Full name Vladimir Kovacevic Name Vladica Kovacevic Years Team Role Footballer | ||
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Date of birth (1940-01-07) January 7, 1940 (age 76) Place of birth Ivanjica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
Vladimir "Vladica" Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Bлaдимиp Bлaдицa Koвaчeвић; 7 January 1940 – 28 July 2016) was a Serbian footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Kovačević had a successful playing career in both SFR Yugoslavia with FK Partizan, and in France with FC Nantes and Angers SCO. With Partizan, he was the European Cup Top Goal Scorer during the 1963–64 season with 7 goals, alongside Sandro Mazzola of Inter, and Ferenc Puskás of Real Madrid, and he reached the 1966 European Cup Final with the club.
At International level, he played at the FIFA World Cup 1962 for SFR Yugoslavia, finishing the tournament in fourth place. He later coached Olympique Lyonnais after retiring.
References
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