Budimir Vujacic
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Budimir Vujačić is a retired Montenegrin
footballer. Mainly a left back, he could also operate as a central defender.
, Montenegro
, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
, Vujačić grew up in Petrovac na Moru, and began his football career with local outfit OFK Petrovac. In 1985, aged 21, he moved abroad, playing three solid seasons for SC Freiburg
, in the German
second division
.
In January 1988, Vujačić returned home and signed with FK Vojvodina
where he remained until June 1989, after which he joined national giants FK Partizan
. At the Belgrade
outfit, he was an everpresent defensive figure (also contributing with 10 league goals during his spell), as the team won one cup
and the first edition of the championship after the creation of Serbia and Montenegro
, with Partizan leading second-placed neighbours Red Star
by 14 points, whilst only conceding 20 goals in 36 matches.
Vujačić then joined Sporting Clube de Portugal, winning the Portuguese Cup
precisely in the only season in which he was a regular starter (29 matches, two goals). He retired from football in 1998 at the age of 34, after a short spell in Japan
with Vissel Kobe
.
Following his retirement, Vujačić served as scout
for Manchester United
, and was responsible for bringing Zoran Tošić
and Adem Ljajić
to the club's attention.
on 27 May 1989, in a friendly match
against Belgium (0–1 loss in Brussels
) - he played the entire second half.
In total, he gained a total of 12 caps
(eight plus four for the newly created Serbia
), but did not attend any major international tournament.
|1985/86||rowspan="3"|Freiburg
||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga
||33||1
|-
|1986/87||24||1
|-
|1987/88||19||2
|-
|1987/88||rowspan="2"|Vojvodina
||rowspan="2"|First League
||10||1
|-
|1988/89||31||7
|-
|1989/90||rowspan="3"|Partizan
||rowspan="3"|First League
||27||2
|-
|1990/91||33||3
|-
|1991/92||29||1
|-
|1992/93||Partizan
||First League
||26||4
|-
|1993/94||rowspan="4"|Sporting Portugal||rowspan="4"|Primeira Liga||16||2
|-
|1994/95||28||2
|-
|1995/96||17||3
|-
|1996/97||1||0
|-
|-
|1997||rowspan="2"|Vissel Kobe
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||0
|-
|1998||0||0
76||4
130||14
26||4
64||7
14||0
310||29
|}
|1989||4||0
|-
|1990||0||0
|-
|1991||3||0
|-
|1992||1||0
|-
!Total||8||0
|}
|-
|1995||2||0
|-
|1996||2||0
|-
!Total||4||0
|}
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
footballer. Mainly a left back, he could also operate as a central defender.
Club career
Born in TitogradPodgorica
Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, Vujačić grew up in Petrovac na Moru, and began his football career with local outfit OFK Petrovac. In 1985, aged 21, he moved abroad, playing three solid seasons for SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
, in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
second division
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
.
In January 1988, Vujačić returned home and signed with FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
where he remained until June 1989, after which he joined national giants FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
. At the Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
outfit, he was an everpresent defensive figure (also contributing with 10 league goals during his spell), as the team won one cup
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
and the first edition of the championship after the creation of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
, with Partizan leading second-placed neighbours Red Star
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
by 14 points, whilst only conceding 20 goals in 36 matches.
Vujačić then joined Sporting Clube de Portugal, winning the Portuguese Cup
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
precisely in the only season in which he was a regular starter (29 matches, two goals). He retired from football in 1998 at the age of 34, after a short spell in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
with Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...
.
Following his retirement, Vujačić served as scout
Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
for Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, and was responsible for bringing Zoran Tošić
Zoran Tošic
Zoran Tošić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left winger for CSKA Moscow. Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career with his local side Proleter Zrenjanin. He then joined Budućnost Banatski Dvor, who then merged with Proleter to form Banat Zrenjanin...
and Adem Ljajić
Adem Ljajic
Adem Ljajić is a Serbian footballer who plays as an attacking or right-sided midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina. He was set to join England's Manchester United from Partizan in January 2010, but they withdrew their option to sign him in December 2009...
to the club's attention.
International career
Vujačić made his senior national team debut for YugoslaviaYugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
on 27 May 1989, in a friendly match
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
against Belgium (0–1 loss in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
) - he played the entire second half.
In total, he gained a total of 12 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
(eight plus four for the newly created Serbia
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...
), but did not attend any major international tournament.
Club career statistics
|-|1985/86||rowspan="3"|Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
||33||1
|-
|1986/87||24||1
|-
|1987/88||19||2
|-
|1987/88||rowspan="2"|Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
||rowspan="2"|First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
||10||1
|-
|1988/89||31||7
|-
|1989/90||rowspan="3"|Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
||rowspan="3"|First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
||27||2
|-
|1990/91||33||3
|-
|1991/92||29||1
|-
|1992/93||Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
||First League
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
||26||4
|-
|1993/94||rowspan="4"|Sporting Portugal||rowspan="4"|Primeira Liga||16||2
|-
|1994/95||28||2
|-
|1995/96||17||3
|-
|1996/97||1||0
|-
|-
|1997||rowspan="2"|Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||0
|-
|1998||0||0
76||4
130||14
26||4
64||7
14||0
310||29
|}
International statistics
|-|1989||4||0
|-
|1990||0||0
|-
|1991||3||0
|-
|1992||1||0
|-
!Total||8||0
|}
|-
|1995||2||0
|-
|1996||2||0
|-
!Total||4||0
|}