Ljubinko Drulović
Serbian footballer (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ljubinko Drulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубинко Друловић; born 11 September 1968) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a winger, and is a current manager.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1968-09-11) 11 September 1968 (age 55) | ||
Place of birth | Nova Varoš, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Serbia U21 (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Zlatar Nova Varoš | |||
Sloga Užička Požega | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | Sloboda Titovo 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 | 37 | (3) |
1997 | FR Yugoslavia XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2006 | Tourizense | ||
2008 | Banat Zrenjanin | ||
2008–2009 | Drava Ptuj | ||
2010–2011 | 1º Agosto | ||
2012–2013 | Serbia U19 | ||
2014 | Serbia (caretaker) | ||
2015 | Macedonia | ||
2015 | Partizan | ||
2019–2020 | Uzbekistan U23 | ||
2021–2023 | Serbia (assistant) | ||
2023– | Serbia U21 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He spent the most notable part of his playing career in Portugal, with stints at Porto and Benfica – a combined ten seasons between the two clubs, winning 14 major titles with the former. He also had brief spells at Partizan as player and manager.
Drulović represented the Yugoslavia national team in one World Cup and one European Championship, earning 38 caps (including 1 unofficial).[1] He had brief spells as manager of his country and Macedonia, as well as coaching Serbia under-19 to the European title in 2013.