Franjo Vladić

Franjo Vladić (born 19 October 1950) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and retired football manager.

Franjo Vladić
Vladić with Velež Mostar in November 1971
Personal information
Full name Franjo Vladić
Date of birth (1950-10-19) 19 October 1950
Place of birth Mostar, FPR Yugoslavia
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1968 Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1979 Velež Mostar 281 (69)
1979–1981 AEK Athens 21 (2)
1980 → Panachaiki (loan) 8 (0)
1981–1985 Velež Mostar 47 (8)
Total 357 (79)
National team
1972–1977 Yugoslavia 24 (3)
Teams managed
1995–1996 Zrinjski Mostar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A playmaker for the majority of his career, Vladić played for Velež Mostar, making over 300 league appearances for the team and scoring 77 goals. Apart from Velež, he also played for AEK Athens, Panachaiki and the Yugoslavia national team, for who he made 24 appearances and scored 3 goals.

From 1995 to 1996, Vladić worked as manager of Velež city rivals Zrinjski Mostar.

Club career

Vladić began his club career with the then-largest regional side in Herzegovina, Velež Mostar. He stayed with the club for the majority of his career except for a stint at AEK Athens from 1979 to 1981, and a brief stint at Panachaiki during 1980,[1] after which he returned to Velež and he finished his career there in 1985.

Vladić played in over 300 league games for Velež and scored over 70 goals and is remembered for being the part of the Velež three known as the "Mostar BMV" (Bajević, Marić and Vladić) during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

International career

Vladić made 24 appearances and scored 3 goals at the international level for Yugoslavia,[2] competing in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 1976.

Managerial career

In the summer of 1995, Vladić became the new manager of Velež's fierce city rivals Zrinjski Mostar, who he led for one season until leaving the club in the summer of 1996.

References
  1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (24 April 2003). "Greece 1979/80". RSSSF.
  2. Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Mamrud, Roberto; Miladinovich, Misha (6 April 2011). "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008.
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