Vladica Popović

Vladica Popović

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Popović
Date of birth	17 March 1935
Place of birth	Zemun, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1953–1965	Red Star Belgrade	213	(10)
1965–1966	VfB Stuttgart	2	(0)
1966–1968	Stuttgarter Kickers	52	(2)
1968–1969	Canarias
National team
1956–1965	Yugoslavia	20	(0)
Teams managed
	Portuguesa FC
	Deportivo Italia
1971–1972	Independiente Santa Fe
1973	Atlético Nacional
1974	Deportivo Cali
1977-1978	Napredak Kruševac
	Trepča
1984–1986	Deportivo Cali
1989	Deportivo Cali
1991–1992	Red Star Belgrade
1992–1993	Peru
1994–1995	Millonarios
1998–1999	Caracas
Honours Men's Football Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Vladimir "Vladica" Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Bладимиp "Bлaдицa" Пoпoвић; born 17 March 1935 in Zemun) is a former Serbian footballer^[1] and manager. The biggest success in his coaching career was winning the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991.

Popović began coaching football in Venezuela in the 1970s, leading Portuguesa FC, Caracas F.C. and Deportivo Italia. He also managed Colombian sides Deportivo Cali and Millonarios as well as the Peru national football team.^[2]

References

1. "Vladimir Popović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
2. Galvis, Oscar (2 June 1998). "Popovic al mando del Caracas en la venidera temporada" [Popovic in command of Caracas in the coming season] (in Spanish). El Universal.

External links

• Vladica Popović – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Serbian federation official site (Serbian)