Nebojša Vignjević

Nebojša Vignjević (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Вигњевић; born 15 May 1968) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Nebojša Vignjević
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-05-15) 15 May 1968
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Újpest (manager)
Youth career
1979–1986 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 Rakovica
1992–1995 Rad 102 (12)
1995–1997 Enosis Neon Paralimni
1997–1999 Rad 47 (8)
1999–2000 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 37 (11)
2000 Toronto Lynx 20 (0)
2001 Tatabánya 7 (2)
Total 213 (33)
Managerial career
Rad (youth)
BSK Borča
2005–2006 Rad (youth)
2006–2007 Radnički Pirot
2007 Rad
2007–2009 Grbalj
2009–2011 Rudar Pljevlja
2011 Hajduk Kula
2011–2012 Rad
2012–2013 Vojvodina
2013–2020 Újpest
2021–2022 Liepāja
2022 Budapest Honvéd
2022 Al Dhafra
2023– Újpest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Vignjević came through the youth system of Partizan, but failed to make any first-team appearances. He started his senior career at lower league club Rakovica, before moving to Yugoslav First League side Rad in the early 1990s. Later on, Vignjević spent some time with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League.[1] He also played professionally in Hungary in the early 2000s.[2]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Vignjević started working with the youth teams of Rad. He began his managerial career at BSK Borča in 2004, before returning to Rad. In June 2006, Vignjević took charge of Serbian First League club Radnički Pirot.

Between 2009 and 2011, Vignjević spent two seasons as manager of Montenegrin side Rudar Pljevlja, winning one Montenegrin First League title (2010) and back-to-back Montenegrin Cups (2010 and 2011).

On 23 October 2013, Vignjević was appointed as manager of Hungarian club Újpest.[3] He led the team to two Magyar Kupa trophies (2014 and 2018).[4] On 1 June 2020, Vignjević was dismissed from his position due to poor results.[5]

Personal life

Vignjević is the older brother of fellow former footballer Nikola Vignjević. They played indoor soccer together for National Professional Soccer League team Edmonton Drillers in the 1999–2000 season.[6]

Career statistics
Club Season League
AppsGoals
Rad 1991–92 81
1992–93 334
1993–94 303
1994–95 314
Total 10212
Rad 1997–98 237
1998–99 191
1999–2000 50
Total 478
Toronto Lynx 2000 200
Tatabánya 2000–01 72

Honours

Rudar Pljevlja

Újpest

References
  1. "A-League Wilcats nip Lynx". cbc.ca. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. "Vignjevic, Nebojsa" (in Hungarian). nela.hu. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. "Szerb edzőnek kell megmentenie az Újpestet" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. "Vignjevic, Nebojsa" (in Hungarian). nela.hu. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. "Kirúgták az Újpest edzőjét" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. "Nebojsa Vignjevic". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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