| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1968-09-11)11 September 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Varoš,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| 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 | 38 | (3) |
| 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) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Serbia U21 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ljubinko Drulović (Serbian Cyrillic:Љубинко Друловић; born 11 September 1968) is a Serbian former professionalfootballer who played as awinger, and is a currentmanager.
He spent the most notable part of his playing career in Portugal, with stints atPorto andBenfica – a combined ten seasons between the two clubs, winning 14 major titles with the former. He also had brief spells atPartizan as player and manager.
Drulović represented theYugoslavia national team in oneWorld Cup and oneEuropean Championship, earning 38caps (including 1 unofficial).[1] He had brief spells as manager of his country andNorth Macedonia, as well as coachingSerbia under-19 to the European title in2013.
Drulović was born inNova Varoš,Serbia,Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After playing out his contract atFK Rad in the summer of 1992, he signed a two-year deal with Portuguese clubGil Vicente FC, but only remained there until December 1993, after which he moved toFC Porto also of thePrimeira Liga; between both teams, he finished the1993–94 season with a career-best 18 goals.[2]
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-pointassists and ability to cross the ball, mainly to the head ofMário Jardel.[3]
In June 2001, already 33, Drulović joinedS.L. Benfica.[4] In June 2002, he obtainedPortuguese nationality by naturalisation.[5] After a slow2002–03 campaign, he returned home and signed withFK Partizan, being one of the side's most influential players as theyreached the group stage in theUEFA Champions League. He moved back to Portugal a year later, finishing his career withF.C. Penafiel alongside former Porto teammateAntónio Folha.[6]
Drulović made his debut forFR Yugoslavia on 28 December 1996, in afriendly withArgentina played inMar del Plata (3–2). He went on to play a further 37 times in the following five years,[7] appearing for the nation at the1998 FIFA World Cup andUEFA Euro 2000 tournaments and contributing with one goal in the 3–3 group stage draw againstSlovenia[8] and four assists in the latter as the country reached the quarter-finals.[9]
Drulović began his coaching career with modest Portuguese clubG.D. Tourizense, in2006–07.[10] At the season's closure, he obtained a professional licence.
In early April 2008, Drulović became manager ofFK Banat Zrenjanin in theSerbian SuperLiga.[11] As the fifth manager ofthe season – he replaced Žarko Soldo – he took over a team under relegation threat (eighth place out of 12), with eleven matches to go.[12] Eventually, he could not help prevent them from dropping down a level after a 4–1 loss toFK Vojvodina on 17 May.[13]
In June 2008, Drulović moved toSlovenia and signed withNK Drava Ptuj. Eighteen months later, he was appointed coach ofC.D. Primeiro de Agosto of the AngolanGirabola.[14]
As manager of his country'sunder-19 team, Drulović won the2013 UEFA European Championship in Lithuania with a shock 1–0 win overFrance in the final.[15] The following February, he became the senior team'sinterim manager afterSiniša Mihajlović failed to make theyear's World Cup.[16] He led the team for four exhibition games before the appointment ofDick Advocaat, starting with a 2–1 win away to theRepublic of Ireland on 5 March.[17]
Drulović was named in charge of neighbours Macedonia on 23 April 2015.[18] In five games before leaving for Partizan in October, he avoided defeat in only his last – a goalless draw away toBelarus inUEFA Euro 2016qualification.[19] His spell back at the reigning Serbian champions lasted only until 22 December, when he was dismissed from the fourth-placed team who were 26 points behind rivalsRed Star Belgrade.[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 3 | |
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As of 9 September 2019[update][25]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Macedonia |  | April 2015 | October 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 000.00 |
| Partizan |  | October 2015 | December 2015 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 046.67 |
| Uzbekistan U23 |  | March 2019 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 064.71 | |
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