Vladimir Jugović

Vladimir Jugović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Југовић, pronounced [ʋlǎdimiːr jûɡoʋitɕ]; born 30 August 1969) is a Serbian former professional footballer. A versatile player, he was usually employed as a left or attacking midfielder, but could play anywhere in midfield. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at UEFA Euro 2000, collecting 41 international appearances between 1991 and 2002, and scoring three goals.

Vladimir Jugović
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-08-30) 30 August 1969
Place of birth Milutovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Red Star Belgrade 62 (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 360 (57)
National team
1991–2002 Yugoslavia 41 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Toma Milićević.[1] After making his debut for Red Star, he was loaned to FK Rad in the second half of the 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.[1][2] 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.[2] He spent three successful seasons at Sampdoria,[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[2] That season, Juventus went on to win the 1996–97 Serie A,[2] after which Jugović left for Lazio.[6] In total, he made 77 appearances for the club, scoring 10 goals.[2]

Later career

In the summer of 1997, 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 1998 UEFA Cup Final, losing to Inter in the all Italian final.[6]

Jugović successively moved to Atlético Madrid for the 1998–99 season before joining Inter the following year, where he spent two seasons.[3] Jugović finished his career at LR Ahlen, after stints with AS Monaco FC and VfB Admira Wacker Mödling.[4]

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.[7] He was included to UEFA Euro 1992,[8] but the nation would be suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars.

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.[7] During the final 16 match against the Netherlands, Jugović was fouled by Jaap Stam, resulting in a penalty kick which Predrag Mijatović missed.[9]

Although Jugović missed Yugoslavia's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign due to injury, he was called up by coach Vujadin Boškov for the tournament.[7] He played as a central midfielder in the quarterfinal against the Netherlands, which Yugoslavia lost to by a score of 6–1.

Style of play

A versatile, physically strong, and hard-working right-footed player, Jugović was usually employed as a left-sided or attacking midfielder, but could play anywhere in midfield, including in the centre, in a holding role, and on the right. He was mainly known for his tenacity, energy, generosity, intelligence, and tackling, but was also a talented player, with good technique, who could also start attacks and dictate play in midfield with his passing after winning back possession; he also possessed a good shot from any area of the pitch, and was known for his eye for goal.[1][2][4][6][7][10][11][12][13] He was also used as a second striker on occasion,[14] and even as a full-back.[15] Despite his ability, however, he often struggled with injuries throughout his career.[16] Beyond his footballing skills, he was also known for his leadership qualities.[3]

Career statistics

Club
Sources:[17][18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Star Belgrade 1989–90 100000—10
Rad (loan) 1989–90 1670000—167
Red Star Belgrade 1990–91 3278090—497
1991–92 294931002[lower-alpha 1]2509
Total 62111731902210016
Sampdoria 1992–93 33921——3510
1993–94 27660——336
1994–95 21340621[lower-alpha 2]0325
Total 8118121621010021
Juventus 1995–96 2621181—354
1996–97 30630702[lower-alpha 1]0426
Total 56841151207710
Lazio 1997–98 2729361—426
Atlético Madrid 1998–99 1732082—275
Internazionale 1999–2000 17240—1[lower-alpha 3]0222
2000–01 21100601[lower-alpha 2]0281
Total 383406020503
Monaco 2001–02 19030—3[lower-alpha 4]1251
2002–03 0000——00
Total 19030—31251
Admira Wacker 2003–04 25310——263
LR Ahlen 2004–05 19220——212
Career total 3605754860610348474
  1. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  2. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  3. Appearance in Champions League play-off
  4. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue

International
Source:[19]
FR Yugoslavia
YearAppsGoals
199131
199210
1993*00
199420
199500
199671
199771
1998110
199900
200080
200110
200210
Total413
  • Note: Yugoslavia was banned from international football in 1993, since 1994 FR Yugoslavia became the successor of SFR Yugoslavia national team.

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade[3]

Sampdoria[3]

Juventus[3]

Lazio[3]

Monaco[3]

Individual

References
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  2. Bedeschi, Stefano (5 September 2019). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Vladimir JUGOVIĆ" [The heroes in black and white: Vladimir JUGOVIĆ] (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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  5. Romeo Agresti. Goal.com: Jugovic: I entered into Juventus legend with Champions League winner (in English). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. Di Gioia, Alessandro (20 January 2017). "Che fine ha fatto? Jugovic, dal rigore che valse la Champions al Raiola serbo" (in Italian). Calciomercato. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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  8. "Pancev también renuncia a la Eurocopa". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 May 1992. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. Roger Cohen. The New York Times: WORLD CUP '98; Netherlands' Davids Comes in From Cold. (in English). 30 June 1998. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. Wilson, Jonathan (14 December 2010). "Robert Prosinecki faces tough task to orchestrate Red Star revolution". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  11. "Juventus-Lazio, gli idoli comuni alle due squadre" (in Italian). Eurosport. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  12. "1991: STELLA ROSSA" (in Italian). storiedicalcio.altervista.org. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  13. "Bologna 0–3 Inter" (in Italian). Inter.it. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  14. Cerruti, Alberto; Curino, Luca; Elefante, Andrea; Garlando, Luigi (22 November 1999). "Inter, l' abbuffata dopo il digiuno". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  15. Palombo, Ruggiero; Piccioni, Valerio; Nicita, Maurizio; Imparato, Gaetano (2 November 1997). "una Lazio da dieci e lode". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16. "Vladimir Jugovic". ESPN FC. 13 July 2000. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  17. Vladimir Jugović at WorldFootball.net
  18. Vladimir Jugović at FootballDatabase.eu
  19. Vladimir Jugović at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. de Arruda, Marcelo Leme (29 December 2016). "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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