Vico Zeljković
President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assumed office
16 March 2021
Preceded byElvedin Begić
President of FK Borac Banja Luka
In office
19 June 2018 – 6 August 2020
Preceded byBranko Kovačević
Succeeded byStojan Malbašić
Personal details
Born (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988
Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian
Residence(s)Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
OccupationFootball administrator

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

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

Career

From 19 June 2018 until 6 August 2020, Zeljković was president of Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.[1][2] He served as president of the Football Association of Republika Srpska from 24 January 2020 until 16 March 2021.[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]

References

  1. ↑ "VICO ZELJKOVIĆ NOVI PREDSJEDNIK BORCA!". fkborac.net (in Bosnian). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ↑ E. Čaušević (6 August 2020). "Zeljković napustio Borac, Skupština izabrala novog predsjednika" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ↑ A. Pašić (24 January 2020). "Zeljković predsjednik FSRS, bivši premijerligaški sudija generalni sekretar" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ↑ E.B. (16 March 2021). "Vico Zeljković je novi predsjednik Nogometnog saveza BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  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. ↑ Slobodan Vasković (28 July 2018). "DIGAO NA NOGE BANJALUKU: "Banjalučki Arkan je DODIKOV SESTRIĆ, Vico Zeljković…"!?". ibalkan.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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