Budimir Vujačić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1983 | Petrovac | ||
1983–1985 | Obilić | ||
1985–1987 | SC Freiburg | 76 | (4) |
1988–1989 | Vojvodina | 41 | (8) |
1989–1993 | Partizan | 115 | (10) |
1993–1997 | Sporting CP | 62 | (7) |
1997–1998 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | (0) |
International career | |||
1989–1996 | Yugoslavia | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Budimir Vujačić (born 4 January 1964) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer.[1] Mainly a left-back, he could also operate as a centre-back.
Club career
Born in Titograd, 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 2. Bundesliga.
In January 1988, Vujačić returned home and signed with FK Vojvodina. He was a member of the team that won the Yugoslav First League in 1989. In June 1989. he joined FK Partizan. At the Belgrade outfit, he was an everpresent defensive figure (also contributing with ten 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 CP, winning the Portuguese Cup 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.
International career
Vujačić made his senior national team debut for SFR Yugoslavia on 27 May 1989, in a friendly match against Belgium (1–0 loss in Brussels) – he played the entire second half. He was later included to UEFA Euro 1992,[2] but the nation would be suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars. In total, he gained a total of 12 caps (eight plus four for the newly created FR Yugoslavia), but did not attend any major international tournament. His final international was a December 1996 friendly match away against Argentina.[3]
Post-playing career
Following his retirement, Vujačić served as scout for Manchester United,[4] and was responsible for bringing Zoran Tošić and Adem Ljajić to the club's attention.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | ||
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Division | Apps | Goals | ||
SC Freiburg | 1985–86 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 1 |
1986–87 | 24 | 1 | ||
1987–88 | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 76 | 4 | ||
Vojvodina | 1987–88 | Yugoslav First League | 10 | 1 |
1988–89 | 31 | 7 | ||
Total | 41 | 8 | ||
Partizan | 1989–90 | Yugoslav First League | 27 | 2 |
1990–91 | 33 | 3 | ||
1991–92 | 29 | 1 | ||
1992–93 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 4 | |
Total | 115 | 10 | ||
Sporting CP | 1993–94 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 2 |
1994–95 | 28 | 2 | ||
1995–96 | 17 | 3 | ||
1996–97 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 62 | 7 | ||
Vissel Kobe | 1997 | J1 League | 14 | 0 |
1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | ||
Career total | 308 | 29 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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SFR Yugoslavia | 1989 | 4 | 0 |
1990 | 0 | 0 | |
1991 | 3 | 0 | |
1992 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | |
FR Yugoslavia | 1995 | 2 | 0 |
1996 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ Vujacic: «Para haver tantos sportinguistas, tem de ser amor» maisfutebol.iol.pt
- ^ "Pancev también renuncia a la Eurocopa". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 May 1992. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Kay, Oliver (13 January 2009). "United on trail of more Serbian talent". The Times. London: Times Newspapers. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (April 2009). "They came from Serbia". Inside United (201). Teddington: Haymarket Network: 41. ISSN 1749-6497.
External links
- Budimir Vujačić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Budimir Vujačić at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Budimir Vujačić at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data
- Budimir Vujačić at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Podgorica
- Association football defenders
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
- Montenegrin footballers
- OFK Petrovac players
- FK Obilić players
- SC Freiburg players
- FK Vojvodina players
- FK Partizan players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Vissel Kobe players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Yugoslav First League players
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Primeira Liga players
- J1 League players
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Manchester United F.C. non-playing staff