Vico_Zeljković

Vico Zeljković

Vico Zeljković

Bosnian Serb businessman and football executive (born 1988)

Vico Zeljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Вицо Зељковић; born 12 November 1988) is a Bosnian Serb businessman and football executive who is the current president of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is also president of the Football Association of Republika Srpska.

Quick Facts President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Preceded by ...

Zeljković was previously president of Borac Banja Luka and worked as a board executive in the Bosnian FA as well.

Career

From 19 June 2018 until 6 August 2020, Zeljković was president of Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.[1][2] He has served as president of the Football Association of Republika Srpska since 24 January 2020.[3]

On 16 March 2021, Zeljković became the new president of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] Before becoming president, he was a board executive in the Bosnian FA.[5]

Personal life

Zeljković is the nephew of Bosnian Serb politician Milorad Dodik.[6]

Controversies

In 2016, Zeljković made a Facebook post stating, "We don't need the title because Bosnia is not our country! Republika Srpska! Go, Borac!"[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "VICO ZELJKOVIĆ NOVI PREDSJEDNIK BORCA!". fkborac.net (in Bosnian). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    E. Čaušević (6 August 2020). "Zeljković napustio Borac, Skupština izabrala novog predsjednika" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    A. Pašić (24 January 2020). "Zeljković predsjednik FSRS, bivši premijerligaški sudija generalni sekretar" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. [4]
    E.B. (16 March 2021). "Vico Zeljković je novi predsjednik Nogometnog saveza BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. [5]
    E. Čaušević (25 August 2020). "Vico Zeljković postao punopravni član Izvršnog odbora NSBiH s pravom glasa" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. [6]
    Slobodan Vasković (28 July 2018). "DIGAO NA NOGE BANJALUKU: "Banjalučki Arkan je DODIKOV SESTRIĆ, Vico Zeljković…"!?". ibalkan.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Mrze ga zbog izjave o Republici Srpskoj: U BIH besni zbog novog predsednika Fudbalskog saveza! (FOTO)". Objektiv (in Serbian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Vico_Zeljković, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.