- Vujadin Boškov
Infobox Football biography
playername = Vujadin Boškov
fullname = Vujadin Boškov
nickname = "Vujke", "Starac Vujadin"
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|df=yes|1931|5|16
cityofbirth =Begeč
dateofdeath =
countryofbirth =Kingdom of Yugoslavia
currentclub =
position = Manager
"(Right winger as a player)"
years = 1946-1960 1961-1962 1962-1964
clubs = flagicon|YUGFK Vojvodina flagicon|Italy Sampdoria flagicon|SwitzerlandYoung Boys
caps(goals) = - (-)
- (-)
- (-)
manageryears = 1962-1964
1964-1971
1971-1973
1974-1976
1976-1978
1978-1979
1979-1982
1983-1984
1984-1986
1986-1992
1992-1993
1994-1996
1996-1997
1998-1999
1999
1999-2000
2001
managerclubs = flagicon|SwitzerlandYoung Boys player/coach
flagicon|SFR YugoslaviaFK Vojvodina
fb|SFR Yugoslavia co-coach
flagicon|NEDFC Den Haag
flagicon|NEDFeyenoord
flagicon|Spain|1977Real Zaragoza
flagicon|Spain|1977/flagicon|SpainReal Madrid
flagicon|SpainSporting de Gijon
flagicon|Italy Ascoli
flagicon|Italy Sampdoria
flagicon|ItalyAS Roma
flagicon|ItalySSC Napoli
flagicon|Switzerland Servette Geneva
flagicon|Italy Sampdoria
flagicon|ItalyAC Perugia
fb|FR Yugoslavia
fb|FR Yugoslavia co-coachVujadin Boškov ( _sr. Вујадин Бошков, born 16 May 1931) is a retired
Serbia n football player and coach.Boškov was born in the village of
Begeč nearNovi Sad ,Danube Banovina ,Kingdom of Yugoslavia ). He played withFK Vojvodina for most of his career (1946-1960). He also won the became a playing member of the Yugoslavia national team, and was part of the team that won thesilver medal at the 1952 Olympic football tournament.In 1961 he moved to
Italy to play forSerie A club Sampdoria for one season (1961/62), before accepting a stint as a player/coach at Swiss sideYoung Boys (1962-1964). Boškov then returned to the club that made him as a player -FK Vojvodina - and coached it for 7 seasons (1964-1971) winning one Yugoslav league championship in 1965-66.He soon developed a successful international coaching career with stints in Dutch
Eredivisie (FC Den Haag (1974-1976), andFeyenoord (1976-1978)), SpanishLa Liga (Real Zaragoza (1978/79),Real Madrid (1979-1982), andSporting de Gijon (1983/84)), ItalianSerie A (Ascoli Calcio 1898 (1984-1986),U.C. Sampdoria (1986-1992, 1998/99),A.S. Roma (1992/93),S.S.C. Napoli (1994-1996), andA.C. Perugia (1999)), and Swiss league (Servette Geneva (1996/97)).Arguably his greatest achievement as a coach came in 1991, when he steered Sampdoria to the
Serie A scudetto . The following season, he got them to the European Cup final, where they lost 1-0 to Barcelona at Wembley.He also coached Yugoslavia at Euro 2000, where they famously lost 4-3 to Spain in Brugge and later went out to Holland in the quarter-finals.
References
* [http://www.reprezentacija.co.yu/reprezentativci/Boskov%20Vujadin.htm Serbian national football team website]
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