Vesko Mihajlović

Vesko Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Веско Михајловић; born 17 March 1968) is a Serbian former football midfielder and manager. He is widely considered to be one of the best foreign players to have played in the Cypriot Championship. He became a Cypriot citizen in 2002.

Vesko Mihajlović
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-03-17) 17 March 1968
Place of birth Kraljevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1984–1988 Sloga Kraljevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Sloga Kraljevo
1989–1991 Proleter Zrenjanin 66 (18)
1991–1993 Vojvodina 55 (28)
1993–1994 APOEL 24 (10)
1995 Enosis Neon Paralimni
1996 Olympiakos Nicosia
1997–1999 Anorthosis Famagusta 50 (32)
1999–2005 Omonia 124 (33)
National team
Yugoslavia U18
Teams managed
2004–2005 Omonia (player/manager)
2010 Alki Larnaca (caretaker)
2014 Alki Larnaca (caretaker)
2016–2018 ASIL Lysi
2018 Olympiakos Nicosia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

During his playing career he represented FK Sloga Kraljevo, FK Proleter Zrenjanin, FK Vojvodina in Serbia and APOEL, Enosis Neon Paralimni, Olympiakos Nicosia, Anorthosis and Omonia in Cyprus.

Mihajlović scored three goals in 18 Yugoslav Second League matches for Proleter during the 1989–90 season,[1] and led the team in scoring with ten goals in 31 Yugoslav First League matches during the 1990–91 season.[2]

He was an excellent attacking midfielder and skilled at free kicks. During his tenure with Omonia he struck a partnership with Rainer Rauffmann. Together they led Omonia to 2 championship titles and 1 cup win. He had previously won 2 championship titles and a cup with Anorthosis.

During his final season with Omonia (2004–2005) he was put in charge as player/manager for the club. However after a few months he decided to step down and return to his former role with Henk Houwaart replaced him.

His final match was at the 2004–2005 Cypriot Cup final in which Omonia defeated Digenis Morphou 2–0. As a gesture of appreciation for his services to the club he was brought on as a substitute and also lifted the trophy with Costas Kaiafas. He was 37 years old at the time.

He was director of football for AC Omonia for three years before moving on to the same role for Alki Larnaca. On 8 April 2016 he was announced as new manager of ASIL Lysi.[3] In March 2018 he took over as manager of Olympiakos Nicosia.

Honours

References
  1. Stojković, Vasa; Konstantinović, Aleksandar (August 1990). Almanah YU Fudbal 89–90 (in Serbian). Belgrade: Tempo. p. 80.
  2. Stojković, Vasa; Konstantinović, Aleksandar; Antić, Andreja (October 1991). Almanah YU Fudbal 90–91 (in Serbian). Belgrade: Tempo. p. 12.
  3. sport-fm.com.cy
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