Vladimir Jugović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Milutovac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Red Star Belgrade | 61 | (11) |
| 1990 | → Rad (loan) | 16 | (7) |
| 1992–1995 | Sampdoria | 81 | (18) |
| 1995–1997 | Juventus | 56 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Lazio | 27 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | (3) |
| 1999–2001 | Internazionale | 39 | (3) |
| 2001–2003 | Monaco | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Admira Wacker | 25 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | LR Ahlen | 19 | (2) |
| Total | 360 | (57) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2002 | Yugoslavia | 41 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Vladimir Jugović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Југовић, born 30 August 1969) is a Serbian former footballer.
Born in Milutovac, a village near Trstenik, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jugović played throughout his career for numerous top European teams, winning the Champions League twice (with Red Star Belgrade and Juventus). He is regarded as one of the finest players that Serbia has ever produced and one of the best midfielders of his generation. At international level, he represented Yugoslavia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at UEFA Euro 2000.
Club career
Upon joining Red Star, he was loaned to FK Rad for the whole 1989–90 season. When Ljupko Petrović became coach of Red Star, Jugović was returned to the starting eleven. In 1991, Jugović played in the 1991 European Cup Final, which Red Star won. Subsequently, he won the Intercontinental Cup as Red Star beat Colo-Colo 3–0. By the end of his career with Red Star, he was awarded the Star of Red Star and became one of the most celebrated footballers in Yugoslavia.
U.C. Sampdoria invited Jugović at the insistence of Vujadin Boškov. He spent three successful seasons at Sampdoria, during which he helped the team win the 1993–94 Coppa Italia.
In 1995 Jugović was bought by Serie A giants Juventus, with whom he won a Serie A title in his second season, an Intercontinental Cup, and his second Champions League title, scoring the decisive penalty in the final against Dutch side AFC Ajax.
In the 1997-98 season he joined Lazio spending only one season with the Roman club winning his second Coppa Italia 1997–98 Coppa Italia beating Milan in the two-leg final, also the club reached the Uefa Cup final 1997-98 UEFA Cup losing in the final to Inter in the all Italian final.
Jugović successively moved to Atlético Madrid for the 1998–99 season before joining Inter the following year, where he spent two seasons. Jugović finished his career at LR Ahlen, after stints with AS Monaco FC and VfB Admira Wacker Mödling.
International career
Jugović played a central role for Yugoslavia's push through the group stage in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
International
| Serbia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 1 |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 3 |
Honours
Club
- Yugoslav First League: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- UEFA Champions League: 1990–91
- Intercontinental Cup: 1991
Individual
- Intercontinental Cup MVP of the Match Award: 1991
References
- ↑ Vladimir Jugović at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Serbian national football team website (Serbian)
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