Vladica Grujic (born 22 October 1962) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Laos national team.
Managerial career After his retirement, Grujic started managing lower league Austrian clubs before becoming the assistant coach of Hans-Peter Schaller for the Laos national team in 2011.
Grujic has served as an assistant coach of Ranko Popović for different clubs in different countries. In 2013, he was appointed as the assistant coach of FC Tokyo. Grujic left the club with Popović in 2014. He also worked as an assistant coach of Cerezo Osaka in 2014. In November 2014, Grujic was appointed as the assistant coach of Real Zaragoza under Popović. He stayed with the Spanish club until the dismissal of Popović in December 2015. In 2016, Grujic again reunited with Popović at Buriram United. In 2017, he was appointed as the assistant coach of Pune City in the Indian Super League. In 2018, Grujic returned to Austria again with Popović at SKN St. Pölten, his former club.
On 20 February 2026, Grujic was announced as the new head coach of Laos, returning to the country after 15 years.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNat.FromToRecordGleinstätten1 July 200430 June 2006ASK Köflach10 August 200630 June 2007Allerheiligen13 December 200711 May 2009Laos20 February 2026PresentCareer Total
References
External links Vladica Grujic at ÖFB