| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1952-02-26)26 February 1952 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Split,FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1980 | Hajduk Split | 233 | (9) |
| 1980–1986 | Anderlecht | 166 | (5) |
| 1986–1988 | Hajduk Split | 64 | (1) |
| Total | 453 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1983 | Yugoslavia | 18 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1991–1992 | Charleroi | ||
| 1992–1993 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1993–1994 | Genk | ||
| 1995 | Marseille | ||
| 1995–1997 | Charleroi | ||
| 1997 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 1998 | Standard Liège | ||
| 1999 | Charleroi | ||
| 2002–2004 | Al Sadd | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bahrain | ||
| 2008 | Al-Shaab | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sfaxien | ||
| 2011 | Charleroi | ||
| 2013 | Charleroi | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luka Peruzović (born 26 February 1952) is a Croatianfootball coach and former player, who managed Belgium'sStandard Liège,Charleroi andAnderlecht and Qatar'sAl Sadd.[1] He also holds a Belgian citizenship.
As a player, Peruzović played over 400 games forHajduk Split in all competitions before following his former coachTomislav Ivić toAnderlecht in 1980. Playing as centre-back or sweeper he helped them reach the1982 European Cup semi-final and won the1983 UEFA Cup Final againstBenfica.
Peruzović made his debut forYugoslavia in a July1974 World Cup Finals match againstSweden, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute forMiroslav Pavlović, and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He also played for his country in the1976 European championship. His final international was a December 1983European championship qualification match againstBulgaria.[2]
After retiring he worked as a coach in Croatia, Belgium, France and Turkey. In December 2004, he was appointed manager ofAl Ittihad, but lasted only three months until March 2005. He then coachedBahrain national team in their2006 World Cup qualifiers, losing out the playoff toTrinidad and Tobago. He was dismissed by the Bahraini FA in February 2006.[3]
He was named as the manager of Tunisian teamCS Sfax in 2009,[4][5] before returning to Belgium to take charge ofCharleroi, his fourth stint at the club.
Despite popular belief, Peruzović is not the younger brother ofWWE wrestler Josip Hrvoje Peruzović, better known asNikolai Volkoff.[6]
Hajduk Split
Anderlecht[7]
Anderlecht[7]
Marseille[11]
Al Sadd[citation needed]
CS Sfaxien[citation needed]
Charleroi[12]