Bojan Vuckovic (soccer player)

Infobox Football biography
playername= Bo Vuckovic
fullname = Bojan Vuckovic
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|7|17
cityofbirth = Belgrade, Serbia
countryofbirth = Yugoslavia
height = height|ft=5|in=11
position = Forward
youthyears = 1984-1991
1991-1994
youthclubs = FK Partizan
Franklin Pierce University
years = 1995
1995-1996
1996
1996
1996
1996-1998
1998
1998-1999
1999-
1999-2000
clubs = Arizona Sandsharks "(indoor)"
Tampa Bay Terror "(indoor)"
New England Revolution
New Hampshire Phantoms
Tampa Bay Terror "(indoor)"
Baltimore Spirit "(indoor)"
Kansas City Attack "(indoor)"
Detroit Rockers "(indoor)"
Vermont Voltage
Philadelphia KiXX "(indoor)"
caps(goals) =
35 0(63)
01 00(0)
04 00(3)
68 (108)
06 0(11)
45 0(45)
30 0(21)
manageryears = 2001-2006
managerclubs = Vermont Voltage
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Bojan “Bo” Vuckovic ( _sr. Бојан Вучковић - Бо, "Bojan Vučković - Bo") (born July 17, 1970 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Yugoslavian-American soccer forward who began his career with FK Partizan before spending most of his career playing indoor soccer in the U.S. He played one game with the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer in 1996 and is currently the co-owner and coach of the fourth division Vermont Voltage.

Youth and college

Vuckovic grew up in Belgrade, joining FK Partizan as a youth player in 1984. With the onset of unrest in Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Vuckovic elected to attend college in the United States. In 1991, he entered Franklin Pierce University, playing with the school’s Division II NCAA soccer team. He was a 1993 and 1994 second team All American and finished his four years with the school record in goals (99) and points (246).

Professional

Following college, Vuckovic remained in the United States and signed with the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) where he finished runner up to Mark Chung in the Rookie of the Year voting. That fall, he joined the Tampa Bay Terror of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) for the 1995-1996 season. He was the ninth leading scorer in the league that season, with sixty-three goals in thirty-five games. In February 1996, the New England Revolution drafted Vukovic in the third round (25th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played only one game with the Revolution before being released on June 28, 1996. He then signed with the New Hampshire Phantoms of USISL. That fall he rejoined the Tampa Bay Terror and would spend the next several years playing indoor soccer. While Vuckovic began the season in Tampa Bay, he was traded to the Baltimore Spirit after only four games. He played the remainder of the 1996-1997 and the entire 1997-1998 seasons in Baltimore. He then began the 1998-1999 season with the Kansas City Attack, but was traded to the Detroit Rockers after six games. In April 1999, he signed with the Vermont Voltage of the fourth division USL Premier Development League. He continues to play with the Voltage. On January 30, 1999, the Rockers traded Vuckovic to the Philadelphia KiXX in exchange for Genoni Martinez and Joel Shanker. He finished the 1999-2000 season with the KiXX, then left indoor soccer to continue his outdoor career with the Voltage. During his years in the NPSL, he was a two-time first team All Star and a two-time third team All Star.

Post playing career

Vuckovic is currently a co-owner, coach, and director of marketing for the Voltage. [ [http://www.vermontvoltage.com/TheClub/Staff.htm Vermont Voltage staff listing] ]

External links

* [http://www.nhsoccer.com/rev/roster/vukovic.htm New England Revolution Player Profile]
* [http://www.vermontvoltage.com/Camps/MeetTheCampDirector.htm Vermont Voltage Player Profile]

References