.png) Vulićević with Partizan in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miroslav Vulićević | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Leposavić,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Kosmet Leposavić | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Bane | 25 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Javor Ivanjica | 122 | (4) |
| 2006 | →Borac Čačak (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Vojvodina | 122 | (3) |
| 2014–2019 | Partizan | 107 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Serbia | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2019 | |||
Miroslav Vulićević (Serbian Cyrillic:Мирослав Вулићевић; born 29 May 1985) is a Serbian retiredfootballer who played as adefender.
Vulićević began playing football at Kosmet Leposavić, before moving toBane. He made his debut for their first team in theSecond League of FR Yugoslavia at the age of 17. During the 2004 winter transfer window, Vulićević switched toJavor Ivanjica, staying there until the summer of 2009. He was a member of the team that won the2007–08 Serbian First League with an unbeaten record. In the meantime, Vulićević spent six months on loan atBorac Čačak in the first half of the2006–07 season.
On 17 June 2009, Vulićević was transferred toVojvodina, together with his teammateNnaemeka Ajuru. Both players signed three-year contracts with theNovi Sad-based club.[1] On 30 July 2009, Vulićević made his official debut for Vojvodina, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw withAustria Wien. He immediately established himself as the team's first-choice right-back, missing only one out of 30 league matches in the2009–10 season.
In the winter of 2012, following the departure ofSlobodan Medojević toWolfsburg, Vulićević was named the team's captain by managerDejan Vukićević. He made his 100th competitive appearance for the club in a 2–0 away league victory over his former clubBorac Čačak on 12 May 2012.
In early 2013, Vulićević signed a new one-year contract with Vojvodina.[2] He scored his first official goal for the club in a 2–1 league win overSmederevo on 27 February 2013. Vulićević made a total of 26 league appearances and scored three goals in the2012–13 campaign, being named in the competition's team of the season.[3]
In the winter of 2014, Vulićević moved toPartizan on a free transfer, penning a three-and-a-half-year deal. He joined newly appointed managerMarko Nikolić; the duo had previously worked together at Vojvodina.[4][5] Likewise, Vulićević was one of three players, alongsidePetar Škuletić andBranislav Trajković, to make moves from Vojvodina to Partizan during the transfer window. He was given the number 4 shirt, last worn byMedo Kamara. After missing the league's first spring fixture due to a yellow-card suspension, Vulićević made his official debut for Partizan on 1 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win overRadnički Niš. He appeared in 11 more league games until the end of the2013–14 season, as the club failed to win its seventh consecutive title.
On 18 October 2014, Vulićević suffered acruciate ligament injury during theBelgrade derby, causing him to miss the majority of the2014–15 season.[6][7] He returned to the pitch in May 2015, after 200 days of absence, providing two assists in a 6–1 friendly win overSrem Jakovo.[8] Fully recovered, Vulićević managed to make two league appearances, celebrating his first championship title.
On 29 July 2015, Vulićević scored his first competitive goal for Partizan in the first leg of theUEFA Champions League third qualifying round againstSteaua București; the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[9] He played the vast majority of his team's games in the first half of the2015–16 season, but served mainly as a backup right-back toIvan Bandalovski in the second under newly appointed managerIvan Tomić.[10]
In the2016–17 season, Vulićević made a career-high 43 appearances in all competitions, helping Partizan winthe double.[11] He was named in theleague's best eleven for the third time in his career.[12]
In June 2017, Vulićević signed a two-year extension to his contract with Partizan.[13]
On 14 December 2008, Vulićević made his international debut forSerbia in a friendly match againstPoland in Antalya.[14] His second appearance for the national team came in another friendly match, on 7 April 2010, againstJapan in Osaka. On both occasions, the team was composed mainly of players from Serbia's top domestic league.
On 6 June 2014, after a four-year absence from the national team, Vulićević made his third and final cap for Serbia in a 0–1 friendly loss toBrazil in São Paulo, coming on as a substitute forDušan Basta in the 87th minute.[15][16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bane | 2001–02 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Javor Ivanjica | 2003–04 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| 2004–05 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 33 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 122 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 126 | 4 | ||
| Borac Čačak (loan) | 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Vojvodina | 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 122 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 163 | 4 | |
| Partizan | 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 156 | 1 | |
| Career total | 377 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 471 | 9 | |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
