Velibor Pudar
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Velibor Pudar is a Bosnian
football manager and former player.
During his playing career, as a goalkeeper, Pudar played for several clubs. He began playing with FK Velež Mostar
between 1986 and 1992 still in the Yugoslav First League
. With the beginning of the war
, he moved abroad where he played one season with Apollon Smyrni F.C. in the Greek top league. After that season, he moved to FR Yugoslavia where he played with Montenegrin club FK Sutjeska Nikšić in the First League, and with several other clubs in other leagues, namely, Serbian clubs FK Čukarički Stankom
, FK Jedinstvo Paraćin
and FK Palilulac Beograd
. By the end of the 1990s he also played in Sweden with Vasalunds IF
and in Finland with TPV Tampere before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play with FK Leotar finishing his career as a coach and player of FK Velež Mostar
in 2005.
It was in 2005 that Pudar obtained the level A UEFA licence for coaching, after graduating in Belgrade's Higher School for Football. After early coaching experiences while still playing with FK Leotar and FK Velež Mostar
, he also coached NK Bratstvo Gračanica
in the 2008-2009 season.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
football manager and former player.
During his playing career, as a goalkeeper, Pudar played for several clubs. He began playing with FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....
between 1986 and 1992 still in the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
. With the beginning of the war
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
, he moved abroad where he played one season with Apollon Smyrni F.C. in the Greek top league. After that season, he moved to FR Yugoslavia where he played with Montenegrin club FK Sutjeska Nikšić in the First League, and with several other clubs in other leagues, namely, Serbian clubs FK Čukarički Stankom
FK Cukaricki Stankom
FK Čukarički Stankom is a Serbian football club from Belgrade that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga.- History :...
, FK Jedinstvo Paraćin
FK Jedinstvo Paracin
FK Jedinstvo is a football club based in Paraćin, Serbia.-History:The club PSD was founded 1925. In 1930 PSD and Karađorđe were merged forming a new club, FK Jedinstvo. The chosen club colours were green and white...
and FK Palilulac Beograd
FK Palilulac Beograd
Not to be confused with another club, FK Palilulac Niš.FK Palilulac is a football club based in Krnjača, Belgrade, Serbia.-Current team:As of November 2010....
. By the end of the 1990s he also played in Sweden with Vasalunds IF
Vasalunds IF
Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna which is within the Stockholm urban area. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund. - History :...
and in Finland with TPV Tampere before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play with FK Leotar finishing his career as a coach and player of FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....
in 2005.
It was in 2005 that Pudar obtained the level A UEFA licence for coaching, after graduating in Belgrade's Higher School for Football. After early coaching experiences while still playing with FK Leotar and FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....
, he also coached NK Bratstvo Gračanica
NK Bratstvo Gracanica
NK Bratstvo is a football club from Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
in the 2008-2009 season.
External sources
- Player profile at gamma.ba.
- Playing career at Playerhistory.