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Jurica Vučko (born 8 October 1976) is a Croatian former professional
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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
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, joining
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after the
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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
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. 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
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in a 2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying match on 10 October 1998, against
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. He received a further 3 caps, his final international was a June 2001 World Cup qualification match against
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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


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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 {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub