Franjo Vladić


Franjo Vladić is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and retired football manager.
A playmaker for the majority of his career, Vladić played for Velež Mostar, making over 300 league appearances for the team and scoring 77 goals. Apart from Velež, he also played for AEK Athens, Panachaiki and the Yugoslavia national team, for who he made 24 appearances and scored 3 goals.
From 1995 to 1996, Vladić worked as manager of Velež city rivals Zrinjski Mostar.

Club career

Vladić began his club career with the then-largest regional side in Herzegovina, Velež Mostar. He stayed with the club for the majority of his career except for a stint at AEK Athens from 1979 to 1981, and a brief stint at Panachaiki during 1980, after which he returned to Velež and he finished his career there in 1985.
Vladić played in over 300 league games for Velež and scored over 70 goals and is remembered for being the part of the Velež three known as the "Mostar BMV" during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

International career

Vladić made 24 appearances and scored 3 goals at the international level for Yugoslavia, competing in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 1976.

Managerial career

In the summer of 1995, Vladić became the new manager of Velež's fierce city rivals Zrinjski Mostar, who he led for one season until leaving the club in the summer of 1996.