Vladica Grujic (born 22 October 1962) is a Serbian football manager and former player and also holds Austrian citizenship.[1] He is the assistant coach of Japanese club Machida Zelvia.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladica Grujic | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Serbia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Machida Zelvia (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | LUV Graz | 34 | (13) |
| 1993–1994 | SKN St. Pölten | 11 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | SV Oberwart | 33 | (10) |
| 1995–1996 | SV Spittal | 12 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | SAK Klagenfurt | ||
| 1997–1998 | FC Gratkorn | ||
| 1998–1999 | SV Flavia Solva | ||
| 2000–2005 | SV Gleinstätten | ||
| 2005–2006 | FV St. Andrä/Höch | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2006 | SV Gleinstätten | ||
| 2006–2007 | ASK Köflach | ||
| 2007–2009 | USV Allerheiligen | ||
| 2011 | Laos (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Tokyo (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Cerezo Osaka (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Buriram United (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pune City (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Pune City (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2019 | St. Pölten (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Machida Zelvia (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Grujic started his playing career in Austria and played for different clubs in first and second division club as forward.
Coaching career edit
Grujic started his playing career as player cum coach and after managing Austrian clubs he became the assistant coach of Hans-Peter Schaller in Laos national football team in 2011.
He also served as an assistant coach of Ranko Popović for different clubs in different countries. In 2013 he appointed as the assistant coach of FC Tokyo and he also worked as the caretaker for some games.[3] In 2014 he left the club with Popović. He also worked as an assistant coach of Cerezo Osaka in 2014 . In November 2014 he appointed as the assistant coach of Real zaragoza under Popović and stayed with them until the dismissal of Popović in December 2015.[4] After the zaragoza job he again united with Popović in Buriram United in 2016.[5] After the Thailand stint he appointed as the assistant coach of Pune City in Indian Super League in 2017. He also worked as the caretaker manager of the club after the suspension of Popović.[6][7] In 2018 he returned to Austria again with Popović at SKN St. Pölten his old club.
References edit
- ^ "SKN St. Pölten trennt sich von Trainer Ranko Popovic". www.spox.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "ヴラディッツァ グルイッチ". FC町田ゼルビア オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Cerezo couldn't overcome disadvantage, lost to group-leading Pohang". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Aragón, Heraldo de. "Ranko Popovic cesa como entrenador del Real Zaragoza". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Juninho (25 August 2016). "Buriram United Announce New Coaching Team". Buriram Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Vladica Grujic: Upset with the result but lost being the better team". Indian Super League. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2017-18: FC Pune City's Vladica Grujic - I expect Kerala Blasters to play long balls | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.