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{{Short description|Croatian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zoran Vulić
| image = Zoran Vulić.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Vulić as manager at [[FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok|Luch-Energiya]] in 2008
| fullname = Zoran Vulić
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|10|4}}
| birth_place = [[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|PR Croatia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1979–1988
| years2 = 1988–1991
| years3 = 1991–1993
| years4 = 1993–1995
| clubs1 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
| clubs2 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]
| clubs3 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
| clubs4 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
| caps1 = 167
| caps2 = 95
| caps3 = 65
| caps4 = 21
| goals1 = 25
| goals2 = 11
| goals3 = 10
| goals4 = 4
| totalcaps = 348
| totalgoals = 50
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1991
| nationalyears2 = 1990–1993
| nationalteam1 = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1998
| manageryears2 = 2000–2001
| manageryears3 = 2002–2004
| manageryears4 = 2006–2007
| manageryears5 = 2008
| manageryears6 = 2009
| manageryears7 = 2010
| manageryears8 = 2010–2011
| manageryears9 = 2012–2013
| manageryears10 = 2014
| manageryears11 = 2014–2015
| manageryears12 = 2015–2016
| manageryears13 = 2016–2017
| manageryears14 = 2017
| manageryears15 = 2018
| manageryears16 = 2022
| managerclubs1 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
| managerclubs2 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
| managerclubs3 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
| managerclubs4 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok|Luch-Energiya]]
| managerclubs6 = [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
| managerclubs7 = [[NK Istra 1961|Istra 1961]]
| managerclubs8 = [[NK Istra 1961|Istra 1961]]
| managerclubs9 = [[RNK Split]]
| managerclubs10 = [[Croatia national under-19 football team|Croatia U19]]
| managerclubs11 = [[RNK Split]]
| managerclubs12 = [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]
| managerclubs13 = [[FC Atyrau|Atyrau]]
| managerclubs14 = [[Apollon Smyrni F.C.|Apollon Smyrni]]
| managerclubs15 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]
| managerclubs16 = [[Xanthi F.C.|Xanthi]]
}}

'''Zoran Vulić''' ({{IPA|hr|zǒran ʋǔːlitɕ}}; born 4 October 1961) is a Croatian professional [[association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He is notable for having managed [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] five separate times between 1998 and 2018, which is a record among all Hajduk managers.

==Playing career==
===Club===
Vulić was born in [[Split, Croatia|Split]]. He is the son of [[Ante Vulić|Ante]], a famous goalkeeper for [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] in the 1950s. Zoran Vulić joined Hajduk Split as a stopper with a powerful shot, and played for the club for nine seasons. He played a total of 167 [[Yugoslav First League|league]] games and scored 25 goals. He successfully continued his career abroad, with stints at [[RCD Mallorca]] and [[FC Nantes]] in the following five years. He was instrumental in Mallorca's return to the [[La Liga]] during [[1988–89 Segunda División|his debut season]]. He played 35 matches and scored five times.

Vulić returned to Hajduk in 1993 and retired after two years with the club, at age 34. In his first stint with the club, he conquered two [[Yugoslav Cup|Yugoslav Cups]] in 1984 and 1987, and in his second stint two [[Prva HNL|Croatian Leagues]] in 1994 and 1995, and one cup in 1995.

===International===
Vulić won 25 caps for [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], scoring once,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/joeg-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Yugoslavia/Serbia National Team|accessdate=27 January 2023|website=RSSSF}}</ref> and participated at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] in Italy, where he played four of the team's five matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|44744}}</ref> His national team debut was on 30 April 1986, when Yugoslavia lost 4–2 to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in a friendly match.

He also played in three [[Exhibition game|friendly matches]] for [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]: in October 1990  against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] and in June 1991 against [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]], both unofficial since Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time, as well as against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] in June 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=22446|title=Player Database|accessdate=27 January 2023|website=EU-football}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Results list Yugoslavia's and Croatia's goal tallies first.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!#
!Date
!Venue
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
!Competition
|-
!colspan="7"|Yugoslavia goals
|-
!1
|16 May 1991
|[[Red Star Stadium]], [[Belgrade]], Yugoslavia
|{{fb|FRO}}
|{{center|'''6'''–0}}
|{{center|7–0}}
|[[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 4|Euro 1992 qualifying]]
|-
|}

==Managerial career==
In 1998, Vulić continued his career as manager, with his first four spells all at [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]. His biggest success as Hajduk manager was winning the [[2000–01 Croatian First Football League|2000–01 Croatian First League]] and the [[2002–03 Croatian Football Cup|2002–03 Croatian Cup]]. In 2004, he was sacked three rounds before the end of the [[2003–04 Croatian First Football League|2003–04 Croatian First League]] season even though the team was sitting at the top of the table, and he was replaced by the new manager, [[Petar Nadoveza]], who ended up winning that championship with Hajduk.

In January 2008, Vulić moved to [[Russian Premier League]] club [[FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok]]. He returned to Croatia in 2009, taking over [[HNK Rijeka]]. In February 2010, he took charge of [[NK Istra 1961|Istra 1961]]. Vulić also managed [[RNK Split]] on two occasions. His biggest success with that team was reaching the final of the [[2014–15 Croatian Football Cup|2014–15 Croatian Cup]] where they were beaten on penalties by [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.novilist.hr/sport/nogomet/zoran-vulic-novi-trener-splita/ |title=Zoran Vulić novi trener Splita |website=novilist.hr |date=23 December 2014 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ezadar.net.hr/sport/2096723/vulic-finale-kupa-za-nas-je-povijesna-utakmica/ |title=Vulić: Finale kupa za nas je povijesna utakmica |website=ezadar.net.hr |date=19 May 2015 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=I.J. |url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/dinamo-slomio-hrabri-split-tek-nakon-penala-u-finalu-kupa-20150520 |title=Dinamo slomio hrabri Split tek nakon penala u finalu Kupa! |website=tportal.hr |date=21 May 2015 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=B.Š. |url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/zoranu-vulicu-otkaz-sablic-preuzeo-klupu-rnk-splita-20150930 |title=Zoranu Vuliću otkaz, Sablić preuzeo klupu RNK Splita |website=tportal.hr |date=30 September 2015 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref> 

In 2015, he took over [[Sheriff Tiraspol]] and managed to win the [[2015–16 Moldovan National Division]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://hr.n1info.com/Sport-Klub/Nogomet/a77644/Zoran-Vulic-preuzeo-moldavski-Sheriff.html |title=Zoran Vulić preuzeo moldavski Sheriff |website=hr.n1info.com |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref> He left the club in June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://dalmatinskiportal.hr/sport/zoran-vulic-vise-nije-trener-sheriff-tiraspola/13244 |title=Zoran Vulić više nije trener Sheriff Tiraspola |website=dalmatinskiportal.hr |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref> On 14 December 2016, Vulić was appointed as manager of [[FC Atyrau]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://dalmatinskiportal.hr/sport/zoran-vulic-novi-trener-momcadi-atyrau/17536 |title=Zoran Vulić novi trener momčadi Atyrau |website=dalmatinskiportal.hr |date=14 December 2016 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref> On 11 April 2017, the club announced a mutually agreed contract termination, as Vulić wanted to return to Croatia. He was then manager of [[Apollon Smyrni F.C.|Apollon Smyrni]] from September to December 2017, when he was sacked after a poor run of results.<ref>{{cite news |author=T.R. |url=https://www.nogometplus.net/sluzbeno-zoran-vulic-preuzeo-grckog-prvoligasa/ |title=SLUŽBENO: Zoran Vulić preuzeo grčkog prvoligaša |website=nogometplus.net |date=28 September 2017 |access-date=29 September 2020 |language=hr}}</ref> 

His final stint with Hajduk was from 9 September to 27 November 2018, when he was sacked after having won only 3 of the 9 league matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://hajduk.hr/vijest/zoran-vulic-novi-je-trener-hajduka-/10663 |title=ZORAN VULIĆ NOVI JE TRENER HAJDUKA! |website=hajduk.hr |date=9 September 2018 |access-date=29 April 2020 |language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://hajduk.hr/vijest/zoran-vulic-vise-nije-trener-hajduka-klupu-preuzima-sinisa-orescanin/10987 |title=ZORAN VULIĆ VIŠE NIJE TRENER HAJDUKA, KLUPU PREUZIMA SINIŠA OREŠČANIN |website=hajduk.hr |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=29 April 2020 |language=hr}}</ref> In February 2022 he was named manager of Greek second-tier side [[Xanthi F.C.|Xanthi]],<ref>[https://zdravlje.slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/domaci-nogomet/zoran-vulic-preuzeo-grckog-drugoligasa-s-kojim-ce-se-boriti-za-ulazak-u-elitno-drustvo-1164151 Zoran Vulić preuzeo grčkog drugoligaša s kojim će se boriti za ulazak u elitno društvo] - Slobodna Dalmacija {{in lang|hr}}</ref> but was relieved of his duties after only a month.<ref>[https://www.germanijak.hr/nogomet/vijesti/zoran-vulic-se-kratko-zadrzao-u-grckoj-dogovoren-raskid-s-xanthijem/96734 Zoran Vulić se kratko zadržao u Grčkoj, dogovoren raskid s Xanthijem] - Germanijak {{in lang|hr}}</ref>

Additionally, Vulić also served as an assistant coach of the [[Croatia national football team|Croatia national team]].

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|25 November 2018}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/zoran-vuli/122166/ |title=Croatia - Z. Vulić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> 

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}			
|-
|align=left|[[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] 
|align=left|1998
|align=left|1998 
{{WDL|5|1|2|2|for=7|against=10|diff=yes}}		
|-
|align=left|[[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] 
|align=left|2000
|align=left|2001 
{{WDL|36|22|7|7|for=80|against=26|diff=yes}}	
|-
|align=left|[[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] 
|align=left|2002
|align=left|2004 
{{WDL|82|54|13|15|for=151|against=61|diff=yes}}	
|-
|align=left|[[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] 
|align=left|2006
|align=left|2007 
{{WDL|31|22|4|5|for=59|against=23|diff=yes}}	
|-
|align=left|[[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] 
|align=left|2017
|align=left|2018  
{{WDL|11|5|4|2|for=16|against=12|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|165|104|30|31|for=313|against=132|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==

===Player===
'''Hajduk Split'''
*[[Croatian First Football League|Croatian First League]]: [[1993–94 Croatian First Football League|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Croatian First Football League|1994–95]]
*[[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]]: [[1994–95 Croatian Football Cup|1994–95]]
*[[Yugoslav Cup]]: [[1983–84 Yugoslav Cup|1983–84]], [[1986–87 Yugoslav Cup|1986–87]]

===Manager===
'''Hajduk Split'''
*Croatian First League: [[2000–01 Croatian First Football League|2000–01]]
*Croatian Cup: [[2002–03 Croatian Football Cup|2002–03]]

'''Sheriff Tiraspol'''
*[[Moldovan National Division]]: [[2015–16 Moldovan National Division|2015–16]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* {{BDFutbol|2669}}
* {{Reprezentacija|vulic-zoran}}
* [http://www.hns-cff.hr/?ln=en&w=statistike&id=109073 Croatian football federation]

{{Yugoslavia squad 1990 FIFA World Cup}}
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