Branislav Vukomanović

Branislav Vukomanović
Vukomanović in 2024
Personal information
Full name Branislav Vukomanović
Date of birth (1981-12-29) December 29, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Kragujevac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Serbian White Eagles
Number 11
Youth career
Radnički Kragujevac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Radnički Kragujevac
2001–2002 Šumadija 1903 16 (0)
2002–2006 Zeta 79 (4)
2006–2007 Artmedia Petržalka 20 (0)
2007–2008 Syrianska FC 13 (1)
2008 Radnički Kragujevac 7 (1)
2009 Farul Constanța 15 (0)
2009–2010 Radnički Kragujevac 5 (0)
2010 Sloboda Tuzla 5 (0)
2011 Szolnoki MÁV 14 (0)
2011 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 5 (0)
2012 Kastrioti 10 (0)
2012 Radnički Niš 15 (0)
2013–2014 London City 35 (5)
2014–2021 Serbian White Eagles 113 (21)
2024– Serbian White Eagles
Managerial career
2017 Serbian White Eagles (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Branislav Vukomanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Вукомановић; born December 29, 1981) is a Serbian footballer and coach.

Club career

Early career

Vukomanović began his career in 2000 in the First League of FR Yugoslavia with Radnički Kragujevac.[1] In 2001, he played with Šumadija 1903.[1] After a season with Šumadija, he returned to the country's top division to sign with FK Zeta.[2] During his tenure with FK Zeta, he would feature in several continental tournaments initially in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.[3] His second run at a continental tournament was in the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup against NK Maribor.[4]

Europe

After four seasons with the Montenegrin-based club, he went abroad to the Slovakian Corgoň Liga to play with Petržalka akadémia.[5] After his stint in the Slovakian circuit, he secured a deal in the Swedish Division 1 with Syrianska.[6] In his debut season in Sweden, he helped the club secure a promotion by winning the league's north division.[7]

After a brief stint in the Serbian League West with Radnicki he played in Romania's Liga I with Farul Constanța.[8][9] He returned to Serbia in 2010 to play with Radnički 1923.[10]

In 2010, he played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Sloboda Tuzla.[11] He would finish the season in the Hungarian top tier with Szolnoki MÁV.[12][13]

In 2011, he returned to the Serbian SuperLiga to play with Metalac Gornji Milanovac.[11] Vukomanović left Serbia during the 2012 winter transfer market to play in the Albanian Superliga with Kastrioti.[14][15][16]

After a brief stint in Albania, he played his final season in the top Serbian circuit with Radnički Niš in 2012.[17][18] He left Radnički after a single season.[19]

Canada

In the summer of 2013, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with London City.[20] Vukomanović served as the team's co-captain along with Rade Novković.[21] In his debut season with the club, he assisted in clinching a postseason berth.[22] London successfully defeated the York Region Shooters in the opening round of the playoffs.[23] The club's run in the playoff concluded in the next round after a defeat by Kingston FC.[24]

In 2014, he signed with division rivals the Serbian White Eagles.[25] He would help the Serbs secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the division.[26] The White Eagles were eliminated in the preliminary round of the postseason by Kingston.[27] Vukomanović re-signed with the Serbs for the 2015 season.[28] In his second season with the Western Toronto side, he assisted the team in securing the divisional title.[29] He recorded the winning goal against London in the quarterfinal round.[30] In the semifinal round, he contributed a goal against SC Waterloo Region but in a losing effort.[31]

In his third season with Serbia, he assisted the club in winning the league championship after defeating Hamilton City.[32] Vukomanović transitioned into the managerial side in 2017 as he served as a player-assistant coach role.[33] He helped the Serbs qualify for the postseason for the fourth consecutive season and contributed a goal in the opening round against Waterloo.[34] The Serb's playoff journey concluded in the next round after a defeat by York Region.[35] After several years as an active player, he became involved with the club's academy program in 2019.[36] In 2020, he returned as an active player for Serbia.[37] He would help the Serbs qualify for another playoff run and contributed a goal against Vorkuta.[38]

Managerial career

In 2017, he served as an assistant coach for the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League.[33] In 2019, he along with Uroš Stamatović became involved with the Serbian White Eagles academy as a manager and coach.[39]

Honors

Syrianska FC

Serbian White Eagles

References

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