Vladica Popović

Vladimir "Vladica" Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Bладимиp "Bлaдицa" Пoпoвић; 17 March 1935 – 10 August 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager. He won the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991. He played for the Yugoslavia national football team from 1956 to 1965.

Vladica Popović

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Popović
Date of birth	(1935-03-17)17 March 1935
Place of birth	Zemun, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	10 August 2020(2020-08-10) (aged 85)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Jedinstvo Zemun
0000–1953	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1965	Red Star Belgrade	214	(8)
1965–1966	VfB Stuttgart	2	(0)
1966–1968	Stuttgarter Kickers	52	(2)
1968–1969	Canarias
Total		268	(10)
National team
1956–1965	Yugoslavia	20	(0)
Teams managed
	Portuguesa
	Deportivo Italia
1971–1972	Independiente Santa Fe
1973	Atlético Nacional
1974	Deportivo Cali
1976–1977	Napredak Kruševac
	Trepča
1984–1986	Deportivo Cali
1989	Deportivo Cali
1990–1991	Borac Banja Luka
1991–1992	Red Star Belgrade
1992–1993	Peru
1994–1995	Millonarios
1998–1999	Caracas
Honours Men's football Representing Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Popović died in Belgrade on 10 August 2020, aged 85.