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Velijko Paunovic
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1.Source:

Chicago fire official website: https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2019/01/03/chicago-fire-soccer-club-signs-head-coach-veljko-paunovi-multi-year-contract

Paunovic has been signed to a 2 year contract with a 3rd year extension with the Chicago Fire. He has earned the third best overall record in the MLS with 16-11-7 and produced a regular season record of 31-46-25.

Paunović holds a UEFA PRO coaching license as well as a Sporting Director degree from the Royal Spanish Football Federation. He speaks six languages, including English, Spanish, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian and German. Paunović also spent nine months as a UEFA Champions League analyst for TVE in Spain.

2. Source:

mls soccer website: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/01/03/chicago-fire-coach-veljko-paunovic-agree-multiyear-contract-extension

Extending his contract after a rough 2018 start to the season. The rise and fall through the 2016-2018 seasons.

3. Source:

pro soccer usa interview: https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/chicago-fire/chicago-fire-1-on-1-with-head-coach-veljko-paunovic/

Interview with Paunovic discussing his relationship with his father and how it has shaped his coaching career and style, playing with international players and how he transformed the Chicago Fire.

4. Source:

nbc sports article:https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-fire/veljko-paunovics-coaching-tendencies-starting-emerge

First season Paunovic has with the Chicago fire and the changes made with the players and formations, as well as coach style.

5. Source:

https://www.mlssoccer.com/stats

Statistics of the Chicago Fire from 2016-2019 when Paunovic is coaching

6. Source:

https://www.coachesvoice.com/son-of-serbia/

Paunovic explaining his childhood growing up in Serbia, the hardships and what it was like growing up his father who's also a professional soccer player.

7. Source:

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Velijko was born in Macedonia during wartime in Yugoslavia. The hardships Paunović experienced while training for football was difficult. Walking for hours just to practice and going without food. With a father being a football legend to Yugoslavia, Velijko was inspired by that. After leaving Yugoslavia and playing in Europe Paunović starting training for what he always wanted to d which was manage. He is fluent in six languages, English, Spanish, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian and German.

Couching:

With the Chicago Fire signing Bastian Schweinsteiger in 2017 Paunovic was able to lead the Chicago Fire to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, which this club hasn't competed in for 5 years. Paunović has a UEFA PRO coaching license and a Sporting Director degree from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.