Vladimir Lukarić Explained

Vladimir Lukarić (born 22 January 1939) is a former Croatian football player and manager. He has had six appearances for the Yugoslavia national team, scoring his only goal against Ethiopia in 1962.^[1]

Playing career

Club

Born in Rijeka (back then still named Fiume and part of the Kingdom of Italy) as a player, he was HNK Rijeka's first player to be capped for the Yugoslavia national team in 1961. He spent much of his career in Rijeka, collecting over 200 league caps and scoring 42 goals. He also had a two-year spell with AC Bellinzona in Switzerland before returning to HNK Rijeka as assistant manager.

International

Lukarić made his first international appearance for Yugoslavia national team in 1961 in a friendly match against Morocco and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a September 1965 friendly away against the Soviet Union.^[2]

International appearances

Yugoslavia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1961	1	0
1962	1	1
1963	0	0
1964	1	0
1965	3	0
Total	6	1

International goals

Career statistics

Player statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia			League		Yugoslav Cup		Europe		Total
1958-59	NK Rijeka	Yugoslav First League	17	2	2	0	-	-	19	2
1959-60			22	8	1	0	-	-	23	8
1960-61			17	6	1	1	-	-	5	0
1961-62			18	2	1	0	-	-	19	2
1962-63			22	4	1	0	-	-	23	4
1962-63			22	4	1	0	6	3	29	7
1963-64			21	6	1	1	-	-	22	7
1964-65			25	5	0	0	-	-	25	5
1965-66			15	3	1	2	4	1	20	6
1966-67			-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
1967-68			21	4	1	-	-	-	22	4
1968-69			24	0	1	1	-	-	26	5
Switzerland			League		Swiss Cup		Europe		Total
1969-70	AC Bellinzona	Nationalliga A	6	2	0	0	-	-	6	2
1970-71			14	4	0	0	-	-	14	4
Yugoslavia			League		Yugoslav Cup		Europe		Total
1971-72	NK Rijeka	Yugoslav Second League	21	9	1	0	-	-	22	9
Career Total			265	55	12	5	10	4	287	64

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Managerial career

As a manager, Lukarić was a coach of all youth levels of Rijeka before becoming their main coach between 1989 and 1991. He also coached other local clubs such as NK Buje, NK Crikvenica and NK Pomorac Kostrena. He was also the assistant manager of the Croatia national team in 1990 in their match against the United States.^[5]

Managerial statistics

Club	From	To	Competition	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
NK Rijeka	30 July 1989	16 December 1990	First League
Yugoslav Cup
NK Rijeka Total
HNK Rijeka	3 May 1998	3 May 1998	Prva HNL
Totals

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*Dates of first and last games under Lukarić; not dates of official appointments

Honours

Player

HNK Rijeka

• Yugoslav Second League

1971-72

Individual

• HNK Rijeka all time XI by Novi list^[7]

Manager

HNK Rijeka (Youth)

• SR Croatia Youth Cup

1982

• Yugoslav Youth Cup

1982

• Croatian Youth Cup: 1992^[8]

External links

• Izmk
• Nogometni leksikon

Notes and References

1. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić., pp. 401–3.
2. Web site: Player Database. 15 October 2022. EU-football.
3. Web site: Vladimir Lukarić stats. sr . www.reprezentacija.rs.
4. Web site: Vladimir Lukarić statistics. en . www.national-football-teams.com.
5. http://www.reprezentacija.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1243&Itemid=12 Vladimir Lukarić
6. News: Vladimir Lukarić statistics. hrnogomet.com. 27 December 2018.
7. News: Asevi s Kantride: Idealna momčad Rijeke. Cvijanović. Marko. 29 August 2011. Novi List. hr. 2 March 2012.
8. Web site: RIJEČKI OMLADINSKI NOGOMET od 1947. do 2007.. hr. www.kvarnerski.com/.