Muamer Vugdalić

Muamer Vugdalić (born 25 August 1977) is a Slovenian football manager and former player.

Muamer Vugdalić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-08-25) 25 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Slovenia U16 (manager)
Youth career
	Olimpija
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Olimpija	40	(0)
1998–2001	Maribor	80	(9)
2001–2003	Shakhtar Donetsk	2	(0)
2001–2003	→ Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	6	(0)
2001–2003	→ Maribor (loan)	28	(0)
2003–2004	Domžale	28	(0)
2005–2006	AEL Limassol	12	(0)
2006–2007	Niki Volos
2007	Interblock	1	(0)
2007–2008	Željezničar	24	(2)
2008–2009	Olimpija Ljubljana	19	(1)
2009–2010	Bela Krajina	6	(0)
International career
1995	Slovenia U18	2	(1)
1997	Slovenia U20	1	(0)
1997–1999	Slovenia U21	12	(0)
1999–2004	Slovenia	27	(0)
2003	Slovenia B	1	(0)
Managerial career
2019	Radomlje
2019–2020	Drava Ptuj
2021–2024	Slovenia U15
2024	Slovenia U17
2024–	Slovenia U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born to Sabahudin Vugdalić, Muamer's early years of his career were associated with Olimpija. He made his first team debut in May 1995 against Jadran Dekani.^[2] In 1998, he moved to Maribor, with whom he played in the UEFA Champions League group stages in the 1999–2000 season. In 2001, he signed a contract with Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk. After only two league appearances for Shakhtar, he returned to Maribor in December 2001. He stayed there for two-and-a-half seasons. After that, he played for Domžale, AEL Limassol, Niki Volos and Interblock, before he signed a contract with Željezničar in July 2007. After one season in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.

International career

On 9 October 1999, Vugdalić made his debut for the Slovenia national team against Greece.^[3] Overall, he made 27 appearances for the team^[4] and was a part of the Slovenian 2002 FIFA World Cup squad.

Honours

Olimpija

• Slovenian Championship: 1994–95^[1]
• Slovenian Cup: 1995–96^[1]

Maribor

• Slovenian Championship: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03^[1]
• Slovenian Cup: 1998–99^[1]

Olimpija Ljubljana

• Slovenian Second League: 2008–09