Veselin Vujović


Veselin Vujović is a Montenegrin handball coach and former professional player. He is the current head coach of RK Nexe Našice and Qatar men's national handball team.
As a player, Vujović competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics for the Yugoslavia national team.

Playing career

During his career, Vujović played for RK Metaloplastika, Barcelona and Granollers. At Metaloplastika, he was part of the club golden generation during the 1980s, winning seven league titles, 4 cup titles and two European Champions Cup titles. Vujović also lost one final in 1984 and three semi-final matches in the European Champions Cup while playing for Metaloplastika.
In 1986, he was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia.
He was the first player to receive the title of the IHF World Player of the Year.
In 1984, he was a member of the Yugoslav national team which won the gold medal at the Olympics. He played all six matches and scored 28 goals.
Four years later, he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches again and scored 29 goals.

Coaching career

At the 2017 World Championship he guided the Slovenia team to a bronze medal, which is Slovenias best ever result at a World Championship and only the second ever medal at a major tournament.

Honours

Player

;Metaloplastika
;Barcelona
;Granollers
;Individual

Manager

;FR Yugoslavia
;Ciudad Real
;Serbia and Montenegro
;Vardar
;Al Sadd
;Zagreb
;Slovenia