Luka Vučko

Luka Vučko
Personal information
Full name Luka Vučko
Date of birth (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hajduk Split U-17 (Manager)
Youth career
1992–1994 Primorac Stobreč
1994–2003 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Hajduk Split 37 (2)
2003–2004Solin (loan) 23 (0)
2006 Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast 0 (0)
2006 Hajduk Split 3 (0)
2007–2008 Rijeka 44 (1)
2008–2010 Eskişehirspor 47 (4)
2011–2012 Lechia Gdańsk 33 (2)
2012 Lechia Gdańsk II 2 (0)
2012 Pécs 0 (0)
2012 Pécs II 3 (1)
2013 San Antonio Scorpions 26 (1)
2014 Istra 1961 21 (0)
2015 Mosor
2015–2016 Omiš
International career
2004–2006 Croatia U21 19 (0)
2010 Croatia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2021 Primorac Stobreč (academy coach)
2021–2022 Hajduk Split U-17
2022–2023 Hajduk Split U-18
2023– Hajduk Split U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luka Vučko (born 11 April 1984) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Club

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A product of HNK Hajduk Split,[1] Vučko had stints with Prva HNL sides Hajduk Split and NK Rijeka, after before moving to Süper Lig side Eskişehirspor in July 2008.

In February 2011, he joined Polish club Lechia Gdańsk on a half-year deal. He rescinded his contract in 2012 by mutual consent.

In September 2012, he joined Hungarian club (Pécsi MFC) for 2 years.

In February 2013, he joined North American Soccer League club San Antonio Scorpions FC.[2][3][4]

International

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Vučko also earned 19 caps for Croatia U21 team between 2004 and 2006.[5] He was called up to the national team on 11 May 2010 by manager Slaven Bilić, as a replacement for Dario Knežević, for the May 2010 friendlies against Austria, Wales and Estonia.[6] The game against Estonia, in which he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Dejan Lovren, remained his sole international appearance.[7]

Personal life

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He is a younger brother of former Croatia international player Jurica Vučko.[8]

Coaching career

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Vučko started after his active career as a youth coach at NK Primorac Stobreč and later under a brand new youth project between the football school Union and Primorac Stobreč.[9][10][11]

In the summer of 2021, Vučko was hired as coach of Hajduk Split's U-17 squad.[12] He also coached the club's U-18 team for a period[13] before moving back to U-17 coaching in October 2023.[14]

Honours

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Hajduk Split[15]

References

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  1. ^ "NEKA NAS PUBLIKA NOSI!". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Scorpions Sign Croatian Star Luka Vucko". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa - Piłka nożna - WP SportoweFakty".
  4. ^ Luka Vucko nowym piłkarzem Lechii Gdańsk 21.02.2011, onet.pl
  5. ^ "Luka Vučko national youth team caps". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Bilić zbog ozljede Kneževića u reprezentaciju pozvao Luku Vučka!" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ Braća Vučko u predgrađu Splita stvaraju i odgajaju buduće nogometaše - Dalmacija News (in Croatian)
  9. ^ Jesenski dio prvenstva je zavrsen a nasi dragulji u vrhu svojih ..., facebook.com, 21 December 2016
  10. ^ Sretan rođendan dozivotnom prijatelju i nasem velikom draguljno..., facebook.com, 11 April 2017
  11. ^ Union preuzeo omladinski pogon Primorca: Prva ligo, evo nas!, dalmatinskiportal.hr, 10 July 2017
  12. ^ Nova trenerska struktura Akademije HNK Hajduk “Luka Kaliterna”: Vučko preuzeo kadete, dalmatinskinogomet.hr, 7 July 2021
  13. ^ NOVA TRENERSKA STRUKTURA AKADEMIJE: TONI GOLEM NOVI TRENER JUNIORA, JURE IVANKOVIĆ VODI KADETE, hajduk.hr, 23 June 2023
  14. ^ KADETE HAJDUKA PREUZIMA LUKA VUČKO, hajduk.hr, 26 October 2023
  15. ^ "Luka Vučko". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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