Vladica Kovačević

For the Montenegrin military officer, see Vladimir Kovačević.

Vladica Kovačević

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Kovačević
Date of birth	(1940-01-07) January 7, 1940
Place of birth	Ivanjica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1966	Partizan Belgrade	151	(73)
1966–1967	Nantes	29	(8)
1967–1970	Partizan Belgrade	32	(6)
1970–1972	Angers	68	(28)
International career
1960–1965	Yugoslavia	13	(2)
Managerial career
1981–1983	Lyon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir "Vladica" Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Bлaдимиp Bлaдицa Koвaчeвић; born January 7, 1940) is a retired Serbian association footballer, who played as a striker.

Career

Kovačević had a successful playing career in both SFR Yugoslavia with FK Partizan, and in France with FC Nantes and Angers SCO. With Partizan, he was the European Cup Top Goal Scorer during the 1963-64 season with 7 goals, alongside Sandro Mazzola of Inter, and Ferenc Puskas of Real Madrid, and he reached the 1966 European Cup Final with the club.

At International level, he played at the FIFA World Cup 1962 for SFR Yugoslavia, finishing the tournament in fourth place. He later coached Olympique Lyonnais after retiring.

External links

• Profile on Serbian federation site
• Vladica Kovačević at National-Football-Teams.com
• weltfussball
• Vladica Kovačević – FIFA competition record