FK Velež Mostar
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FK Velež successor of RŠD Velež, is a football
club from Bosnia and Herzegovina
, from the city of Mostar
, founded on June 22, 1922.
The club currently plays at Vrapčići
(7.000), but its historic stadium is the Bijeli Brijeg
(25.000).
The club is named after a nearby mountain Velež
, which again is named after one of the old Slavic gods, Veles
.
FK Velež is a successful football team in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. During the time of former Yugoslavia
, Velež was always in the Yugoslav First League
and the team often ended the season in the top ten. Velež was the most popular and most successful team from Herzegovina
to play in the top Yugoslav League. The team was very popular in Herzegovina and had a mixture of fans from all three main ethnic groups.
Today, Velež is in the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and is active in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and still has a mixture of fans from all three main ethnic groups. The team was relegated to the First League of the Federation
from the Premier League
for the 2004/2005 season. However, after two seasons in the second best league, Velež was promoted to the top league in the country in 2006.
In the summer of 2005, the club's assembly returned the red star
to their logo.
A red star has been the symbol of the club since 1922.
. He was the second ever Mostar-born coach of Velež. (Haldun Hrvić was the first, when he coached the club from 1961 to 1964). Velež had played 10th the season before, and it was time for a change. The team was getting old with players like Muhamed Mujić
nearing the end of their playing careers. Rebac decided to promote young players from the club's youth academy, and the first ones who were brought in were Dušan Bajević
and Enver Marić
. Despite this, the 1967-68 season was even worse than the previous season with the team finishing 14th.
For the 1968-69 season Rebac brought in Franjo Vladić, Marko Čolić, Jadranko Topić
and Vladimir Pecelj from FK Leotar Trebinje
. The results improved and Velež finished 8th in the league. The following season 1969-70 was the breakthrough season for Velež with the team finishing third. Dušan Bajević became the joint-top scorer in the league (with Santrač of OFK Beograd), scoring 20 goals. He also made his debut for the Yugoslav national team in 1970.
For the season 1970-71 Velež was determined to bring the league title to Mostar. New players like Marjan Kvesić, Mirko Ćorluka, Dubravko Ledić, Boro Primorac
and Aleksandar Ristić from FK Sarajevo
were brought in to help clinch the championship. They started the season well with two wins and two draws in their first four games, but the next ten matches brought mixed results. The season turned out to be a big disappointment and Velež eventually finished 8th. The 1971-72 season was a bit better than the previous with the team finishing 6th. The only positive dvelopments that year were that the goalkeeper Enver Marić had become the first-choice goalkeeper for the national team, and that the young left winger Momčilo Vukoje (brought in from Leotar) and Ahmed Glavović had a string of good performances. The team was very young at that time, players' average age was 23–24 years, so their best years were yet to come.
The season 1972-73 was Velež's best ever with the team finishing as runners-up in the league. With two new players, Vahid Halilhodžić
and Džemal Hadžiabdić
the team was completed, and big results were beginning to show. For instance the team trashed Vardar Skopje 4-0 and in the following game they beat Radnički Niš
with also another 4-0 win. By this time everybody knew how the team looked. Enver Marić as goalkeeper, in front of him Džemal Hadžiabdić and Aleksandar Ristić, in front of them two Velež had Boro Primorac, Vladimir Pecelj and Marko Čolić. The five attacking players were Jadranko Topić on the right wing, Momčilo Vukoje on the left wing, Franjo Vladić and Vahid Halilhodžić in the middle and the team's leading goalscorer Dušan Bajević up front.
In the season 1973-74 Velež fought the entire season with Hajduk Split for the first place. There were many games to remember like for example the 31 October when Velez won 5-0 at home against OFK or 4-2 in March 74 at home against Crvena Zvezda
(Red Star). For the last match of the season Velez had to play away against FK Sarajevo
while Hajduk took on OFK also away. Both teams had 42 points ( I think it was 42 points), but Hajduk had better goal difference. Velez managed to defeat Sarajevo 3-1 but Hajduk won their game and became champions. After the season 73-74 Sulejman Rebac left the team as the coach after 8 seasons. For the 1974 FIFA World Cup
held in Germany
, Enver Marić, Dušan Bajević and Franjo Vladić (the trio nicknamed BMV) were included in the Yugoslav squad and Rebac was one of Yugoslavia's five coaches. Other players in Velež also played for the national team like for instance Boro Primorac who played 14 games, Vahid Halilodzic who played 15 and scored 7 goals and Dzemal Hadziabdic with 20 games.
and they are politically left-oriented. They were founded on 1 April 1981.
Nowadays, the supporters of Velež are mainly Bosniaks
, but there are also very big groups of Serbs
and Croats
fans (as time passes, there are more non-Bosniak players in Velež and members of the fan club); the fan organization is called "Red Army". In the former Yugoslavia, Velež was supported by all three ethnic groups of Mostar and Herzegovina. The current political situation in Mostar
is that the Croats
claim the west side of the city (divided by the former front) and their new football club, while Bosniaks claim the east side and the football club Velež.
National cups
International
, which was not endorsed by UEFA
and is not counted in UEFA's official European statistics.)
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, from the city of Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
, founded on June 22, 1922.
The club currently plays at Vrapčići
Vrapcici Stadium
Vrapčići Stadium is a football stadium in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northern part of the city. It takes its name from the neighbourhood of Vrapčići. It is primarily the home of FK Velež Mostar. The stadium holds 7,000 supporters. It has a little east and a big north...
(7.000), but its historic stadium is the Bijeli Brijeg
Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Bijeli Brijeg, officially name: Stadium of HŠK Zrinjski is a football stadium in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently the home of HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. It formerly served as Velež Mostar's stadium. The stadium was built in 1971 and currently has a capacity of 25,000...
(25.000).
The club is named after a nearby mountain Velež
Velež Mountain
Velež Mountain is a mountain in in the south-central part of the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The three largest communities in the Mount Velež Region are Nevesinje, which is located in a secluded mountain valley; Blagaj, which is located near the source of the Buna River; and...
, which again is named after one of the old Slavic gods, Veles
Veles (god)
Veles also known as Volos is a major Slavic supernatural force of earth, waters and the underworld, associated with dragons, cattle, magic, musicians, wealth and trickery...
.
FK Velež is a successful football team in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. During the time of former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
, Velež was always in the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
and the team often ended the season in the top ten. Velež was the most popular and most successful team from Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...
to play in the top Yugoslav League. The team was very popular in Herzegovina and had a mixture of fans from all three main ethnic groups.
Today, Velež is in the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |football]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo.It operates the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
and is active in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
and still has a mixture of fans from all three main ethnic groups. The team was relegated to the First League of the Federation
First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together with the First League of the Republika Srpska, it forms the second level of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The league consists of 16 teams...
from the Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
for the 2004/2005 season. However, after two seasons in the second best league, Velež was promoted to the top league in the country in 2006.
In the summer of 2005, the club's assembly returned the red star
Red star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is an important ideological and religious symbol which has been used for various purposes, such as: state emblems, flags, monuments, ornaments, and logos.- Symbol of communism :...
to their logo.
A red star has been the symbol of the club since 1922.
The first golden era (1967–1974)
For the 1967-68 season Velež selected a new coach, the former Velež player Sulejman RebacSulejman Rebac
Sulejman "Sula" Rebac was a Bosnian football player and manager.He started playing football in Velež Mostar in 1947. In 1954, he moved to Hajduk Split where he stayed for several seasons. He also played one season for FK Sarajevo. In total, he played more than 1000 games, scoring 620 goals...
. He was the second ever Mostar-born coach of Velež. (Haldun Hrvić was the first, when he coached the club from 1961 to 1964). Velež had played 10th the season before, and it was time for a change. The team was getting old with players like Muhamed Mujić
Muhamed Mujic
Muhamed Mujić is a Bosnian striker who played at FIFA World Cup 1962 for SFR Yugoslavia.-External links:*...
nearing the end of their playing careers. Rebac decided to promote young players from the club's youth academy, and the first ones who were brought in were Dušan Bajević
Dušan Bajevic
Dušan Bajević is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav international.-Playing career:...
and Enver Marić
Enver Maric
Enver Marić is a former Bosnian football goalkeeper and now a successful coach....
. Despite this, the 1967-68 season was even worse than the previous season with the team finishing 14th.
For the 1968-69 season Rebac brought in Franjo Vladić, Marko Čolić, Jadranko Topić
Jadranko Topić
Jadranko Topić is a Yugoslavian former professional footballer who played as a striker.-Career:Topić played for FK Velež Mostar.He also spent one season in the North American Soccer League, making six appearances for the New York Cosmos in 1977....
and Vladimir Pecelj from FK Leotar Trebinje
FK Leotar Trebinje
FK Leotar is a football club from the city of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1925 in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the club served as a training ground for many players who went on to enjoy notable careers elsewhere...
. The results improved and Velež finished 8th in the league. The following season 1969-70 was the breakthrough season for Velež with the team finishing third. Dušan Bajević became the joint-top scorer in the league (with Santrač of OFK Beograd), scoring 20 goals. He also made his debut for the Yugoslav national team in 1970.
For the season 1970-71 Velež was determined to bring the league title to Mostar. New players like Marjan Kvesić, Mirko Ćorluka, Dubravko Ledić, Boro Primorac
Boro Primorac
Boro Primorac is a Croatian football coach and a former Yugoslav international player. Currently, he is the first team coach at Arsenal....
and Aleksandar Ristić from FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
were brought in to help clinch the championship. They started the season well with two wins and two draws in their first four games, but the next ten matches brought mixed results. The season turned out to be a big disappointment and Velež eventually finished 8th. The 1971-72 season was a bit better than the previous with the team finishing 6th. The only positive dvelopments that year were that the goalkeeper Enver Marić had become the first-choice goalkeeper for the national team, and that the young left winger Momčilo Vukoje (brought in from Leotar) and Ahmed Glavović had a string of good performances. The team was very young at that time, players' average age was 23–24 years, so their best years were yet to come.
The season 1972-73 was Velež's best ever with the team finishing as runners-up in the league. With two new players, Vahid Halilhodžić
Vahid Halilhodžic
Vahid "Vaha" Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager, currently managing the Algeria national football team....
and Džemal Hadžiabdić
Džemal Hadžiabdic
Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić, commonly known as Jamal Haji in Qatar and United Arab Emirates where he's been coaching since 2000, is a Bosnian left back who represented SFR Yugoslavia.-External links:*...
the team was completed, and big results were beginning to show. For instance the team trashed Vardar Skopje 4-0 and in the following game they beat Radnički Niš
Radnicki Niš
FK Radnički Niš is a football club based in the city of Niš in Serbia. The team is currently playing in the Serbian First League.-History:...
with also another 4-0 win. By this time everybody knew how the team looked. Enver Marić as goalkeeper, in front of him Džemal Hadžiabdić and Aleksandar Ristić, in front of them two Velež had Boro Primorac, Vladimir Pecelj and Marko Čolić. The five attacking players were Jadranko Topić on the right wing, Momčilo Vukoje on the left wing, Franjo Vladić and Vahid Halilhodžić in the middle and the team's leading goalscorer Dušan Bajević up front.
In the season 1973-74 Velež fought the entire season with Hajduk Split for the first place. There were many games to remember like for example the 31 October when Velez won 5-0 at home against OFK or 4-2 in March 74 at home against Crvena Zvezda
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
(Red Star). For the last match of the season Velez had to play away against FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
while Hajduk took on OFK also away. Both teams had 42 points ( I think it was 42 points), but Hajduk had better goal difference. Velez managed to defeat Sarajevo 3-1 but Hajduk won their game and became champions. After the season 73-74 Sulejman Rebac left the team as the coach after 8 seasons. For the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
held in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Enver Marić, Dušan Bajević and Franjo Vladić (the trio nicknamed BMV) were included in the Yugoslav squad and Rebac was one of Yugoslavia's five coaches. Other players in Velež also played for the national team like for instance Boro Primorac who played 14 games, Vahid Halilodzic who played 15 and scored 7 goals and Dzemal Hadziabdic with 20 games.
Current squad
Supporters
FK Velež Mostar fans are called Red Army MostarRed Army Mostar
The Velež Mostar fans are called Red Army. This large group existed of many smaller groups like Zealots, Eagles, Chicago Street, Carina, Furia. Nowadays they are joined by Union Jack Crew, Infernal Service, Brigata Rossa, Youth Division, New Force, etc. Members are mainly Bosniaks, with a few...
and they are politically left-oriented. They were founded on 1 April 1981.
Nowadays, the supporters of Velež are mainly Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
, but there are also very big groups of Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
and Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
fans (as time passes, there are more non-Bosniak players in Velež and members of the fan club); the fan organization is called "Red Army". In the former Yugoslavia, Velež was supported by all three ethnic groups of Mostar and Herzegovina. The current political situation in Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
is that the Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
claim the west side of the city (divided by the former front) and their new football club, while Bosniaks claim the east side and the football club Velež.
Notable players
- Dušan BajevićDušan BajevicDušan Bajević is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav international.-Playing career:...
- Ivica BarbarićIvica BarbaricIvica Barbarić is a former Croatian football player. He capped once for Yugoslavia. He currently coaches Japan's J. League Division 2 side Ehime FC.-External links:*...
- Sergej BarbarezSergej BarbarezSergej Barbarez is a former football attacking midfielder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga from 2006 to 2008. He finished his career after the season 2007–08...
- Bakir BeširevićBakir BeširevićBakir Beširević is a retired Bosnian professional football midfielder who played for Velež Mostar and Orašje in Bosnia and Osijek in the Croatian Prva HNL.Baširević was also capped 19 times for Bosnia-Herzegovina between 1996 and 2000....
- Ivan ĆurkovićIvan CurkovicIvan Ćurković had a professional goalkeeping career and was the president of the FK Partizan and of the Serbian Olympic Committee...
- Vladimir GudeljVladimir GudeljVladimir Gudelj is a retired Bosnian footballer who played as a striker.An excellent penalty taker, he is best known for his eight-year spell with Spain's Celta de Vigo....
- Džemal HadžiabdićDžemal HadžiabdicDžemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić, commonly known as Jamal Haji in Qatar and United Arab Emirates where he's been coaching since 2000, is a Bosnian left back who represented SFR Yugoslavia.-External links:*...
- Vahid HalilhodžićVahid HalilhodžicVahid "Vaha" Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager, currently managing the Algeria national football team....
- Nikola JokišićNikola JokišićNikola Jokišić is a retired footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Yugoslavia, Greece, Sweden, Portugal and Hungary. He is a FIFA-licensed player's agent.-Club career:...
- Goran JurićGoran JuricGoran Jurić is a former Croatian football player.During his career, he played for Velež Mostar, Red Star Belgrade, Celta de Vigo, Croatia Zagreb, Yokohama F. Marinos, and NK Zagreb. He earned 4 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team in 1988, and 16 caps for the Croatia national football team...
- Predrag JurićPredrag JuricPredrag Jurić is a former Yugoslav/Bosnian association footballer.-References:* http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=5593* http://www.bdfutbol.com/j/j2204.html...
- Sead KajtazSead KajtazSead Kajtaz is a former Bosnian football player. He was capped once for Yugoslavia.After retiring, he kept linked with FK Velež Mostar where he held many different positions, from president, sports director, coach and, currently, assistant manager.-External links:*...
- Meho KodroMeho KodroMehmed "Meho" Kodro Sejtanić , known as Kodro, is a retired Bosnian footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager....
- Danijel MajkićDanijel MajkićDanijel Majkić is a Bosnian professional footballer, who plays for FC Baltika Kaliningrad.-Career:...
- Enver MarićEnver MaricEnver Marić is a former Bosnian football goalkeeper and now a successful coach....
- Vladimir MatijevićVladimir Matijevic (footballer)Vladimir Matijević is a former Bosnian football player. He got 3 caps for Yugoslavia.-External links:* *...
- Muhamed MujićMuhamed MujicMuhamed Mujić is a Bosnian striker who played at FIFA World Cup 1962 for SFR Yugoslavia.-External links:*...
- Dragan OkukaDragan OkukaDragomir "Dragan" Okuka is a Serbian football manager and former player....
- Boro PrimoracBoro PrimoracBoro Primorac is a Croatian football coach and a former Yugoslav international player. Currently, he is the first team coach at Arsenal....
- Draženko PrskaloDraženko PrskaloDraženko Prskalo is a former Croatian footballer.During his club career he played for Velež, Dinamo, Atletico Marbella and Segesta.-External links:* http://www.hrrepka.com:8080/app/hnl/prikazIgraca.iface?id=235...
- Ivo PrskaloIvo PrskaloIvo Prskalo was an Australian international association footballer who played for Marconi Fairfield in the National Soccer League.-Club career:...
- Velibor PudarVelibor PudarVelibor Pudar is a Bosnian football manager and former player.During his playing career, as a goalkeeper, Pudar played for several clubs. He began playing with FK Velež Mostar between 1986 and 1992 still in the Yugoslav First League. With the beginning of the war, he moved abroad where he played...
- Sulejman RebacSulejman RebacSulejman "Sula" Rebac was a Bosnian football player and manager.He started playing football in Velež Mostar in 1947. In 1954, he moved to Hajduk Split where he stayed for several seasons. He also played one season for FK Sarajevo. In total, he played more than 1000 games, scoring 620 goals...
- Aleksandar RistićAleksandar RisticAleksandar Ristić is a Bosnian football manager and a former player.During his playing career he played for the Yugoslav clubs FK Velež Mostar, HNK Hajduk Split, FK Sarajevo and German Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig...
- Vladimir SkočajićVladimir SkočajićVladimir Skočajić is Bosnian-Herzegovian football manager and former player. He is most famous for his playing for FK Velež from Mostar, where he scored 48 goals in 153 matches.-Career:...
- Blaž SliškovićBlaž SliškovicBlaž "Baka" Slišković is a former Bosnian Croat football player and currently the manager of Al-Ansar....
- Jadranko TopićJadranko TopićJadranko Topić is a Yugoslavian former professional footballer who played as a striker.-Career:Topić played for FK Velež Mostar.He also spent one season in the North American Soccer League, making six appearances for the New York Cosmos in 1977....
- Semir TuceSemir TuceSemir Tuce was considered the best player of the 1980s in football club Velež. With his deadly left foot he tortured all the goalkeepers in former Yugoslav league. He played for Velež during 1983–1989 before going to Switzerland to play for Luzern. During his active time he played 187 games for...
- Franjo VladićFranjo VladicFranjo Vladić was a Bosnian Croat footballer who played for Yugoslavia national football team.-Career:He began his club career with the then largest regional side in Herzegovina, Velež Mostar...
Achievements
National league- Yugoslav First LeagueYugoslav First LeagueThe Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
(top level):- Runners-up (3): 1972–73, 1973–74, 1986–87
- Third place (3): 1965–66, 1969–70, 1985–86, 1987–88
- Yugoslav Second LeagueYugoslav Second LeagueYugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....
(second level):- West Division winners (2): 1951–52, 1954–55
- First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (second level):
- Winners (1): 2005–06
- Runners-up (2): 2003–04, 2004–05
National cups
- Yugoslav CupYugoslav CupThe Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
:- Winners (2): 1981, 1986
- Runners-up (2): 1958, 1989
- Yugoslav Under-18 Cup:
- Winners (1): 1988–89
International
- Mitropa CupMitropa CupThe Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
:- Runners-up (1): 1976
- Balkans CupBalkans CupIn 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
:- Winners (1): 1981
- Runners-up (2): 1972
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
:- Quarter-finals (1): 1974–75
Summary
(This summary includes matches played in the Inter-Cities Fairs CupInter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
, which was not endorsed by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
and is not counted in UEFA's official European statistics.)
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
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| UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 1988–89 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1986–87 |
| Total | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 40 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
By season
(Velež score always listed first. Source: Yugoslav teams in Eurocups at RSSSF.com)| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 1973–74 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  Tatran Prešov1. FC Tatran Prešov 1. FC Tatran Prešov is a Slovak football team, based in the city of Prešov. Tatran Prešov is the oldest football team in Slovakia, founded on the 25th May 1898. The "Green and Whites" played 32 seasons in the Czechoslovakian top division. Tatran became the dark horse of Czechoslovakian football in... |
1–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 |
| 1974–75 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) |
| R2 |  Rapid WienSK Rapid Wien The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| R3 |  Derby CountyDerby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
4–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | ||
| QF |  TwenteFC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 |  Jeunesse EschJeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg.- History :... |
6–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 |
| R2 |  1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (1–4 p Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... ) |
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| 1986–87 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 |  VasasVasas SC Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911... |
3–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| R2 |  Vitosha SofiaPFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria... |
4–3 | 0–2 | 4–5 | ||
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  SionFC Sion FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also... |
5–0 | 0–3 | 5–3 |
| R2 |  Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 1988–89 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  APOEL |
1–0 | 5–2 | 6–2 |
| R2 |  Belenenses |
0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 (4–3 p Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... ) |
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| R3 |  HeartsHeart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... |
2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | ||
Player records
- Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: 14 appearances:
- Vukašin Petranović
- Mili Hadžiabdić
- Vladimir GudeljVladimir GudeljVladimir Gudelj is a retired Bosnian footballer who played as a striker.An excellent penalty taker, he is best known for his eight-year spell with Spain's Celta de Vigo....
- Top scorer in UEFA club competitions: 10 goals – Semir TuceSemir TuceSemir Tuce was considered the best player of the 1980s in football club Velež. With his deadly left foot he tortured all the goalkeepers in former Yugoslav league. He played for Velež during 1983–1989 before going to Switzerland to play for Luzern. During his active time he played 187 games for...