Vladimir Jugović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Milutovac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 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 | 38 | (3) |
| 2001–2003 | Monaco | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Admira Wacker | 25 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | LR Ahlen | 19 | (2) |
| Total | 359 | (57) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2002 | Yugoslavia | 41 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Vladimir Jugović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Југовић, pronounced [ʋlǎdimiːr jûɡoʋitɕ]; born 30 August 1969) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Yugoslavia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2000.
Born in Milutovac, a village near Trstenik, Jugović played throughout his career for numerous top European teams. He won the European Cup and Intercontinental Cup with Red Star in 1991 and won both competitions again with Juventus in 1996. He is regarded as one of the finest players that Serbia has ever produced and one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Club career
Red Star Belgrade
Jugović was scouted by Red Star at the age of 15 by former Red Star player Tomislav "Toma" Milićević.[1] 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 brought back 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, scoring the first two goals. 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.
Sampdoria
Sampdoria invited Jugović at the insistence of Vujadin Boškov, who was their coach until 1992. He spent three successful seasons at Sampdoria, during which he helped the team win the 1993–94 Coppa Italia. Notably, he scored a brace in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal, but missed a penalty after overtime in the subsequent leg, after which Arsenal progressed.
Juventus
In 1995 Jugović was purchased from Sampdoria by Juventus, whose coach at the time was Marcello Lippi. In his first season, Juventus finished as runner-up in the 1995–96 Serie A. In the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final, he came on as a substitute for Antonio Conte and scored the decisive penalty for Juventus against Ajax after overtime. In an interview with Goal.com, he recalled that he felt calm before taking his penalty against Ajax keeper Edwin van der Sar.[2] After his role in their Champions League victory, Jugović played in Juventus for one more season, during which he played in the 1996 Intercontinental Cup, which Juventus won 1-0. That season, Juventus went on to win the 1996–97 Serie A, after which Jugović left for Lazio.
Later career
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 made his debut for Yugoslavia's national team against Czechoslovakia in August 1991, while it still consisted of players from the collapsing SFR Yugoslavia.[3] For the national team, Jugović played primarily as a left winger until the Euro 2000, where coach Vujadin Boškov deployed him as a central midfielder. He did not miss a single match for Yugoslavia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[3] During the final 16 match against the Netherlands, Jugović was fouled by Jaap Stam, resulting in a penalty kick which Predrag Mijatović missed.[4]
Although Jugović missed Yugoslavia's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign due to injury, he was called up by coach Vujadin Boškov for the tournament.[3] He played as a central midfielder in the quarterfinal against the Netherlands, which Yugoslavia lost to by a score of 6-1.
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2004–05 season
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star | 1989–90 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | 32 | 7 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| 1991–92 | 28 | 4 | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 40 | 6 | |
| Total | 61 | 11 | ? | ? | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 13 | |
| Rad (loan) | 1989–90 | 16 | 7 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 7 | |
| Total | 16 | 7 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 7 | ||
| Sampdoria | 1992–93 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 10 | |
| 1993–94 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| Total | 81 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 21 | |
| Juventus | 1995–96 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | |
| 1996–97 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
| Total | 56 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 10 | |
| Lazio | 1997–98 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 42 | 6 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 42 | 6 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 1998–99 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 25 | 5 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Internazionale | 1999–00 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
| Monaco | 2001–02 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| Admira Wacker | 2003–04 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| LR Ahlen | 2004–05 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 359 | 57 | 32 | 5 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 457 | 71 | |
- 1 2 One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
- 1 2 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ↑ Appearance in Champions League play-off
- ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
International
| Yugoslavia 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
Individual
- Intercontinental Cup MVP of the Match Award: 1991
References
- ↑ "Goal.com: How Prosinecki & Zidane's midfield partner Jugovic became one of Yugoslavia's last world champions". December 1, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ↑ Romeo Agresti. Goal.com: Jugovic: I entered into Juventus legend with Champions League winner (in English). June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "BBC SPORT: Vladimir Jugovic". June 2000.
- ↑ Roger Cohen. The New York Times: WORLD CUP '98; Netherlands' Davids Comes in From Cold. (in English). June 30, 1998. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Vladimir Jugović". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Vladimir Jugović at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
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