| Dean Ljubančić | |
| Fullname: | Dean Ljubančić |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –1987 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rijeka |
| Years1: | 1987–1992 |
| Years2: | 1993–1994 |
| Years3: | 1994–1995 |
| Years4: | 1995–1997 |
| Clubs4: | Orijent |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
Dean Ljubančić (born 13 October 1969 in Rijeka) is a retired Croatian football player who played for Rijeka in the Yugoslav First League, Rijeka, Pazinka and Orijent in the Croatian First Football League, and Oldenburg in German Regionalliga Nord.[1]
Ljubančić was the first player to score a hat-trick in the Croatian First Football League.[2] He scored three times for Rijeka in a 3–0 victory over Istra on 2 May 1992.[3] Ljubančić was also Rijeka’s joint league top-scorer in 1992.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Yugoslavia | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1987-88 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1988-89 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 1989-90 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990-91 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Croatia | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992 | NK Rijeka | Prva HNL | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| 1993-94 | NK Pazinka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Germany | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1994-95 | VfB Oldenburg | Regionalliga Nord | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Croatia | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995-96 | NK Orijent | Prva B HNL | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1996-97 | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 83 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 18 | |||