Former Roma and Juventus forward appointed Montenegro head coach

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Former Roma and Juventus forward appointed Montenegro head coach

Former Roma and Juventus forward Mirko Vucinic has been officially announced as the new head coach of the Montenegro national team.

Ex-Roma and Juventus striker Vucinic appointed Montenegro head coach​


The 41-year-old, who spent the vast majority of his playing career in Serie A with Lecce, Roma and Juventus, will take charge of his native Montenegro in what will be his first ever role in senior management.

Vucinic scored 17 goals from 46 appearances for Montenegro during his playing days.

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TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 02: Mirko Vucinic in action during the Serie A match against FC Internazionale Milano at Juventus Arena on February 2, 2014 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

He called it a day on his playing career in 2017, after a three-year-spell in the United Arab Emirates with Al Jazira.

Before then, he had scored 21 Serie A goals from 75 league appearances with Juventus, 46 from 147 Serie A outings with Roma, and 34 from 111 league appearances with Lecce.

Vucinic will take charge of the Montenegro national team five matches into their World Cup qualifying campaign. As things stand, they sit fourth in their group of five with six points from five matches thanks to previous wins over Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands.

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TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: Vasilije Adzic celebrates after the team’s victory in the Serie A match against FC Internazionale at Allianz Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

He will have a trio of Serie A representatives at his disposal with Atalanta striker Nikola Krstovic, Juventus talent Vasilije Adzic and Lazio full-back Adam Marusic.

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