Velibor Pudar
Velibor Pudar is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar|Velež Mostar].
Playing career
Born in Mostar, Socialist [Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina] to Serb parents, Pudar played for Lokomotiva Mostar from where he moved to Velež Mostar in summer 1987. He played with Velež between 1987 and 1992 in the Yugoslav First League. With the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he moved abroad where he played one season with Apollon Smyrnis in the Greek Super League.Pudar moved to FR Yugoslavia in 1995, where he played for Čukarički in the First League, and with several other clubs in other leagues, namely, Sutjeska Nikšić, Jedinstvo Paraćin and Palilulac Beograd. By the late 1990s, he also played in Sweden with Vasalunds IF and in Finland with TPV Tampere before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play at Leotar. He finished his career at Velež in 2005.
Managerial career
Pudar obtained the UEFA Pro Licence for coaching in 2005, after graduating in Belgrade's Higher School for Football. After early coaching experiences while still playing for Leotar and Velež, he managed Bratstvo Gračanica in the First League of the [Federation of Bosnia">First League of FR Yugoslavia">First League of the [Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2008–09 season]. He then managed Igman Konjic in the 2009–10 season.Pudar then worked as a goalkeeping coach of Saudi Arabian sides Al-Ittihad, Al Taawoun and Al-Khaleej, as well as GOŠK Gabela. As manager of Bosnian third tier club Kruševo, he led the side to an unexpected 2024–25 Bosnian Cup quarter-finals finish, defeating Sloboda Tuzla and Zvijezda Gradačac, before getting eliminated by Željezničar Sarajevo|Željezničar].
On 23 October 2025, Pudar was appointed as an assistant coach at hometown club Velež.