SOCCER PLAYER
Veljko Paunović
1977 - Today

Veljko Paunović
Veljko Paunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Пауновић, pronounced [ʋěːʎko paǔ:noʋitɕ]; born 21 August 1977) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the Serbia national team. A versatile attacking unit, he could operate as an attacking midfielder or a striker, and spent most of his professional career in Spain where he represented eight clubs, amassing La Liga totals of 212 matches and 38 goals over 11 seasons and having several spells with Atlético Madrid. Other than in his own country, he also played in Germany, Russia and the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Veljko Paunović is the 7,936th most popular soccer player (down from 7,862nd in 2024), the 91st most popular biography from North Macedonia (down from 87th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Macedonian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Veljko Paunović ranks 7,936 out of 21,273. Before him are David Di Tommaso, Hassan Yebda, Daiki Oizumi, Andrzej Kubica, Ilian Stoyanov, and Masashi Miyamura. After him are Levi Colwill, Ryuzo Morioka, Willian José, Milan Osterc, Brown Ideye, and Juan Fernando Quintero.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Di Tommaso
1979 - 2005
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 7,936
Hassan Yebda
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 7,937
Daiki Oizumi
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 7,938
Andrzej Kubica
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 7,939
Ilian Stoyanov
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 7,940
Masashi Miyamura
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 7,941
Veljko Paunović
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 7,942
Levi Colwill
2003 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 7,943
Ryuzo Morioka
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 7,944
Willian José
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 7,945
Milan Osterc
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 7,946
Brown Ideye
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 7,947
Juan Fernando Quintero
1993 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 7,948
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Veljko Paunović ranks 430. Before him are Kiki Musampa, Eka Tkeshelashvili, Philip Ng, Benjamin Huggel, Tomo Šokota, and Ilian Stoyanov. After him are Nakaba Suzuki, Tamarine Tanasugarn, Evgenia Radanova, Ousmane Dabo, Marco Cassetti, and Fumiyuki Kanda.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsKiki Musampa
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 424
Eka Tkeshelashvili
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 425
Philip Ng
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 426
Benjamin Huggel
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 427
Tomo Šokota
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 428
Ilian Stoyanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 429
Veljko Paunović
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 430
Nakaba Suzuki
COMIC ARTIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 431
Tamarine Tanasugarn
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 432
Evgenia Radanova
SKATER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 433
Ousmane Dabo
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 434
Marco Cassetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 435
Fumiyuki Kanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 436
In North Macedonia
Among people born in North Macedonia, Veljko Paunović ranks 91 out of 156. Before him are Ilija Najdoski (1964), Labina Mitevska (1975), Blerim Džemaili (1986), Vujadin Stanojković (1963), Cedi Osman (1995), and Radmila Šekerinska (1972). After him are Gjorgji Hristov (1976), Krste Velkoski (1988), Oliver Spasovski (1976), Tamara Todevska (1985), Stojna Vangelovska (1964), and Pero Antić (1982).
Others born in North Macedonia
Go to all RankingsIlija Najdoski
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 85
Labina Mitevska
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 86
Blerim Džemaili
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 87
Vujadin Stanojković
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 88
Cedi Osman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 89
Radmila Šekerinska
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 90
Veljko Paunović
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 91
Gjorgji Hristov
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 92
Krste Velkoski
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 93
Oliver Spasovski
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 94
Tamara Todevska
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 95
Stojna Vangelovska
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 96
Pero Antić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 97
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Macedonia
Among soccer players born in North Macedonia, Veljko Paunović ranks 16. Before him are Ivan Trichkovski (1987), Milko Djurovski (1963), Admir Mehmedi (1991), Ilija Najdoski (1964), Blerim Džemaili (1986), and Vujadin Stanojković (1963). After him are Gjorgji Hristov (1976), Krste Velkoski (1988), Ezgjan Alioski (1992), Stefan Ristovski (1992), Aleksandar Trajkovski (1992), and Stole Dimitrievski (1993).
Ivan Trichkovski
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 10
Milko Djurovski
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 11
Admir Mehmedi
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 12
Ilija Najdoski
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 13
Blerim Džemaili
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 14
Vujadin Stanojković
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 15
Veljko Paunović
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 16
Gjorgji Hristov
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 17
Krste Velkoski
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 18
Ezgjan Alioski
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 19
Stefan Ristovski
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 20
Aleksandar Trajkovski
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 21
Stole Dimitrievski
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 22










































