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Vladica Popović
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Popović
Date of birth (1935-03-17)17 March 1935
Place of birth Zemun, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 10 August 2020(2020-08-10) (aged 85)
Place of death Belgrade, Serbia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Jedinstvo Zemun
0000–1953 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1965 Red Star Belgrade 499 (38)
1965–1966 VfB Stuttgart 2 (0)
1966–1968 Stuttgarter Kickers 52 (2)
1968–1969 Canarias 28 (2)
Total 581 (42)
National team
1956–1965 Yugoslavia 20 (0)
Teams managed
Portuguesa
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
Silver 1956 Melbourne Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Vladimir "Vladica" Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Bладимиp "Bлaдицa" Пoпoвић) was a Serbian football player and manager. He was born on March 17, 1935, and passed away on August 10, 2020. He is best known for winning the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade as a coach in 1991. This was a huge success for his coaching career.

Early Life and Playing Career

Vladica Popović was born in Zemun, which was part of Yugoslavia at the time. He started playing football at a local club called Jedinstvo. His talent was quickly noticed.

When he was still very young, the famous club Red Star Belgrade brought him into their youth team. He played for Red Star Belgrade for over ten years. During his time there, he became the team captain. He also played regularly for the Yugoslav national team.

Olympic Success

Popović was part of the Yugoslav team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. This was a big achievement for him and his country. After playing for Red Star Belgrade, he also played for clubs in Germany and Venezuela before ending his playing career.

Coaching Career

After retiring as a player, Popović became a football coach. He started his coaching career in Venezuela in the 1970s. There, he managed teams like Portuguesa FC, Caracas F.C., and Deportivo Italia.

He also coached several teams in Colombia, including Deportivo Cali and Millonarios. Later, he even coached the Peru national football team.

Return to Red Star Belgrade

One of his most memorable coaching roles was with his old club, Red Star Belgrade. He led them to win the Intercontinental Cup in 1991. This made him a very successful coach.

Honours

Vladica Popović achieved many great things during his football career, both as a player and as a manager.

As a Player

Red Star Belgrade

  • Yugoslav First League: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64
  • Yugoslav Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64
  • Mitropa Cup: 1958

Yugoslavia National Team

  • Summer Olympics Silver Medal: 1956

As a Manager

Independiente Santa Fe

Atlético Nacional

Deportivo Cali

Napredak Kruševac

  • Yugoslav Second League (East): 1977–78

Red Star Belgrade

See also

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