Zvonimir Vukić

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Zvonimir Vukić
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Vukić with Moscow in 2009
Personal information
Full name Zvonimir Vukić
Date of birth (1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Zrenjanin, SFR Yugoslavia
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Proleter Zrenjanin 36 (3)
1998–2000 Atlético Madrid B 40 (4)
2000–2003 Partizan 86 (44)
2003–2008 Shakhtar Donetsk 73 (12)
2005–2006 → Portsmouth (loan) 9 (1)
2006 → Partizan (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2010 Moscow 27 (5)
2011–2013 Partizan 34 (16)
2013–2014 PAOK 35 (12)
2014–2015 Veria 3 (0)
Total 345 (97)
International career
1998–1999 FR Yugoslavia U21[1] 2 (0)
2003–2006 Serbia and Montenegro 26 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2015

Zvonimir Vukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Звонимир Вукић; born 19 July 1979) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Vukić represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Vukić began playing football with his hometown club Proleter Zrenjanin, making his debut for their first team in the 1996–97 season, at the age of 17. He became a first team regular in the following season, attracting the attention of numerous domestic and foreign teams. In the summer of 1998, Vukić was snapped by Atlético Madrid.

After two seasons of playing with Atlético's B team in the Spanish second division, Vukić returned to his homeland and signed with Partizan in April 2000.[2] He made a name for himself over the following four seasons at Partizan, scoring 52 goals in all competitions. Vukić was the top scorer of the national championship in the 2002–03 season with 22 goals.[3]

In the summer of 2003, Vukić signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.[4] He was the club's top scorer with 13 goals in all competitions in his first season in Ukraine. In the following season, Vukić made his UEFA Champions League debut in the 2004–05 campaign.

In August 2005, Vukić was loaned to Premier League side Portsmouth for the 2005–06 season. He scored his first and only goal for Portsmouth in a 4–1 win over Sunderland on 29 October 2005.[5] However, after the sacking of manager Alain Perrin, and reinstatement of former manager Harry Redknapp, Vukić was deemed surplus to requirements.

In January 2006, Vukić found himself back in familiar territory, having been loaned to his former club Partizan until the end of the 2005–06 season.[6] Unfortunately, he broke a foot in a friendly game against Ural,[7] managing to play just two competitive matches after a long pause.

After his contract with Shakhtar expired in the summer of 2008, Vukić joined Moscow. However, the Ukrainian club claimed that they have a valid contract with the player. Afterwards, in October 2008, FIFA allowed Vukić to play for the Russian club.[8] He scored on his debut for the club in a league fixture against Terek Grozny on 2 November 2008. After the club folded in February 2010, Vukić became a free agent.

Third stint at Partizan

In May,[9] and again in November 2010,[10] media linked Vukić to Partizan once again, where he was training for several months, but no deal was concluded. Finally, on 31 January 2011, Vukić signed a one-year deal with his former club.[11] He chose the number 80 shirt and was officially presented together with Prince Tagoe.[12] He played variable during the second half of the 2010–11 season, due to more than a year without any competitive football.

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Vukić assumed his old number 10 shirt.[13] He opened the season with a goal against Shkëndija in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. However, after a weak form in August, Vukić became a subject of fans criticism and he dropped from the first team.

Vukić returned to the line-up in late September, and scored a goal in a cup match against Novi Pazar.[14] On 15 October 2011, in his first league match after six rounds, he scored a brace for a 2–0 victory over Spartak Subotica.[15] In the next 30 days, Vukić scored five more, including three league and two cup goals. On 26 November 2011, he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 away win against arch-rivals, which made him a fans favorite again.[16] In the last two rounds of the first half of the season, Vukić scored two more goals and thus completed his fantastic performance during the late 2011.

On 24 January 2012, after much speculation, Vukić signed another one-year contract with Partizan.[17][18] He continued his good performances in the second half of the season and was named in the SuperLiga Team of the Season.

Career in Greece

On 30 January 2013, Vukić joined PAOK on a free transfer, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.[19] He played three matches in the Superleague Greece until the end of the 2012–13 regular season, scoring two goals in his first two appearances for the club against Panionios and Panathinaikos. He also made four appearances in the Superleague Greece playoffs.

On 26 April 2014, Vukić was the only scorer for his team in the Greek Cup final, converting a penalty in the 70th minute of their 1–4 loss to Panathinaikos.[20]

On 7 September 2014, Vukić joined Veria on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract. He was given the number 99 shirt.[21] On 12 February 2015, Vukić terminated his contract with Veria by mutual consent.[22]

International career

Vukić made 26 appearances for Serbia and Montenegro, the first of which was against Azerbaijan on 12 February 2003. Later the same year, on 11 October 2003, Vukić scored his first national team goal in a 3–2 win against Wales at the Millennium Stadium.[23]

Vukić played great during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, scoring four goals. Despite having been in the process of convalescence after a long break due to foot injury,[24] Vukić was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, coming in from the bench in a 0–6 loss to Argentina.[25]

International goals

Scores and results list Serbia and Montenegro's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2003 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff  Wales 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2 16 November 2003 Kazimierz Górski Stadium, Płock  Poland 2–3 3–4 Friendly
3 4 September 2004 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle  San Marino 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
4 13 October 2004 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade  San Marino 5–0 5–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
5 17 November 2004 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels  Belgium 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
6 8 October 2005 LFF Stadium, Vilnius  Lithuania 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[26] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Proleter Zrenjanin 1996–97 6 0 - - – 0 0 0 0 6 0
1997–98 30 3 - - – 4 0 0 0 34 3
Total 36 3 - - – 4 0 0 0 40 3
Atlético Madrid B 1998–99 31 4 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 31 4
1999–00 9 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 40 4 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 40 4
Partizan 1999–00 6 1 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 6 1
2000–01 21 7 4 3 – 2 0 0 0 27 10
2001–02 29 14 3 2 – 3 1 0 0 35 17
2002–03 30 22 3 1 – 7 1 0 0 40 24
Total 86 44 10 6 – 12 2 0 0 108 52
Shakhtar Donetsk 2003–04 27 10 4 1 – 5 2 0 0 36 13
2004–05 27 0 3 1 – 13 2 0 0 43 3
2005–06 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 2 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2005–06 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Partizan (loan) 2005–06 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 2 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2006–07 13 2 3 2 – 0 0 0 0 16 4
2007–08 4 0 3 0 – 1 0 1 0 9 0
Total 73 12 13 4 – 19 4 1 0 106 20
Moscow 2008 3 2 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 3 2
2009 24 3 3 0 – 0 0 0 0 27 3
Total 27 5 3 0 – 0 0 0 0 30 5
Partizan 2010–11 13 3 1 1 – 0 0 0 0 14 4
2011–12 21 13 4 3 – 5 1 0 0 30 17
2012–13 0 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 34 16 5 4 – 7 1 0 0 46 21
PAOK 2012–13 7 2 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 7 2
2013–14 28 10 5 4 – 5 1 0 0 38 15
Total 35 12 5 4 – 5 1 0 0 45 17
Veria 2014–15 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 345 97 36 18 0 0 47 8 1 0 429 123

International statistics

Serbia and Montenegro
Year Apps Goals
2003 9 2
2004 7 3
2005 9 1
2006 1 0
Total 26 6

Honours

Partizan
Shakhtar Donetsk
Individual

Notes and references

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  26. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Ukrainian Super Cup

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