu iranskog nogometa, Dec 30, 2007