Miroslav Vulićević

Miroslav Vulićević

Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Vulićević
Date of birth	29 May 1985
Place of birth	Leposavić, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Partizan
Number	4
Youth career
	Kosmet Leposavić
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2003	Bane	25	(0)
2004–2009	Javor Ivanjica	122	(4)
2006	→ Borac Čačak (loan)	1	(0)
2009–2013	Vojvodina	122	(3)
2014–	Partizan	40	(0)
National team^‡
2008–2014	Serbia	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2015

Miroslav Vulićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Вулићевић; born 29 May 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Partizan, as a right-back.

Club career

Early years

Vulićević began playing football at Kosmet Leposavić, before moving to Bane. He made his debut for their first team in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia at the age of 17. During the 2004 winter transfer window, Vulićević switched to Javor Ivanjica, staying there until the summer of 2009. He was a member of the team that won the 2007–08 Serbian First League with an unbeaten record. In the meantime, Vulićević was also loaned to Borac Čačak in the first half of the 2006–07 season.

Vojvodina

On 17 June 2009, Vulićević was transferred to Vojvodina, together with his teammate Nnaemeka Ajuru. Both players signed three-year contracts with the Novi Sad-based club.^[1] Vulićević made his official debut for the club on 30 July 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Austria Wien. He immediately established himself as Vojvodina's first choice right-back, missing only one out of 30 league matches in the 2009–10 season.

In the winter of 2012, after the departure of Slobodan Medojević to Wolfsburg, Vulićević was appointed captain of the club. He made his 100th competitive appearance for the club in a 2–0 away league victory over his former club Borac Čačak on 12 May 2012.

In early 2013, Vulićević signed a new one-year contract with Vojvodina.^[2] He scored his first official goal for the club in a 2–1 league win over Smederevo on 27 February 2013. Vulićević made a total of 26 league appearances and scored three goals in the 2012–13 campaign, being named in the competition's team of the season.^[3]

Partizan

In the winter of 2014, Vulićević moved to Partizan on a free transfer, penning a three-and-a-half-year deal. He joined newly appointed manager Marko Nikolić; the duo had previously worked together at Vojvodina.^[4][5] Likewise, Vulićević was one of three players, alongside Petar Škuletić and Branislav Trajković, to make moves from Vojvodina to Partizan during the transfer window. He was given the number 4 shirt, last worn by Mohamed Kamara. After missing the league's first spring fixture due to a yellow-card suspension, Vulićević made his official debut for Partizan on 1 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win over Radnički Niš. He appeared in 11 more league games until the end of the 2013–14 season, as the club failed to win its seventh consecutive title.

On 18 October 2014, Vulićević suffered a cruciate ligament injury during the Belgrade derby, causing him to miss the majority of the 2014–15 season.^[6][7] He returned to the pitch in May 2015, after 200 days of absence, providing two assists in a 6–1 friendly win over Srem Jakovo.^[8] Fully recovered, Vulićević managed to make two league appearances, celebrating his first championship title.

On 29 July 2015, Vulićević scored his first competitive goal for Partizan in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round against Steaua București; the game ended in a 1–1 draw.

International career

Vulićević made his international debut for Serbia in a friendly match, on 14 December 2008, against Poland in Antalya. His second appearance for the national team came in another friendly match, on 7 April 2010, against Japan in Osaka. On both occasions, the team was composed mainly of players from Serbia's top domestic league.

After a four-year absence from the national team, Vulićević made his third cap for Serbia in a 0–1 friendly loss to Brazil on 6 June 2014.

Statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bane	2001–02	2	0	-	-	0	0	2	0
	2002–03	7	0	-	-	0	0	7	0
	2003–04	16	0	-	-	0	0	16	0
	Total	25	0	-	-	0	0	25	0
Javor Ivanjica	2003–04	10	2	-	-	0	0	10	2
	2004–05	25	0	-	-	0	0	25	0
	2005–06	13	0	-	-	0	0	13	0
Borac Čačak	2006–07	1	0	-	-	0	0	1	0
Javor Ivanjica	2006–07	11	0	-	-	0	0	11	0
	2007–08	30	1	-	-	0	0	30	1
	2008–09	33	1	-	-	0	0	33	1
	Total	122	4	-	-	0	0	122	4
Vojvodina	2009–10	29	0	5	0	2	0	36	0
	2010–11	27	0	6	0	0	0	33	0
	2011–12	25	0	5	0	2	0	32	0
	2012–13	26	3	6	0	4	0	36	3
	2013–14	15	0	3	0	8	1	26	1
	Total	122	3	25	0	16	1	163	4
Partizan	2013–14	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2014–15	10	0	2	0	7	0	19	0
	2015–16	17	0	1	0	11	1	29	1
	Total	39	0	3	0	18	1	60	1
Career total		309	7	28	0	34	2	371	9

International

Serbia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	1	0
2009	0	0
2010	1	0
2011	0	0
2012	0	0
2013	0	0
2014	1	0
Total	3	0

Honours

Javor Ivanjica

• Serbian First League: 2007–08

Vojvodina

• Serbian Cup: Runner-up 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13

Partizan

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2014–15
• Serbian Cup: Runner-up 2014–15

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2012–13, 2013–14

References

1. "Ađuru i Vulićević i zvanično u Vojvodini" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
2. "Vulićević i Abubakar ostaju u Voši" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
3. "Stvarno najbolji: Partizan sa petoricom igrača u idealnom timu Superlige" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
4. "Vulićević potpisao za crno-bele" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
5. "Vulićević: Dolazim u najveći klub" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
6. "Strašne vesti za Partizan: Vulićeviću stradali ligamenti, pauza pola godine!" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
7. "Vulićević: Vraćam se za titulu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
8. "Veliki povratak Miroslava Vulićevića: Zaigrao posle 200 dana i odmah upisao dve asistencije" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

External links

• Miroslav Vulićević – UEFA competition record
• Miroslav Vulićević profile at Soccerway
• Reprezentacija profile