Ljubinko Drulović
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ljubinko Drulović | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Varoš, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zlatar Nova Varoš | |||
| Sloga Požega | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Sloboda Užice | 55 | (9) |
| 1990–1992 | Rad | 77 | (25) |
| 1992–1993 | Gil Vicente | 44 | (17) |
| 1994–2001 | Porto | 225 | (40) |
| 2001–2003 | Benfica | 50 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Partizan | 26 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Penafiel | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 485 | (101) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | FR Yugoslavia | 38 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Tourizense | ||
| 2008 | Banat Zrenjanin | ||
| 2008–2009 | Drava Ptuj | ||
| 2010–2011 | 1º Agosto | ||
| 2012–2013 | Serbia U19 | ||
| 2014 | Serbia (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Macedonia | ||
| 2015 | Partizan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ljubinko Drulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубинко Друловић; born 11 September 1968) is a former Serbian footballer who played as a winger, and a current coach.
He spent the most notable part of his playing career in Portugal, with stints at Porto and Benfica – ten seasons between the two teams combined, winning 14 major titles with the former.
Drulović represented the Serbian national team in one World Cup and one European Championship, gaining nearly 40 caps.
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Club career
Drulović was born in Nova Varoš, Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After playing out his contract at FK Rad in the summer of 1992, he signed a two-year deal with Portuguese club Gil Vicente FC, but only played there until December 1993, after which he moved to the Primeira Liga with FC Porto; between both teams, he finished the 1993–94 season with a career-best 18 goals.
Drulović was one of very few players to have contributed to each of Porto's five consecutive titles during the 90s. He was mostly remembered at the side for his pin-point assists and ability to cross the ball, mainly to the head of Mário Jardel.[1]
In 2001, already 33, Drulović moved to S.L. Benfica. After a slow 2002–03 campaign, he returned home and signed with FK Partizan, being one of the most influential players in the club as it reached the group stage in the UEFA Champions League; he moved back to Portugal a year later, finishing out his career with F.C. Penafiel alongside former Porto teammate António Folha.
Drulović began his coaching career with modest Portuguese side G.D. Tourizense, in 2006–07. At its closure, he obtained a professional coaching licence.
In early April 2008, Drulović became manager of FK Banat Zrenjanin in the Serbian SuperLiga.[2] As the fifth manager of the season – he replaced Žarko Soldo – he took over a team under relegation threat (eighth place out of 12), with eleven matches to go.[3] Eventually, he could not help prevent them from dropping down a level after a 1–4 loss to FK Vojvodina, on 17 May.[4]
In June 2008, Drulović moved to Slovenia and signed with NK Drava Ptuj. Almost two years later, in January 2010, he was appointed coach of C.D. Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.[5]
International career
Drulović made his debut for FR Yugoslavia on 28 December 1996, in a friendly with Argentina played in Mar del Plata (3–2). He went on to play a further 37 times in the following five years, appearing for the nation at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 tournaments and contributing with one goal (in the 3–3 group stage draw against Slovenia[6]) and three assists in the latter as the country reached the quarter-finals.
Statistics
Club
International
| Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 3 |
Honours
Player
- Porto
- Primeira Liga: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
- Taça de Portugal: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001
Manager
- Serbia U19
Managerial statistics
As of 21 December 2015[update]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Macedonia |  |
April 2015 | October 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Partizan |  |
October 2015 | December 2015 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 46.67 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ljubinko Drulović novi trener Banata (Ljubinko Drulović new Banat manager); MTS Mondo, 4 April 2008 (Serbian)
- ↑ Banat se uzda u čudo (Banat relying on a miracle); MTS Mondo, 16 May 2008 (Serbian)
- ↑ MSL: Banat ispao, ostalo 3 razlike (MSL: Banat dropped, 3 other differences); B92, 17 May 2008 (Serbian)
- ↑ 1º de Agosto hire new coach; Angola Press, 8 January 2010
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Ljubinko Drulović at footballzz.co.uk
- Ljubinko Drulović profile at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (Serbian)
- Ljubinko Drulović at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ljubinko Drulović – FIFA competition record
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- Living people
- People from Nova Varoš
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- Yugoslav First League players
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- FK Sloboda Užice players
- FK Rad players
- FK Partizan players
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