Vujadin Boškov
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Full name | Vujadin Boškov | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 16 May 1931 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Begeč, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 April 2014 | (aged 82)|||||||||||||
Place of death | Novi Sad, Serbia | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right half | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1948–1960 | Vojvodina | 185 | (15) | |||||||||||
1961–1962 | Sampdoria | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
1962–1964 |
Young Fellows Zürich | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||
Total | 212 | (19) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1951–1958 | Yugoslavia | 57 | (0) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1962–1964 |
Young Fellows Zürich (player-manager) | |||||||||||||
1966 | Yugoslavia (co-manager) | |||||||||||||
1971–1973 | Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
1974–1976 | ADO Den Haag | |||||||||||||
1976–1978 | Feyenoord | |||||||||||||
1978–1979 | Zaragoza | |||||||||||||
1979–1982 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
1982–1984 | Sporting Gijón | |||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Ascoli | |||||||||||||
1986–1992 | Sampdoria | |||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Roma | |||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Napoli | |||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Servette | |||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Sampdoria | |||||||||||||
1999 | Perugia | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||
2001 | Serbia and Montenegro (co-manager) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vujadin Boškov (Serbian Cyrillic: Вујадин Бошков, pronounced [ʋujǎdin bǒʃkoʋ]; 16 May 1931 – 27 April 2014) was a Serbian footballer and manager.
A midfielder, he played 57 matches for the
Throughout his career as a football manager, he stood out both for his many successes, as well as due to his unique sense of humour and memorable ironic comments, which were used to dissolve tension during post-match interviews; these led him to become a popular figure with football fans during his time in Italy.[1][2]
FC Vujadin Boškov, Vojvodina's training facility in Veternik, was named after him in 1996[3] and in February 2022, he was posthumously admitted to the Italian Football Hall of Fame.[4]
Early life and club career
Boškov was born in the Serbian village of Begeč, 10 km (6 miles) from Novi Sad in Bunarska Street to father Boja, a village carpenter, and mother Marija. His family lived in Novi Sad before moving to Begeč during the Second World War where his grandfather lived. Vujadin had an older brother named Aca (also a footballer), who was six years older than Vujadin, who died very young. Vujadin also has two younger sisters, sister Verica (Vera) and sister Danica (Dada), the latter still living. Boškov graduated from the Trgovačka akademija (trade school).
A fan of his local team, Boškov played with
International career
He also became a playing member of the
Managerial career
Boškov soon developed a successful international coaching career with stints in the Dutch
Arguably his greatest achievement as a coach came in
The following season, he led the club to theHe also coached
He finished out his career as a scout for Sampdoria in 2006.[2]
Boškov, known for his humorous and ironic quips in interviews, famously once said, "a penalty is when the referee whistles."[2]
Death and legacy
Boškov died after a long illness in Novi Sad, on 27 April 2014, aged 82.[12][1] He was interred on 30 April in the Begeč Cemetery.[13]
Footballer
In February 2022, he was posthumously admitted to the Italian Football Hall of Fame, by decision of leading figures in the Italian media.[4]
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Yugoslavia | April 1971 | October 1973 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 37.04 |
ADO Den Haag | June 1974 | July 1976 | 81 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 38.27 |
Feyenoord | July 1976 | June 1978 | 80 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 40.00 |
Zaragoza | July 1978 | May 1979 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 41.30 |
Real Madrid | August 1979 | March 1982 | 139 | 80 | 31 | 28 | 57.55 |
Sporting de Gijon | July 1982 | June 1984 | 79 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 34.18 |
Ascoli
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November 1984 | June 1986 | 63 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 36.51 |
Sampdoria | July 1986 | June 1992 | 289 | 139 | 90 | 60 | 48.10 |
Roma | July 1992 | June 1993 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 37.25 |
Napoli | October 1994 | June 1996 | 66 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 33.33 |
Servette | July 1996 | December 1996 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22.73 |
Sampdoria | November 1997 | June 1998 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38.46 |
Perugia
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February 1999 | June 1999 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 35.71 |
Yugoslavia | July 1999 | July 2000 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 40.00 |
Yugoslavia | May 2001 | October 2001 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 |
Total | 1,006 | 432 | 308 | 266 | 42.94 |
Honours
Manager
Vojvodina
- Yugoslav First League: 1965–66 (as technical director)
ADO Den Haag
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1979–80
- Copa del Rey: 1979–80
- European Cup runner up: 1980–81
Ascoli
Sampdoria
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90
- Serie A: 1990–91
- Coppa Italia: 1987–88, 1988–89
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1991
- 1991-92
Individual
References
- ^ a b c d "Europe mourns Serbia great Boškov". UEFA. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Football Italia (30 April 2014). "Remembering the great Boskov". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b Sport Klub (26 April 2020). "Arhitekta Voše, Sampdorija je on, Toti mu je zahvalan" (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame: Nesta, Rummenigge, Conte, Rocchi, Cabrini and Bonansea among those inducted". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Ex-Yugoslavia, Real coach Boskov dies - FIFA
- ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Vujadin Boškov". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Vujadin Boškov – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Vujadin Boškov, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Meravigliosa Samp". La Stampa (in Italian). Turin. 20 May 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Gianni Massinissa (30 August 1992). "Buso e Jugović, la Samp si sveglia" [Buso e Jugović: Samp wake up]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Preminuo Vujadin Boškov; Mondo, 27 April 2014
- ^ RTS (30 April 2014). "Oproštaj od legende: Sahranjen Vujadin Boškov" (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Blic (1 July 2017). "Čast i odgovornost: Vujadin Savić otkrio po kome je dobio ime" (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links
- Vujadin Boškov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vujadin Boškov at Reprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)