Vinko Marinović
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Vinko Marinović is a manager and retired international Serbia
n football player.
. In 1988, he was included in the senior team that competed in those days, still in SFR Yugoslavia in secondary leagues. His good exhibitions called the attention of the biggest regional club FK Borac Banja Luka. With the beginning of the Bosnian War
in 1992, his club was moved to Serbia, and continued, under same name, to play in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, composed of clubs from Serbia
, Montenegro
and FK Borac Banja Luka from Bosnia
. In many statistical football websites, his club, since in those years was playing in the territory of Serbia, is confused with another Serbian top league club, with same name, Borac, but from another town, Čačak. In 1995 happened the great move for Marinović, he would started playing for the 1992 European and World champions FK Crvena Zvezda, better known in English by the name Red Star Belgrade. He soon started playing in the initial squad, and his solid exhibitions and strong character, made him a team captain in the next years. After four seasons, he and the club made the decision that was time for him to move abroad, so in summer 1999 he signed for the Belgian First Division club Germinal Beerschot from Antwerp, where his initial success, was stopped by a terrible lesson. After four, not so happy seasons there, he decided to return to Bosnia where he signed with the Bosnian Premier League Republika Srpska
club FK Laktaši
, where he did get his physical condition back, assuming the lead as the captain of the team,and playing an impressive 108 league games in four seasons, having scored his best 17 goals. In 2008 he decided to return to his youth years club FK Kozara Gradiška
, where he expects to be the main help for archiving the qualification to the Bosnian Premier League in the next season. Now, after the retiring he was the manager of his previous club FK Kozara Gradiška
, with which he succeeded the promotion to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
after the season 2010-11 in the First League of the Republika Srpska
.
decided to represent the FR Yugoslavia national team
, for which he played one match. It was on 23 December 1998 in a friendly match in Tel-Aviv against, the home side, Israel. He entered as a substitute for Slobodan Komljenović
in the second part of the match.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n football player.
Club career
He started playing with only nine years of age at the youth teams of his home town club FK Kozara GradiškaFK Kozara Gradiška
FK Kozara is a football club from the town of Gradiška, in northern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2002-03 season. However, ended up being relegated to the First League of the Republika Srpska after this first season...
. In 1988, he was included in the senior team that competed in those days, still in SFR Yugoslavia in secondary leagues. His good exhibitions called the attention of the biggest regional club FK Borac Banja Luka. With the beginning of the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
in 1992, his club was moved to Serbia, and continued, under same name, to play in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, composed of clubs from Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
and FK Borac Banja Luka from Bosnia
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...
. In many statistical football websites, his club, since in those years was playing in the territory of Serbia, is confused with another Serbian top league club, with same name, Borac, but from another town, Čačak. In 1995 happened the great move for Marinović, he would started playing for the 1992 European and World champions FK Crvena Zvezda, better known in English by the name Red Star Belgrade. He soon started playing in the initial squad, and his solid exhibitions and strong character, made him a team captain in the next years. After four seasons, he and the club made the decision that was time for him to move abroad, so in summer 1999 he signed for the Belgian First Division club Germinal Beerschot from Antwerp, where his initial success, was stopped by a terrible lesson. After four, not so happy seasons there, he decided to return to Bosnia where he signed with the Bosnian Premier League Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
club FK Laktaši
FK Laktaši
FK Laktaši is a football club based in the town of Laktaši, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It competes in the First League of Republika Srpska....
, where he did get his physical condition back, assuming the lead as the captain of the team,and playing an impressive 108 league games in four seasons, having scored his best 17 goals. In 2008 he decided to return to his youth years club FK Kozara Gradiška
FK Kozara Gradiška
FK Kozara is a football club from the town of Gradiška, in northern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2002-03 season. However, ended up being relegated to the First League of the Republika Srpska after this first season...
, where he expects to be the main help for archiving the qualification to the Bosnian Premier League in the next season. Now, after the retiring he was the manager of his previous club FK Kozara Gradiška
FK Kozara Gradiška
FK Kozara is a football club from the town of Gradiška, in northern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2002-03 season. However, ended up being relegated to the First League of the Republika Srpska after this first season...
, with which he succeeded the promotion to 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....
after the season 2010-11 in the First League of the Republika Srpska
First League of the Republika Srpska
First League of the Republika Srpska is a second level football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since there were three different football championships in country, organized on ethnic principles, the "First League of the Republika Srpska" was the top flight in Republika Srpska before 2002....
.
International career
Despite having been born in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, then part of SFR Yugoslavia, Vinko, as a Bosnian CroatRepublika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
decided to represent the FR Yugoslavia national team
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...
, for which he played one match. It was on 23 December 1998 in a friendly match in Tel-Aviv against, the home side, Israel. He entered as a substitute for Slobodan Komljenović
Slobodan Komljenovic
Slobodan Komljenović is a retired Serbian footballer who played as either a central or right defender....
in the second part of the match.
Referencies
- Interview at Borac B.Luka official website.
- Yugoslavia international matches between 1990-1999 at RSSSF.
External sources
- Profile at National-football-teams.