Career
He is one of the most renowned goalscorers in Yugoslavian national team history. Playing career He played in the 1954 and 1958, scoring three goals in the latter tournament. He played for several clubs in his homeland and abroad.
He established himself as one of the best strikers in former Yugoslavia.
He was Yugoslav First League top scorer in four occasions. Coaching career He later began a coaching career and managed several clubs, including Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia, Olympiacos in Greece, and Fenerbahçe in Turkey.
He also managed Yugoslavia at the finals of Euro 84 in France, where they lost all three of their games. Veselinović"s time as Yugoslav manager was characterised by continuous tinkering and changing of his team selection.
In two seasons at the helm, he used almost 60 players.