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Veselin Vuković

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Veselin Vuković
Personal information
Full name Veselin Vuković
Born (1958-12-19) 19 December 1958 (age 65)
Struga, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Club information
Current club Metaloplastika (head coach)
Senior clubs
Years Team
Metaloplastika
Barcelona
National team
Years Team
Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia
Teams managed
FR Yugoslavia (assistant)
2010–2013
Serbia
2015–2016
Metaloplastika
2019–
Metaloplastika
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Men's handball
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Representing  Serbia
Men's handball (coach)
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Serbia Team

Veselin Vuković (Serbian: Веселин Вуковић; born 19 December 1958 in Struga) is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored 19 goals.

As a member of RK Metaloplastika he won two Champions' League titles, 1985 and 1986. After his retirement he was coach of RK Metaloplastika and assistant coach of the national team at the Sydney Olympics. After his Olympic experience he worked in Cyprus.

Since 1 April 2010 he is the Serbia national handball team's head coach. He coached national team at the 2012 European Championship, when the team won silver medal. He led the Serbian national team at the 2012 Olympics where they finished ninth.

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