Miroslav Vjetrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Вјетровић; born 21 July 1956) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender and former sports journalist.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miroslav Vjetrović | ||
Date of birth | (1956-07-21) 21 July 1956 (age 66) | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Palilulac Beograd | |||
Dinamo Pančevo | |||
1980–1981 | FAP | ||
1981–1982 | Jedinstvo Ub | ||
1982–1984 | Obilić | ||
1984–1986 | Hannover 96 | 42 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vjetrović played in the lower leagues of Yugoslavia, before moving abroad to Germany at the age of 28. He spent two seasons with Hannover 96 between 1984 and 1986, helping them win promotion to the Bundesliga.[1]
After a career-ending leg injury, Vjetrović worked as a sports journalist for over a decade, reporting for German sports magazine Kicker, among others.[2]