Velibor Kopunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Копуновић; born 25 November 1975) is a Serbian-Croatian football manager and former player who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Velibor Kopunović | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ohod Club (U17 Head Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Spartak Subotica | ||
| 1996 | VB Vágur | 17 | (9) |
| 1997–1998 | Čukarički Stankom | 13 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Vác FC-Zollner | 15 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Hallescher FC | 30 | (13) |
| 2001–2003 | Sachsen Leipzig | 24 | (10) |
| 2003 | Kapfenberger SV | 16 | (2) |
| 2005 | Tampere United | 14 | (2) |
| 2006 | Chongqing Lifan | 13 | (4) |
| 2006 | Qingdao Zhongneng | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | Újpest | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Zlatibor Voda | 16 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Spartak Subotica | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | Pyrsos Grevena | ||
| 2010 | Anagennisi Epanomi | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013-2015 | BASK (U19) | ||
| 2015-2016 | Red Star Belgrade (U15) | ||
| 2016-2018 | Red Star Belgrade (U17) | ||
| 2018-2019 | Balzan (assistant coach) | ||
| 2019 | Smederevo | ||
| 2019 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 2020 | Stepojevac Vaga | ||
| 2021 | Ohod Club (U17) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his journeyman career, Kopunović represented numerous clubs from several countries, namely, Serbia (Spartak Subotica, Čukarički Stankom and Zlatibor Voda), the Faroe Islands (VB Vágur), Hungary (Vác FC-Zollner and Újpest), Germany (Dynamo Dresden, Hallescher FC and Sachsen Leipzig), Austria (Kapfenberger SV), Finland (Tampere United), China (Chongqing Lifan and Qingdao Zhongneng) and Greece (Pyrsos Grevena and Anagennisi Epanomi).
After retireing, he started his coaching career. He took charge of FK Stepojevac Vaga of Serbian League Belgrade in 2019–20 season.[1]
He is the younger brother of fellow former footballer Goran Kopunović.
References
edit- ^ Velibor Kopunovic at srbijafudbal.com, Retrieved 27 April 2020 (in Serbian)