Agustín Vuletich

Agustín Vuletich (born 3 November 1991) is an Croatian-Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Cali

Agustín Vuletich
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-03) 3 November 1991
Place of birth Arias, Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Belgrano Juniors
2007–2011[1] Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Vélez Sársfield 15 (1)
2012 → AC Bellinzona (loan) 11 (1)
2012 → Cobresal (loan) 18 (6)
2013–2014 Olimpo 24 (4)
2014–2016 Arouca 12 (2)
2016 Arsenal de Sarandí 3 (1)
2016–2017 Veracruz 10 (2)
2017–2018 Rionegro Águilas 17 (9)
2018–2019 Salernitana 10 (0)
2019–2020 Potenza 30 (1)
2020–2021 Independiente Medellín 30 (10)
2022- Deportivo Cali 0 (0)
National team
2011 Argentina U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2021

Personal life

Vuletich was born in Arias, Córdoba Province. He is an Argentinean citizen by birth but has Croatian descent and is attempting to obtain a Croatian passport.[2][3]

Apart from his professional football career, he studies law in the University of Flores, which is why he is nicknamed "the doctor".[1][4]

Club career

Vuletich made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on 27 March 2011, entering the field on the 86th minute of a 3–0 win against Arsenal de Sarandí, for the 2011 Clausura.[5] With Santiago Silva banned and Guillermo Franco injured, he started and played 79 minutes in the 2–1 away victory over Olimpo, on 2 April.[5] He scored his first professional goal on a 2–3 home defeat to Quilmes.[6]

During his first season with the team, he helped them win the 2011 Clausura tournament and reach the semi-finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores.

Vuletich was loaned to AC Bellinzona on 30 January 2012.[7] He was loaned to Chilean side Cobresal in mid–2012. In January 2013, he was again loaned, now to San Marcos de Arica.

In August 2017 he joined Rionegro Águilas of the Categoria Primera A.[8]

On 18 September 2019 he signed with Serie C club Potenza.[9] He was released from his Potenza contract by mutual consent on 9 January 2020.[10]

On 25 December 2020, Vuletich joined Colombian club Independiente Medellín on a one-year contract.[11] In February 2021, Medellin won the 2020 Copa Colombia, with Vuletich being a key player, assisting a goal and scoring in the penalty shootout to help his team overcome Deportes Tolima.[12] Vuletich finished the 2021 Apertura with seven goals, and scored three in the Finalizacion tournament. In December 2021, it was announced that the club would release Vuletich.[13] Speaking about the decision, he said, "I was a bit surprised because last week the club told me they would count with me and renovate my contract for the following season."[14][15] During his time with the club, Vuletich scored 13 goals in 37 appearances, counting all competitions.

International career

In July 2011, Vuletich was selected to represent Argentina at the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be played in Colombia. He played two games in the competition, both coming on as a substitute: the first group stage game against Mexico (1–0 victory) and the quarter-finals against Portugal (0–0 on extra time, and 4–5 defeat on penalty shootout, where Vuletich scored his penalty).

Honors

Vélez Sársfield

Independiente Medellin

References
  1. Juan Manuel Presutti (7 April 2011). "El Doctor del área" (in Spanish). Dale Fortín. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. Ivo Šćepanović: Agustin Vuletich prešao u Bellinzonu i sanja hrvatski dres Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, dalmacijanews.com, 3 February 2012 (in Croatian)
    ""Argentinski sam državljanin, ali pokrenuo sam postupak za dobivanje hrvatske putovnice. San svakog igrača je nastupati u nacionalnoj reprezentaciji, kazao je 21-godišnji Agustin Vuletich za TicinOnline na predstavljanju u novom klubu."
  3. Dodici - – Jugadores Futbol Argentino AFA- FIFA Agent – Jugadores Futbol Argentino AFA Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Nacionalidad: Argentino / Croata en tramite (in Spanish)
  4. Maxi Campobassi (2 April 2011). "Derecho al gol". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  5. "Profile". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  6. "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  7. "Il Bellinzona piazza il colpo Vuletich". Ticinonline. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  8. "Doble refuerzo de ataque para Rionegro Águilas". Besoccer.com (in Spanish). 2 August 2017.
  9. "#Bienvenido Agustín" (Press release) (in Italian). Potenza. 18 September 2019.
  10. "RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE VULETICH" (Press release) (in Italian). Potenza. 9 January 2020.
  11. "Agustín Vuletich, el nuevo 'goleador' del Bolillo en el DIM". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 25 December 2020.
  12. "La emotiva celebración de Agustín Vuletich tras su título con Medellín". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 13 February 2021.
  13. "Agustín Vuletich: "La semana anterior me habían dicho que querían renovar el contrato pero respeto la decisión"". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 10 December 2021.
  14. "Agustín Vuletich sobre su salida del DIM: "Estoy sorprendido, me habían dicho que iban a contar conmigo"". MARCA Colombia. 11 December 2021.
  15. Buitrago, Jaider Escobar (14 December 2021). "Vuletich fue a comprar una camiseta al DIM... Y lo echaron". Elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish).
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