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Paunović experienced hardships while training for football, such as walking for hours to practice and sometimes going without food. His father, [[Blagoje Paunović|Blagoje]], was also a footballer. A [[Defender (association football)|defender]] who inspired him, he too played for Partizan and represented Yugoslavia at [[UEFA Euro 1968]], later embarking in a managerial career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coachesvoice.com/son-of-serbia/|title=Son of Serbia|publisher=The Coaches' Voice|date=24 January 2018|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>
Paunović experienced hardships while training for football, such as walking for hours to practice and sometimes going without food. His father, [[Blagoje Paunović|Blagoje]], was also a footballer. A [[Defender (association football)|defender]] who inspired him, he too played for Partizan and represented Yugoslavia at [[UEFA Euro 1968]], later embarking in a managerial career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coachesvoice.com/son-of-serbia/|title=Son of Serbia|publisher=The Coaches' Voice|date=24 January 2018|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>


Paunović is married and has four children.<ref name="Poker ref">{{cite web |url=http://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/paunovicev-poker-foto/57938 |author=Mozzart Sport |title=Paunovićev poker |accessdate=2021-03-17 |date=2013-07-30 |language=Serbian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082135/http://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/paunovicev-poker-foto/57938 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He is fluent in six languages: English, Spanish, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian and German.<ref name=Contract/>
Paunović is married and has four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/paunovicev-poker-foto/57938|title=Paunovićev poker (FOTO)|trans-title=Paunović poker (PHOTO)|publisher=Mozzart Sport|language=sr|date=30 July 2013|access-date=18 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082135/http://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/paunovicev-poker-foto/57938|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He is fluent in six languages: English, Spanish, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian and German.<ref name=Contract/>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

Revision as of 23:31, 17 March 2021

Veljko Paunović
File:Veljko Paunovic Uefa.JPG
Paunović in 2014
Personal information
Full name Veljko Paunović[1]
Date of birth (1977-08-21) 21 August 1977 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team
 Reading (manager)
Youth career
1983–1994 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Partizan 13 (1)
1995–2002 Atlético Madrid 52 (9)
1995–1996 → Marbella (loan) 20 (2)
1996–1998 Atlético Madrid B 22 (11)
1998–1999 → Mallorca (loan) 24 (5)
2001 → Oviedo (loan) 22 (4)
2001–2002 → Mallorca (loan) 33 (3)
2002–2003 Tenerife 38 (18)
2003–2005 Atlético Madrid 35 (6)
2005 Hannover 96 6 (0)
2005–2007 Getafe 44 (10)
2007 Rubin Kazan 16 (1)
2008 Almería 7 (2)
2008 Partizan 9 (1)
2011 Philadelphia Union 17 (3)
Total 358 (76)
International career
2002–2004 Serbia and Montenegro 2 (1)
Managerial career
2012–2014 Serbia U18
2013–2014 Serbia U19
2014–2015 Serbia U20
2015–2019 Chicago Fire
2020– Reading
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veljko Paunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Пауновић, pronounced [ʋěːʎko paǔ:noʋitɕ]; born 21 August 1977) is a Serbian football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of EFL Championship club Reading.

A versatile attacking unit, he could operate as an attacking midfielder or a striker, and spent most of his professional career in Spain where he represented eight clubs,[2] amassing La Liga totals of 212 matches and 38 goals over 11 seasons and having several spells with Atlético Madrid.

Other than in his own country, Paunović also played professionally in Germany, Russia and the United States.

Playing career

Club

Born in Strumica, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Paunović made his professional debut at only 17 with FK Partizan. The following summer he moved to Spain, where he would stay for most of the following decade playing for a host of clubs,[3] starting in the 1995–96 season with modest CA Marbella and reaching the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final with RCD Mallorca (with whom he scored five league goals in that campaign, to help the Balearic Islands team finish third),[4][5] as well as having three separate stints with Atlético Madrid.[6]

Paunović with Getafe

Paunović had his best year in 2002–03 with CD Tenerife in Segunda División, netting 18 times in 38 appearances although the insular side could only rank eighth.[7] After a return to Atlético and a brief stay in Germany with Hannover 96, he joined Getafe CF for 2005–06's top flight,[8] enjoying his finest season in La Liga by scoring ten goals in 30 league matches to help the Madrid outskirts club to the ninth place. Due to the years spent in the country, he received a Spanish passport in 2006.[9]

Paunović was signed by Russian Premier League's FC Rubin Kazan in March 2007, after falling out of favour with Getafe coach Bernd Schuster. The following year, he agreed a two and a half-year deal with UD Almería in January.[9] His debut was a sour one, playing 20 minutes off the bench against Racing de Santander in a 0–1 away defeat, while also receiving two yellow cards in one minute (with the consequent dismissal).[10] He would score on two occasions towards the season's end, in a 4–2 away loss against former team Getafe[11] and in the last matchday, a 3–1 victory at RCD Espanyol.[12]

On 12 July 2008, it was announced that Paunović signed a two-year deal with his former club Partizan. On 13 August he scored in a 2–2 draw with Turkey's Fenerbahçe SK, in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round.[13] On 24 December however, he announced his decision to retire from the game.

On 29 June 2009, Paunović went on trial with the New York Red Bulls, but eventually turned down the one-year contract offer.[14] In June 2011, after nearly three years out of football, the 33-year-old signed a deal with another North American club, Philadelphia Union, after a trial stint.[15] He scored his first goal with his new team late in the month, in a 3–2 win over Chivas USA.[16]

Paunović officially announced his retirement for the second time on 19 January 2012.[17]

International

Paunović made his debut for Serbia and Montenegro in a 2–1 friendly win with Mexico, on 13 February 2002. His only other cap came two years later against Northern Ireland, another exhibition match, and he scored in the 1–1 draw in Belfast.[18]

Coaching career

Serbia NT

Paunović earned a UEFA PRO coaching licence and a sporting director degree from the Royal Spanish Football Federation. For nine months, he was a UEFA Champions League analyst for RTVE in Spain.[19]

Paunović began working as a manager with the Serbian national team, being of charge of their under-18, under-19 and under-20 sides. While with the latter, he won the 2015 FIFA World Cup.[20]

Chicago Fire

Paunović at a U.S. Open Cup match away to Cincinnati in 2017

On 24 November 2015, Paunović was appointed head coach of Chicago Fire FC in Major League Soccer.[21] He led the team to the playoffs in 2017, which happened for the first time in five years.[19] In the same year, he coached in the All-Star Game against Real Madrid.[22]

Paunović also reached the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Cup in 2016 and 2018.[23][24] He and the Fire parted ways on 13 November 2019.[25]

Reading

Paunović replaced Mark Bowen as manager of Reading on 29 August 2020.[26] On his EFL Championship debut on 12 September, the team won 2–0 at Derby County.[27]

Personal life

Paunović experienced hardships while training for football, such as walking for hours to practice and sometimes going without food. His father, Blagoje, was also a footballer. A defender who inspired him, he too played for Partizan and represented Yugoslavia at UEFA Euro 1968, later embarking in a managerial career.[28]

Paunović is married and has four children.[29] He is fluent in six languages: English, Spanish, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian and German.[19]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance[30][31][32][1][33] League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FR Yugoslavia League FR Yugoslavia Cup Europe Total
1994–95 Partizan First League 13 1 5 0 0 0 18 1
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
1995–96 Marbella Segunda División 20 2 0 0 0 0 20 2
1996–97 Atlético Madrid B 7 3 0 0 0 0 7 3
1996–97 Atlético Madrid La Liga 16 1 2 0 1 0 19 1
1997–98 Atlético Madrid B Segunda División 15 8 0 0 0 0 15 8
1997–98 Atlético Madrid La Liga 14 6 2 0 3 0 19 6
1998–99 Mallorca 24 5 0 0 6 1 30 6
1999–00 Atlético Madrid 17 2 0 0 3 1 20 3
2000–01 Atlético Madrid Segunda División 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2000–01 Oviedo La Liga 22 4 0 0 0 0 22 4
2001–02 Mallorca 33 3 0 0 8 0 41 3
2002–03 Tenerife Segunda División 38 18 0 0 0 0 38 18
2003–04 Atlético Madrid La Liga 25 6 2 1 0 0 27 7
2004–05 Atlético Madrid 10 0 2 0 3 2 15 2
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2004–05 Hannover Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2005–06 Getafe La Liga 30 10 1 3 0 0 31 13
2006–07 14 0 3 1 0 0 17 1
Russia League Russian Cup Europe Total
2007 Rubin Kazan Russian Premier League 16 1 2 1 0 0 18 2
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2007–08 Almería La Liga 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Total
2008–09 Partizan Serbian SuperLiga 9 1 1 0 8 1 18 2
USA League Open Cup North America Total
2011 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
Total FR Yugoslavia 13 1 5 0 0 0 18 1
Spain 297 70 12 5 24 4 333 79
Germany 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Russia 16 1 2 1 0 0 18 2
Serbia 9 1 1 0 8 1 18 2
USA 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
Career total 358 76 21 6 32 5 411 87

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 April 2004 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 0–1 1–1 Friendly[18]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 17 March 2021[34][35]
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Serbia U20/U19/U18 1 October 2012 30 June 2015 16 10 3 3 062.50
Chicago Fire 24 November 2015 13 November 2019 149 48 37 64 032.21
Reading 29 August 2020 Present 40 19 7 14 047.50
Total 205 77 47 81 037.56

Honours

Manager

Serbia

References

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