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Veljko
Veljko (Cyrillic script: Вељко) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It may refer to: *FK Hajduk Veljko, Serbian football club based in Negotin, Serbia * Hajduk Veljko Petrović (1780–1813), Vojvoda of the First Serbian Uprising rebellion against the Ottoman Empire *Veljko Čubrilović (1886–1915), involved in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria * Veljko Bakašun (1920–2007), Croat water polo player *Veljko Bulajić (born 1928), Yugoslavian film director and actor from Montenegro * Veljko Despot, born March 4, 1948, in Belgrade *Veljko Kadijević (1925–2014), former General of the Army in the Yugoslav People's Army *Veljko Milatović (1921–2004), Montenegrin Communist partisan, politician, statesman *Veljko Nikitović (born 1980), Serbian footballer who currently plays for Górnik Łęczna *Veljko Paunović (born 1977), former Serbian footballer * Veljko Petković (born 1977), Serbian volleyball player *Veljko Petrović (poet) (1884–1967), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajduk Veljko Petrović
Veljko Petrović ( sr-cyr, Вељко Петровић, ; c. 1780 – 1813), known simply as Hajduk Veljko (Хајдук Вељко, ǎjduːk v̞ɛ̌ːʎkɔ, was one of the '' vojvodas'' (military commanders) of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, in charge of the Negotin area. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the uprising.Vojska, Vol. 13, Issue 622–630 (2004) Biography Early life He was born in , near , in the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Paunović
Veljko Paunović ( sr-Cyrl, Вељко Пауновић, ; born 21 August 1977) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Spanish club Real Oviedo. A versatile attacking unit, he could operate as an attacking midfielder or a striker, and spent most of his professional career in Spain where he represented eight clubs, amassing La Liga totals of 212 matches and 38 goals over 11 seasons and having several spells with Atlético Madrid. Other than in his own country, he also played in Germany, Russia and the United States. Paunović began working as a manager in 2012, starting with Serbia's youth teams and later being in charge of Chicago Fire, Reading, Guadalajara and Tigres UANL. Club career Born in Strumica, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Paunović made his professional debut at 17 with Partizan. The following summer he moved to Spain, where he would stay for most of the following decade play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić (22 March 1928 – 2 April 2024) was a Montenegrin film director and UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. Bulajić spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan film genre. According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his films have reached an audience of over 500 million viewers worldwide. The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajić. MUBI streaming service describes Bulajić as "a creator of made-to-order epic blockbusters". Early life Bulajić was born in the village of Vilusi near Nikšić, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He was a resistance fighter in World War II having joined the Yugoslav Partisans group at the age of 15. Bulajić and his two older brothers were all wounded in battle and at one point his entire family was imprisoned in an Italian fascist concentration camp. In a 2015 interview for a Chinese news website, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Nikitović
Veljko Nikitović (Serbian Cyrillic: Beљкo Hикитoвић ; born 3 October 1980) is a Serbian football executive and former professional player who is the current sporting director of Polish club Arka Gdynia. Regarded as one of the most important players in Górnik Łęczna's history, he made over 300 appearances for the ''Zielono-Czarni'' and held multiple roles within the club after retirement. Playing career In February 2004, he joined Górnik Łęczna from Hajduk Beograd. In the summer of 2007, he moved to Vaslui. In February 2008, he returned to Górnik Łęczna and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract. Post-retirement Shortly after retiring in July 2016, Nikitović joined Górnik Łęczna's staff as an assistant coach and scout. He held the role until 26 April 2017, when he became a board member of the club, and was mainly responsible for coordinating the club's academy and youth systems. On 17 July 2017, he was appointed chairman of the club. Nikitović ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Petrović (poet)
Veljko Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Петровић; Sombor, Serbia, 4 February 1884 - Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia, 27 July 1967) was a Serbian poet, short story writer, diplomat, and academic. Biography Veljko Petrović was born in Sombor, Vojvodina, then part of Austria-Hungary, on 4 February 1884. His father George was a catechist from Sombor who became a monk after his wife's sudden death, taking the name of Gerasim in a monastery in 1891, and later went on to teach at the well-known seminary, Clerical High School of Saint Arsenije, Clerical Grande école of Saint Arsenije in Sremski Karlovci. Veljko's mother Mileva was the daughter of the Sombor parish priest Jovan Momirović. His mother died a few weeks after giving birth. Veljko Petrović had two older sisters, Vida and Andja, and a brother, Milivoj. He finished Gymnasium (school), high school in his native Sombor. In 1902 he arrived in Budapest where he studied law. At the same time, he was a cadet of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Stanojević
Veljko Stanojević (1892–1967) was a Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...n painter. Biography Stanojević comes from a distinguished family, a direct descendant of Prince Stanoje Mihailović from Zeoke who was killed in the Slaughter of the Knezes in 1804. Veljko's grandfather is Colonel Jeremija Stanojević (1808-1869), who was the minister of justice and education in the Principality of Serbia, president of the Supreme Court, president of the Serbian Learned Society, state advisor. His grandmother is Marija Mara Nenadović, daughter of Mateja Nenadović, grandson of Prince Aleksa Nenadović. According to his grandmother's lineage, he was related to the Karađorđević. Veljko Stanojević's training in painting began at the School of Arts and Crafts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Milatović
Veljko Milatović ( Serbo-Croat Cyrillic: Вељко Милатовић; 5 December 1921 – 19 October 2004) was a Montenegrin Communist partisan, politician, statesman serving once as the Speaker and twice as President.History Parliament of Montenegro Biography Milatović was born on 5 December 1921 in , (later ). He ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Despot
Veljko Despot (born 4 March 1948) is a Croatian music journalist and record business entrepreneur. He has been involved in all aspects of the music industry as manager-director, record label owner, reporter, chief editor, radio and TV program director. In 1998, Despot received recognition from the Croatian government as one of top private entrepreneurs in the country. Despot was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and since 1950 has lived in Zagreb, Croatia, where his father was a respected businessman. His mother, Mirjana, studied cello at the Zagreb Conservatory under Italian cellist Antonio Janigro and later taught many cellists herself. Career Despot's career began at the age of 18 in local press ("Plavi vjesnik") reporting from London on swinging sixties and trilling pop and rock scene. He was the first journalist from former Yugoslavia who specialized in covering international popular music, and was the first and only East European journalist to interview The Beatles. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljković
Veljković ( sr-Cyrl, Вељковић, ) is a Serbian surname derived from a masculine given name Veljko. Notable people with the surname include: * Nataša Veljković (born 1968), Serbian pianist * Stefana Veljković (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player * Milenko Veljković (born 1995), Serbian basketball player * Miloš Veljković (born 1995), Serbian football player See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veljkovic Surnames of Serbian origin Slavic-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Kadijević
Veljko Kadijević ( sr-Cyrl, Вељко Кадијевић; 21 November 1925 – 2 November 2014) was a Serbian General officer, general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He was the Minister of Defence in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav government from 1988 until his resignation in 1992, which made him ''de facto'' commander-in-chief of the JNA during the Ten-Day War in Slovenia and the initial stages of the Croatian War of Independence. Early life and education Veljko Kadijević was born on 21 November 1925 in the village of Glavina Donja, near Imotski, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. His father Dušan Kadijević was a Serbs of Croatia, Serb and his mother Janja Patrlj was an ethnic Croat. Kadijević self-declared as a "pro-Yugoslav Serb". He joined the Yugoslav Partisans in 1941, following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II. In 1943, he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ). He was given the task of performing important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Petković (volleyball)
Veljko Petković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Петковић, born 23 January 1977) is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References OKS – Volleyball men 2000 External links Olympedia Profile: Veljko Petković 1977 births Living people Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Poland Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players Olympic gold medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Olympic medalists in volleyball Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Greece Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Serbian men's volleyball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Vlahović
Veljko Vlahović ( Cyrillic: Вељко Влаховић; 2 September 1914 – 7 March 1975) was a Montenegrin politician and career army officer. He was one of the prominent members of the Montenegrin branch of the Yugoslav Communist Party from 1935 which established the SFR Yugoslavia following World War II. He studied in Belgrade, Prague, and the Sorbonne (in Paris), and finished his postgraduate studies in Moscow. He fought in the Spanish Civil War and was active in organizing the Communist Youth League of Yugoslavia (SKOJ). During World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ... he directed the Free Yugoslavia radio. In 1944 he became editor of the Yugoslav communist daily, '' Borba''. He also served as deputy Foreign Minister. Vlahović was essentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
