Full name Boris Vukcevic Weight 79 kg Name Boris Vukcevic Career start 2008 | Playing position Role Footballer Position Midfielder 1995–2000 SV Staufenberg Height 1.83 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 25) Parents Sonja Vukcevic, Dragan Vukcevic | ||
Werder Bremen gegen TSG Hoffenheim im Weserstadion 87min 1:1 Boris Vukcevic HD
Boris Vukčević (born 16 March 1990) is a German footballer of Croatian descent who plays as a midfielder. Due to the aftermaths of a car accident in 2012 he is currently inactive.
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- Werder Bremen gegen TSG Hoffenheim im Weserstadion 87min 11 Boris Vukcevic HD
- Boris Vukcevic vor dem Testspiel von 1899 Hoffenheim gegen den FC Wangen
- Club career
- Personal life
- References
Boris Vukcevic vor dem Testspiel von 1899 Hoffenheim gegen den FC Wangen
Club career
He made his debut in the Fußball-Bundesliga on 23 May 2009 for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in a game against FC Schalke 04.
Personal life
On 28 September 2012, Vukčević was involved in a traffic accident near Bammental, when his Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé collided with a truck. He underwent an emergency surgery at the University Hospital Heidelberg and was placed in an induced coma. His condition was described as critical. According to a joint press release from the prosecutor's office and the police, the cause of the accident was hypoglycemia. On November 16, 2012, he was reported as no longer being in the coma.
It was not the first time that Vukčević being involved in a car accident due to hypoglycemia. On 18 October 2010, on the state road near Bad Rappenau his car collided with the trailer of a truck after hitting the guard rail several times. On 16 November, Vukcevic awoke from his coma and began communicating with his family.
In April 2014 he made his first public appearance after the car accident when he attended a home of fixture of his club against FC Augsburg. At this occasion he also expressed his desire to play football again. On 1 June 2014 although 1899 Hoffenheim released that his expiring contract wouldn't be extended. However the club would support him finding his way back to a normal life and promised him a new contract when he would be able to play football again.
