Vladica Grujic
Serbian footballer and manager
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Vladica Grujic (born 22 October 1962) is a Serbian football manager and former player and also holds Austrian citizenship. He is the current head coach of Laos national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladica Grujic | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Laos (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnički Niš | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Radnički Niš | ||
| 1985–1987 | Majdanpek | ||
| 1987–1989 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1989–1990 | LUV Graz | ||
| 1992–1993 | LUV Graz | 34 | (13) |
| 1993 | VSE St. Pölten | 11 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Oberwart | 33 | (10) |
| 1995–1996 | Spittal/Drau | 12 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | SAK Klagenfurt | ||
| 1997–1998 | Gratkorn | ||
| 1998–2000 | SVL Flavia Solva | ||
| 2001–2005 | SVU Gleinstätten | ||
| 2005 | FV St. Andrä/Höch | 4 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | SV Gleinstätten | ||
| 2006–2007 | ASK Köflach | ||
| 2008–2009 | USV Allerheiligen | ||
| 2011 | Laos (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Tokyo (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Cerezo Osaka (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Buriram United (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pune City (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Pune City (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2019 | St. Pölten (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2023 | Machida Zelvia (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Vojvodina (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | FC Großklein | ||
| 2026– | Laos U23 | ||
| 2026– | Laos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
After his retirement, Grujic started managing low-tier Austrian clubs before he becoming the assistant coach for Hans-Peter Schaller in Laos national football team in 2011.
He also served as an assistant coach of Ranko Popović for different clubs in different countries. In 2013 he appointed as the assistant coach of FC Tokyo and he also worked as the caretaker for some games.[2] In 2014 he left the club with Popović. He also worked as an assistant coach of Cerezo Osaka in 2014 . In November 2014 he appointed as the assistant coach of Real zaragoza under Popović and stayed with them until the dismissal of Popović in December 2015.[3] After the Zaragoza job he again united with Popović in Buriram United in 2016.[4] After the Thailand stint he appointed as the assistant coach of Pune City in Indian Super League in 2017. He also worked as the caretaker manager of the club after the suspension of Popović.[5][6] In 2018 he returned to Austria again with Popović at SKN St. Pölten his old club.
On 20 February 2026, Grujic was announced as the new head coach of the Laos national football team, returning to the Southeast Asian country after 15 years.[7]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 4 August 2026
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| SV Gleinstätten |  |
1 July 2004 | 30 June 2006 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 50.00 | |
| ASK Köflach | 10 August 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 27.59 | ||
| Allerheiligen | 13 December 2007 | 11 May 2009 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 42.11 | ||
| Laos |  |
20 February 2026 | Present | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 | |
| Career Total | 106 | 42 | 19 | 45 | 39.62 | ||||