Vladimir Gudelj
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Vladimir Gudelj is a retired Bosnian
footballer who played as a striker.
An excellent penalty
taker, he is best known for his eight-year spell with Spain
's Celta de Vigo
.
, Gudelj moved to Spain
, signing with Celta de Vigo
, then in the second division
. He scored 27 league goals in his debut season, the Galicians promoted to La Liga
, and the player continued to lead the scorer charts for his club the following five years.
Gudelj left Celta in 1999, as the player with most goals in the club's history, with almost 100 goals (68 in the top flight alone). He then joined neighbours SD Compostela
, returning to the second level, and accordingly being the best scorer in the team in both campaigns.
At almost 35, Gudelj played a couple of seasons with HNK Hajduk Split
, then retired. He later returned to Celta, going on to work in its Public Relations department.
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...
footballer who played as a striker.
An excellent penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
taker, he is best known for his eight-year spell with Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
.
Football career
After making his professional debuts with FK Velež MostarFK 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....
, Gudelj moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, signing with Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
, then in the second division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
. He scored 27 league goals in his debut season, the Galicians promoted to La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, and the player continued to lead the scorer charts for his club the following five years.
Gudelj left Celta in 1999, as the player with most goals in the club's history, with almost 100 goals (68 in the top flight alone). He then joined neighbours SD Compostela
SD Compostela
Sociedade Deportiva Compostela also known as Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 26 June 1962, it currently plays in Preferente Autonómica.-History:...
, returning to the second level, and accordingly being the best scorer in the team in both campaigns.
At almost 35, Gudelj played a couple of seasons with HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
, then retired. He later returned to Celta, going on to work in its Public Relations department.
Individual
- Spanish Second DivisionSegunda DivisiónThe Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
: Top scorer 1991–92