Jurica Vučko (born 8 October 1976) is a Croatian former professional
footballer
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who currently serves as an assistant manager of Croatian club
Hajduk Split.
Club career
Vučko started his professional career with hometown's
Hajduk Split, playing five seasons as an important first-team element. Subsequently, he moved to
Spain
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, joining
Deportivo Alavés
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after the
Basque
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side's
European exploits. Rarely used, he did net twice for the club, on 8 April 2001, in a 4–2 home triumph over
Real Valladolid
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The club ...
.
Staying in the country, Vučko spent a further four seasons playing in
its second level, for
UD Salamanca and
Polideportivo Ejido (returning to Alavés in between), before returning to Hajduk in 2006. His return was short-lived however, as he transferred to
Chinese League's
Tianjin Teda F.C.
International career
Vučko made his debut for the
Croatia national football team
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in a
2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying match on 10 October 1998, against
Malta
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. He received a further 3
caps, his final international was a June 2001
World Cup qualification match against
San Marino
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.
Personal life
He is an older brother of former Croatia international player
Luka Vučko.
Braća Vučko u predgrađu Splita stvaraju i odgajaju buduće nogometaše
- Dalmacija News
Honours
Player
Club
Hajduk Split
* Croatian Cup: 1999–2000
References
External links
*
National team data
1976 births
Living people
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Men's association football forwards
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's international footballers
HNK Hajduk Split players
Deportivo Alavés players
UD Salamanca players
Polideportivo Ejido footballers
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
Croatian Football League players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Chinese Super League players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in China
HNK Hajduk Split non-playing staff
PAOK FC non-playing staff
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
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