Velibor Pudar (; born 22 November 1964) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Playing career Born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serb parents, Pudar played for Lokomotiva Mostar from where he moved to Velež Mostar in summer 1987.Book: "Rođeni - Prvoligaške generacije 1952 - 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 39 He played with Velež between 1987 and 1992 in the Yugoslav First League.Playerhistory.com With the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he moved abroad where he played one season with Apollon Athens in the Alpha Ethniki.
Pudar moved to FR Yugoslavia in 1993, where he played for Čukarički, and with several other clubs, namely, Sutjeska Nikšić in the First League, Jedinstvo Paraćin and Palilulac Beograd. By the late 1990s, he also played in Sweden with Vasalunds IF and in Finland with TPV before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play at Leotar. He finished his career at Velež in 2005.
Managerial career Pudar obtained the UEFA Pro Licence for coaching in 2005, after graduating in Belgrade's Higher School for Football. After early coaching experiences while still playing for Leotar and Velež, he managed Bratstvo Gračanica in the 2008–09 season. He then managed Igman Konjic in the 2009–10 season.
Pudar then worked as a goalkeeping coach of Saudi Arabian sides Al-Ittihad, Al Taawoun and Al-Khaleej, as well as GOŠK Gabela. As manager of Bosnian third tier club Kruševo, he led the side to an unexpected 2024–25 Bosnian Cup quarter-finals finish, defeating Sloboda Tuzla and Zvijezda Gradačac, before getting eliminated by Željezničar.
On 23 October 2025, Pudar was appointed as an assistant coach at hometown club Velež.
Personal life Velibor is the father of swimmer Lana Pudar, who competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics,"Da nije bilo rata branio bih u Hartsu" (Life story and interview) at Sportski žurnal, 5-6-2024 and who claimed gold in the women’s 200-metre butterfly at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.
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